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Is @testing-library/user-event ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Fire events the same way the user does

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against @testing-library/user-event@14.6.7. JSON

Dual (CommonJS + ESM) Dual package — both require() and import work

@testing-library/user-event publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 14.0.0). require("@testing-library/user-event") and import "@testing-library/user-event" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Latest
14.6.7 (Sep 2, 2026)
Module format
Dual (CommonJS + ESM)
Last CommonJS version
14.6.7
Native ESM since
14.0.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=12
License
MIT

Does @testing-library/user-event@14.6.7 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("@testing-library/user-event") from a CommonJS file and import "@testing-library/user-event" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("@testing-library/user-event")import "@testing-library/user-event"
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✓ works✓ works

How to import @testing-library/user-event

ES modules (import)

import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";

CommonJS (require)

const userEvent = require("@testing-library/user-event");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (170 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
14.5.2 – 14.6.7Dual (CommonJS + ESM)Dec 29, 2023
14.4.0 – 14.5.1CommonJSAug 2, 2022
14.0.0 – 14.3.0Dual (CommonJS + ESM)Mar 29, 2022
13.0.3 – 13.5.0CommonJSMar 19, 2021

Frequently asked

Is @testing-library/user-event ESM-only?

@testing-library/user-event@14.6.7 ships CommonJS and ESM builds. @testing-library/user-event publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 14.0.0). require("@testing-library/user-event") and import "@testing-library/user-event" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Can I require @testing-library/user-event?

Yes. @testing-library/user-event ships a CommonJS entry, so require("@testing-library/user-event") works on every Node.js version, alongside the native ESM entry for import.

Does @testing-library/user-event work in Bun?

Yes. import "@testing-library/user-event" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does @testing-library/user-event ship TypeScript types?

Yes. @testing-library/user-event bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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