# querystring — Deprecated npm packages and their maintainer-named replacement

For querystring, latest published version is 0.2.1; maintainer's deprecation message is The querystring API is considered Legacy. new code should use the URLSearchParams API instead; named replacement is URLSearchParams, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Package:** querystring _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Latest published version:** 0.2.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maintainer's deprecation message:** The querystring API is considered Legacy. new code should use the URLSearchParams API instead. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Named replacement:** URLSearchParams _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> "deprecated":"The querystring API is considered Legacy. new code should use the URLSearchParams API instead."

## Source

- https://registry.npmjs.org/querystring

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2027-02-21.
Part of [Deprecated npm packages and their maintainer-named replacement](https://referencesource.org/npm-deprecated-package-recommended-replacement/).