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Is babel-eslint ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Custom parser for ESLint

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against babel-eslint@10.1.0. JSON

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

babel-eslint ships CommonJS only. require("babel-eslint") works everywhere. import "babel-eslint" 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
10.1.0 (Feb 26, 2020)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
10.1.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=6
Weekly downloads
2.3M
License
MIT

Deprecated: babel-eslint is now @babel/eslint-parser. This package will no longer receive updates.

Does babel-eslint@10.1.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("babel-eslint")import "babel-eslint"
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 babel-eslint

ES modules (import)

import babelEslint from "babel-eslint";

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 babelEslint = require("babel-eslint");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (109 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
4.0.1 – 10.1.0CommonJSJul 27, 2015

Frequently asked

Is babel-eslint ESM-only?

babel-eslint@10.1.0 is a CommonJS package. babel-eslint ships CommonJS only. require("babel-eslint") works everywhere. import "babel-eslint" 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 babel-eslint with ES module syntax?

Yes. import babelEslint from "babel-eslint" 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 babel-eslint work in Bun?

Yes. import "babel-eslint" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does babel-eslint ship TypeScript types?

No. babel-eslint ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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