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APIVerified~50ms avg

Neon API

Serverless Postgres over HTTP with connection pooling and branching.

Install
npm install @neondatabase/serverless
MCP Alternative

There is an MCP server that covers similar functionality: Neon MCP Server

Use the API when:

You need fine-grained control, custom error handling, or want to chain multiple API calls in a script.

Use the MCP when:

You want plug-and-play integration with Claude Code and don't need custom logic around the calls.

About

Neon's serverless driver lets you query Postgres over HTTP or WebSockets - no persistent connections needed. Supports Neon's database branching for safe schema experimentation. 200K weekly downloads. The CLI handles project and branch management. Perfect for serverless functions and edge runtimes where traditional Postgres connections don't work.

Tags

neonpostgresserverlessdatabasehttp

Score Breakdown

CLI Score Breakdown9/11
Official SDK on npm/pip+2
Env var authentication (no browser OAuth)+2
Works in headless/CI environments+2
CLI tool available+1
JSON response for piping/parsing+1
Docs have curl/CLI examples+1
Reasonable rate limits for scripted use0
Machine-readable pricing (md/JSON/static)0
Quality Score Breakdown
npm weekly downloads200k
GitHub stars1.0k
Days since last release11d
Issue close ratio80%
TypeScript typesYes
Docs qualityexcellent
Breaking changesrare

Performance

Latencyus-east-1 - 2026-03-27
p50
38ms
avg
50ms
p95
130ms

Scores

CLI
9
Quality
8
AuthorNeon
Weekly installs200,000
Last updated3/20/2026

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