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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against cookie-parser@1.4.7. JSON

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

cookie-parser ships CommonJS only. require("cookie-parser") works everywhere. import "cookie-parser" 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
1.4.7 (Oct 8, 2024)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.4.7
TypeScript types
@types/cookie-parser
Node engines
>= 0.8.0
Weekly downloads
10.3M
License
MIT

Does cookie-parser@1.4.7 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("cookie-parser")import "cookie-parser"
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 cookie-parser

ES modules (import)

import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";

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 cookieParser = require("cookie-parser");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (18 versions; the newest 18 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 1.4.7CommonJSFeb 15, 2014

Frequently asked

Is cookie-parser ESM-only?

cookie-parser@1.4.7 is a CommonJS package. cookie-parser ships CommonJS only. require("cookie-parser") works everywhere. import "cookie-parser" 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 cookie-parser with ES module syntax?

Yes. import cookieParser from "cookie-parser" 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 cookie-parser work in Bun?

Yes. import "cookie-parser" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does cookie-parser ship TypeScript types?

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

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