API starters · Rank #59
typeplate
Grade D: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
REST API boilerplate with Typescript, Express.js, Typeorm and Mocha.
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 638 days ago. receipt ↗
- Latest release v1.7.0, 638 days ago. receipt ↗
- Express 4 declared; latest is 5 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- TypeORM 0 declared; latest is 1 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit a5b106f on master, checked 2026-10-19 06:30 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.7.2 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Express express | 4.21.2 | 5.3.0 | 1 major behind |
| TypeORM typeorm | 0.3.0 | 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
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APIAPI documentation
Documentation with api-doc.
- AuthJWT authentication
JWT authentication process with passport.js.
- AuthoAuth authentication
oAuth authentication process with passport.js.
- DataTypeORM ORM
Object Relational Mapping with typeorm.
- DataDatabase query cache
Database query cache with typeorm caching.
- DeployDocker containerization
Docker with Dockerfile.
- DeployDocker Compose with MariaDB
Docker compose with docker-compose.yml with mariadb and phpmyadmin.
- EmailTransactional emails
Sending transactional emails with cliam.
- OtherEntity generation with rsgen
Entity generation with rsgen.
- OtherBusiness validation
Business validation with self designed business members.
- OtherLogs management
Logs management with morgan and winston.
- OtherHTTP request cache
HTTP request cache with memory-cache.
- OtherFile upload
Customizable file upload with multer.
- TestingUnit and integration tests
Testing with included unit and integration test sets builded with mocha, chai, sinon and supertest.
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.
Watch typeplate
Get told if it goes dormant, gets archived, falls further behind on a core dependency, or changes its license or price.
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 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Dormant | 1 major behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Dormant | 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 a5b106f)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)