---
title: "Use SQL Query Builder Knex.js with Node.js and Express.js"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/use-sql-query-builder-knex-js-with-node-js-and-express-js-og3q-m5jb
source_url: https://medium.com/javascript-in-plain-english/use-sql-query-builder-knex-js-with-node-js-and-express-js-4373e8d3ed33
type: article
source: "JavaScript in Plain English"
published: 2021-01-20T06:18:23.220Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["general-programming", "nodejs", "sql"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 36
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Use SQL Query Builder Knex.js with Node.js and Express.js

**[JavaScript in Plain English](https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish)** · 5 min read · 36 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Knex.js is a thin abstraction that sits on top of the database driver for relational databases. It supports transactions, connection pooling, streaming queries, a thorough test suite, and the ability to run in the browser. Knex can be used in both Node.Js and the browser, limited only by WebSQL’s constraints.

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Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@hichamelbsi** · 2 upvotes

> I am a bit skeptical about that picture :D

**@enspdf** · 0 upvotes

> Great article.

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