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Is @microsoft/api-extractor ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Analyze the exported API for a TypeScript library and generate reviews, documentation, and .d.ts rollups

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against @microsoft/api-extractor@7.59.1. Markdown · JSON

Dual (CommonJS + ESM) Dual package — require() works on every Node.js version we test; import works too

@microsoft/api-extractor publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 7.57.0). require("@microsoft/api-extractor") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. The package declares Node.js >=20.9.0. import "@microsoft/api-extractor" works alongside it.

What to do

  1. Nothing to change. require("@microsoft/api-extractor") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. The package declares Node.js >=20.9.0. import * as apiExtractor from "@microsoft/api-extractor" works alongside it; use named imports for what the ESM entry exports.
  2. TypeScript: types are bundled; install nothing extra.
Latest
7.59.1 (Sep 9, 2026)
Module format
Dual (CommonJS + ESM)
Last CommonJS version
7.59.1
Native ESM since
7.57.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=20.9.0
Weekly downloads
4.3M
License
MIT

Does @microsoft/api-extractor@7.59.1 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("@microsoft/api-extractor") from a CommonJS file and import "@microsoft/api-extractor" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("@microsoft/api-extractor")import "@microsoft/api-extractor"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4.0✓ works✓ works

How to import @microsoft/api-extractor

ES modules (import)

import * as apiExtractor from "@microsoft/api-extractor";

Namespace import shown because the ESM entry may have no default export; use named imports for what it exports.

CommonJS (require)

const apiExtractor = require("@microsoft/api-extractor");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm, corrected where a runtime test of that version contradicted them (551 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
8.0.0CommonJSFeb 18, 2019
7.57.0 – 7.59.1Dual (CommonJS + ESM)Feb 19, 2026
7.49.2 – 7.56.3CommonJSJan 30, 2025

Frequently asked

Is @microsoft/api-extractor ESM-only?

@microsoft/api-extractor@7.59.1 ships CommonJS and ESM builds. @microsoft/api-extractor publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 7.57.0). require("@microsoft/api-extractor") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. The package declares Node.js >=20.9.0. import "@microsoft/api-extractor" works alongside it.

Can I require @microsoft/api-extractor?

Yes. @microsoft/api-extractor ships a CommonJS entry alongside the native ESM entry. require("@microsoft/api-extractor") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. The package declares Node.js >=20.9.0.

Does @microsoft/api-extractor work in Bun?

Yes. import "@microsoft/api-extractor" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4.0 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does @microsoft/api-extractor ship TypeScript types?

Yes. @microsoft/api-extractor bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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