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Is abort-controller ESM-only? Can you require() it?

An implementation of WHATWG AbortController interface.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against abort-controller@3.0.0. Markdown · JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version we test

abort-controller ships CommonJS only. require("abort-controller") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. The package declares Node.js >=6.5. import "abort-controller" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

What to do

  1. require("abort-controller") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. The package declares Node.js >=6.5.
  2. From ES modules use the default import: import abortController from "abort-controller"; then destructure. Named imports only work when Node.js can statically detect the exports.
  3. TypeScript: no types are available for abort-controller; declare the module yourself if you need them.
Latest
3.0.0 (Mar 30, 2019)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
3.0.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=6.5
Weekly downloads
45.7M
License
MIT

Does abort-controller@3.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("abort-controller") from a CommonJS file and import "abort-controller" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("abort-controller")import "abort-controller"
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 abort-controller

ES modules (import)

import abortController from "abort-controller";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const abortController = require("abort-controller");

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 (10 versions; the newest 10 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.0 – 3.0.0CommonJSSep 29, 2017

Frequently asked

Is abort-controller ESM-only?

abort-controller@3.0.0 is a CommonJS package. abort-controller ships CommonJS only. require("abort-controller") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. The package declares Node.js >=6.5. import "abort-controller" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import abort-controller with ES module syntax?

Yes. import abortController from "abort-controller" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does abort-controller work in Bun?

Yes. import "abort-controller" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4.0 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does abort-controller ship TypeScript types?

No. abort-controller ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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