API starters · Rank #35
nestjs-starter-rest-api
Grade C: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
NestJS Starter Kit. Monolithic Backend. REST API.
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 140 days ago. receipt ↗
- Latest release v2.0.0, 2049 days ago. receipt ↗
- NestJS 11 declared; latest is 12 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- TypeORM 0 declared; latest is 1 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 6da20f9 on master, checked 2026-10-19 06:25 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.9.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| NestJS @nestjs/core | 11.1.19 | 12.1.3 | 1 major behind |
| TypeORM typeorm | 0.3.28 | 1.1.2 | 1 major behind |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- NestJS
- Database / ORM
- TypeORM, node-postgres
- Testing
- Jest
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APIRequest validation
Request Validation | class-validator | Done
- APIPagination
Pagination | SQL offset & limit | Done
- APIAuto-generated OpenAPI
Auto-generated OpenAPI | - | Done
- AuthJWT authentication
Authentication | JWT | Done
- AuthRole-based authorization
Authorization | RBAC (Role based) | Done
- DataTypeORM integration
ORM Integration | TypeORM | Done
- DataDatabase migrations
DB Migrations | TypeORM | Done
- DeployDocker ready
Docker Ready | Dockerfile | Done
- DeployDevcontainer
Devcontainer | - | Done
- OtherWinston logging
Logging | winston | Done
- OtherPrettier integration
prettier integration
- OtherCommit-linting husky hooks
commit-linting husky hooks
- OtherPackage import sorting
package import sorting
- TestingSonarCloud GitHub actions
SonarCloud github actions
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
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History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Slowing | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Slowing | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Slowing | 1 major behind | 0 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (master) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 6da20f9)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)