The batteries-included TypeScript framework
Everything you need in one Node.js framework. Authentication, ORM, validation, mail, queues, cache, testing - all working together. Built for teams who want to ship products, not assemble frameworks.
Code you'll actually enjoy writing
AdonisJS combines expressive APIs with clear conventions and full TypeScript support. Explore the examples below to see how common tasks stay simple without sacrificing power
import { middleware } from '#start/kernel'
import router from '@adonisjs/core/services/router'
import { controllers } from '#generated/controllers'
router
.group(() => {
router.get('login', [controllers.Session, 'create'])
router.post('login', [controllers.Session, 'store'])
router.get('signup', [controllers.NewAccount, 'create'])
router.post('signup', [controllers.NewAccount, 'store'])
})
.use(middleware.guest())
// Creates a total of 7 routes to manage posts
router.resource('posts', controllers.Posts)
import Post from '#models/post'
import { HttpContext } from '@adonisjs/core/http'
export default class PostsController {
async index({ request }: HttpContext) {
const posts = await Post.query().preload('author').paginate(1, 20)
return posts
}
async store({ request, auth, response }: HttpContext) {
const data = request.validateUsing(createPostValidator)
const post = await auth.user.related('posts').create(data)
return response.created(post)
}
}
import vine from '@vinejs/vine'
export const createPostValidator = vine.create({
title: vine.string().minLength(3).maxLength(255),
content: vine.string().minLength(10),
coverImage: vine.file({
size: '2mb',
extnames: ['jpg', 'png', 'webp']
}).optional()
})
export const createUserValidator = vine.create({
fullName: vine.string().nullable(),
email: vine.string().email().unique({ table: 'users' }),
password: vine.string().confirmed()
})
import User from '#models/user'
import Comment from '#models/comment'
import { PostSchema } from '#database/schema'
// ...other imports
export default class Post extends PostSchema {
@belongsTo(() => User)
author: BelongsTo<typeof User>
@hasMany(() => Comment)
comments: HasMany<typeof Comment>
}
await Post.all()
await Post.query().preload('author').where('id', 1).firstOrFail()
await Post.query().withCount('comments').paginate(1, 20)
// ...imports
export default class AuthController {
async login({ request, auth }: HttpContext) {
const user = await User.verifyCredentials(email, password)
// Create session for user
await auth.use('web').login(user)
}
async loginWithToken({ request }: HttpContext) {
const user = await User.verifyCredentials(email, password)
// Create token for user
const token = await User.accessTokens.create(user)
return { token: token.value!.release() }
}
}
// ...imports
export default class AssetsController {
async store({ request, response }: HttpContext) {
const { file } = await request.validateUsing(createFileValidator)
const fileName = `${uuid()}.${file.extname}`
await file.moveToDisk(fileName, 'r2')
return response.created({ fileName, url: `/assets/${fileName}` })
}
async show({ params, response }: HttpContext) {
const stream = await drive.use('r2').getStream(params.fileName)
return response.stream(stream)
}
}
// ...imports
export default class WelcomeMail extends BaseMail {
subject = 'Welcome to Acme!'
constructor(protected user: User) {
super()
}
prepare() {
this.message
.to(this.user.email)
.htmlView('emails/welcome', { user: this.user })
}
}
// Usage example
await mail.send(new WelcomeMail(user))
import limiter from '@adonisjs/limiter/services/main'
export const apiThrottle = limiter.define('api', ({ auth, request }) => {
if (auth.user) {
const key = `user_${auth.user.id}`
return limiter.allowRequests(100).every('1 minute').usingKey(key)
}
const key = `ip_${request.ip()}`
return limiter.allowRequests(10).every('1 minute').usingKey(key)
})
// Usage example
router
.get('api/repos', () => {})
.use(apiThrottle)
import { test } from '@japa/runner'
import { UserFactory } from '#factories/user'
test.group('Posts store', (group) => {
test('create post as authenticated user', async ({ client }) => {
const user = await UserFactory.create()
const response = await client
.visit('posts.store')
.loginAs(user)
.json({ title: 'Hello World', content: 'My first post' })
response.assertStatus(201)
response.assertBodyContains(postData)
})
})
loginAs can be used to make authenticated requests
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– TypeScript & type-safe out of the box
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There was a post (last week I think) about AdonisJS. The comments were along the lines of "oh great another JS framework", but I thought I'd try it for a new private project.
Really glad I did. It feels like a Typescript version of Laravel. Highly recommended to add to your toolbox (it's frontend framework agnostic so you can use whatever frontend you like).
Working on a recent project introduced me to AdonisJS, and it's been a great experience.
Coming from Node.js and Express, AdonisJS stood out with its clean MVC architecture, built-in authentication and validation, a powerful ORM, and a TypeScript-first approach.
It delivers a smooth, structured developer experience—very much like Laravel for Node.js. AdonisJS is an impressive framework that truly elevates backend development.
Adonis is incredible. Absolutely love it. I've used every web framework and have been an engineer for 15 years. It's my fav node web framework by far. Excellent work!
Adonis is wonderful - just a perfect level of cognitive load a framework can have both in documentation and implementation.
Not too much, not too little, but exactly what you need as a developer.
Adonis in MVC is a blessing tbh! I use it with HTMX or Turbo and it's just perfect!
Everything you need to build
Powerful developer tooling. Official packages for common requirements. Flexible architecture that adapts to your needs. Built to take you from prototype to production.
Developer experience that just works
Pretty error pages, powerful CLI, security primitives, seamless Vite integration, and end-to-end type safety. The tooling feels invisible until you need it.
Official packages, zero hunting
From caching to rate limiting to health checks, common requirements solved with official packages. No npm rabbit holes, no compatibility roulette
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AdonisJS gives you complete MVC architecture, but the View is up to you. Pair your models and controllers with React, Vue, server-rendered templates, or build a pure API. Structured backend, flexible frontend.
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