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

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against babel-runtime@6.26.0. Markdown · JSON

No JS entry point No JavaScript entry point

babel-runtime does not expose a JavaScript entry point in package.json. It is likely a CLI, a stylesheet, a type-definition package, or an asset bundle, so require() and import are not the way to use it.

What to do

  1. Do not require() or import babel-runtime: it has no JavaScript entry point. Use it as a CLI (npx babel-runtime), a stylesheet, an asset, or a type-definition package as its README describes.
  2. TypeScript: no types are available for babel-runtime; declare the module yourself if you need them.
Latest
6.26.0 (Aug 16, 2017)
Module format
No JS entry point
Last CommonJS version
n/a
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
6.4M
License
MIT

Does babel-runtime@6.26.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("babel-runtime")import "babel-runtime"
Node.js 18✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 20✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 22✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 24✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Node.js 26✗ failsMODULE_NOT_FOUND✗ failsERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND
Bun 1.4.0✗ failsError✗ failsError

A failing require() on a CommonJS package usually means the package needs a browser/DOM global, a peer dependency, or a native binary that is not available in a bare Node.js process.

How to import babel-runtime

ES modules (import)

import * as babelRuntime from "babel-runtime";

CommonJS (require)

Not applicable.

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 (166 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
5.5.8 – 6.26.0No JS entry pointJun 13, 2015

Frequently asked

Is babel-runtime ESM-only?

babel-runtime@6.26.0 has no importable main entry. babel-runtime does not expose a JavaScript entry point in package.json. It is likely a CLI, a stylesheet, a type-definition package, or an asset bundle, so require() and import are not the way to use it.

Does babel-runtime work in Bun?

Importing babel-runtime failed in Bun 1.4.0 on Sep 9, 2026: error: Cannot find package 'babel-runtime' from '/Users/boat/Projects/top-seo/data/probe-work/babel-runtime/imp.mjs'

Does babel-runtime ship TypeScript types?

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

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