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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against accepts@1.3.8. JSON

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accepts ships CommonJS only. require("accepts") works everywhere. import "accepts" 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.

Latest
1.3.8 (Feb 2, 2022)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.3.8
TypeScript types
@types/accepts
Node engines
>= 0.6
Weekly downloads
104.6M
License
MIT

Does accepts@1.3.8 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("accepts")import "accepts"
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 accepts

ES modules (import)

import accepts from "accepts";

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 accepts = require("accepts");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (37 versions; the newest 37 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 2.0.0CommonJSDec 27, 2013

Frequently asked

Is accepts ESM-only?

accepts@1.3.8 is a CommonJS package. accepts ships CommonJS only. require("accepts") works everywhere. import "accepts" 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 accepts with ES module syntax?

Yes. import accepts from "accepts" 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 accepts work in Bun?

Yes. import "accepts" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does accepts ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/accepts".

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