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Readable

A Readable stream is a source of data that Node.js delivers in chunks. You can consume it with events, read(), pipe(), or async iteration.

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Syntax

new stream.Readable([options])
readable.read([size])
readable.pipe(destination[, options])

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  • stream.Readable.from(iterable[, options])
  • readable.read([size])
  • readable.pipe(destination[, options])
  • readable.pause()
  • readable.resume()
  • readable.setEncoding(encoding)
  • readable[Symbol.asyncIterator]()
  • stream.Transform

Source: Stream | Node.js v26.13.0 Documentation. Checked 2026-11-03.