SQLite Wasm

SQLite Wasm conveniently wrapped as an ES Module.

Installation

npm install @sqlite.org/sqlite-wasm

Bug reports

[!Warning]

This project wraps the code of SQLite Wasm with no changes, apart from added TypeScript types. Please do not file issues or feature requests regarding the underlying SQLite Wasm code here. Instead, please follow the SQLite bug filing instructions. Filing TypeScript type related issues and feature requests is fine.

Node.js support

[!Warning]

Node.js is currently only supported for in-memory databases without persistence.

Usage

There are two ways to use SQLite Wasm:

• in a worker
• in the main thread

Only the worker versions allow you to use the origin private file system (OPFS) storage back-end.

In a worker (with OPFS if available):

[!Warning]

For this to work, you need to set the following headers on your server:

Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy: same-origin

Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: require-corp

// In `main.js`.
const worker = new Worker('worker.js', { type: 'module' });

// In `worker.js`.
import sqlite3InitModule from '@sqlite.org/sqlite-wasm';

const start = (sqlite3) => {
  console.log('Running SQLite3 version', sqlite3.version.libVersion);
  const db =
    'opfs' in sqlite3
      ? new sqlite3.oo1.OpfsDb('/mydb.sqlite3')
      : new sqlite3.oo1.DB('/mydb.sqlite3', 'ct');
  console.log(
    'opfs' in sqlite3
      ? `OPFS is available, created persisted database at ${db.filename}`
      : `OPFS is not available, created transient database ${db.filename}`,
  );
  // Your SQLite code here.
};

const initializeSQLite = async () => {
  try {
    console.log('Loading and initializing SQLite3 module...');
    const sqlite3 = await sqlite3InitModule();
    console.log('Done initializing. Running demo...');
    start(sqlite3);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error('Initialization error:', err.name, err.message);
  }
};

initializeSQLite();

The db object above implements the Object-Oriented API #1.

In the main thread (without OPFS):

import sqlite3InitModule from '@sqlite.org/sqlite-wasm';

const start = (sqlite3) => {
  log('Running SQLite3 version', sqlite3.version.libVersion);
  const db = new sqlite3.oo1.DB('/mydb.sqlite3', 'ct');
  // Your SQLite code here.
};
const initializeSQLite = async () => {
  try {
    console.log('Loading and initializing SQLite3 module...');
    const sqlite3 = await sqlite3InitModule();
    console.log('Done initializing. Running demo...');
    start(sqlite3);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error('Initialization error:', err.name, err.message);
  }
};

initializeSQLite();

The db object above implements the Object-Oriented API #1.

Usage with vite

If you are using vite, you need to add the following config option in vite.config.js:

import { defineConfig } from 'vite';

export default defineConfig({
  server: {
    headers: {
      'Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy': 'same-origin',
      'Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy': 'require-corp',
    },
  },
  optimizeDeps: {
    exclude: ['@sqlite.org/sqlite-wasm'],
  },
});

Check out a sample project that shows this in action.

Demo

See the demo folder for examples of how to use this in the main thread and in a worker. (Note that the worker variant requires special HTTP headers, so it can't be hosted on GitHub Pages.) An example that shows how to use this with vite is available on StackBlitz.

Projects using this package

See the list of npm dependents for this package.

Deploying a new version

(These steps can only be executed by maintainers.)

1. Manually trigger the GitHub Actions workflow. By default, it uses the latest SQLite tag. This pull request will contain the latest sqlite3.wasm and related bindings.

2. Once the above pull request is validated and merged, update the version number in package.json, reflecting the current SQLite version number and add a build identifier suffix like -build1. The complete version number should read something like 3.41.2-build1.

Building the SQLite Wasm locally

1. Build the Docker image:

   docker build -t sqlite-wasm-builder:env .
   

2. Run the build:

   Unix (Linux/macOS):

   docker run --rm \
     -e SQLITE_REF="master" \
     -v "$(pwd)/out":/out \
     -v "$(pwd)/src/bin":/src/bin \
     sqlite-wasm-builder:env build
   

   Windows (PowerShell):

   docker run --rm `
     -e SQLITE_REF="master" `
     -v "${PWD}/out:/out" `
     -v "${PWD}/src/bin:/src/bin" `
     sqlite-wasm-builder:env build
   

   Windows (Command Prompt):

   docker run --rm ^
     -e SQLITE_REF="master" ^
     -v "%cd%/out:/out" ^
     -v "%cd%/src/bin:/src/bin" ^
     sqlite-wasm-builder:env build
   

Running tests

The test suite consists of Node.js tests and browser-based tests (using Vitest Browser Mode). Tests aim to sanity-check the exported scripts. We test for correct exports and very basic functionality.

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

2. Install Playwright browsers (required for browser tests):

   npx playwright install chromium --with-deps --no-shell
   

3. Run all tests:

   npm test
   

Deprecations

The Worker1 and Promiser1 APIs are, as of 2026-04-15, deprecated. They will not be removed, but they also will not be extended further. It is their author's considered opinion that they are too fragile, too imperformant, and too limited for any non-toy software, and their use is actively discouraged. The "correct" way to use this library is documented in Usage section above.

License

Apache 2.0.

Acknowledgements

This project is based on SQLite Wasm, which it conveniently wraps as an ES Module and publishes to npm as @sqlite.org/sqlite-wasm.