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Is data-urls ESM-only? Can you require() it?

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against data-urls@7.0.0. Markdown · JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 26, fails on 18

data-urls ships CommonJS only. require("data-urls") works on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 26 but fails on Node.js 18 (TypeError). The package declares Node.js ^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0. import "data-urls" 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("data-urls") works on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 26 but fails on Node.js 18 (TypeError). The package declares Node.js ^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0.
  2. From ES modules use the default import: import dataUrls from "data-urls"; then destructure. Named imports only work when Node.js can statically detect the exports.
  3. TypeScript: npm install -D @types/data-urls
Latest
7.0.0 (Feb 2, 2026)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
7.0.0
TypeScript types
@types/data-urls
Node engines
^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0
Weekly downloads
64.6M
License
MIT

Does data-urls@7.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("data-urls")import "data-urls"
Node.js 18✗ failsTypeError✗ failsTypeError
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

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 data-urls

ES modules (import)

import dataUrls from "data-urls";

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 dataUrls = require("data-urls");

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 (12 versions; the newest 12 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 7.0.0CommonJSJan 31, 2018

Frequently asked

Is data-urls ESM-only?

data-urls@7.0.0 is a CommonJS package. data-urls ships CommonJS only. require("data-urls") works on Node.js 20, 22, 24 and 26 but fails on Node.js 18 (TypeError). The package declares Node.js ^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0. import "data-urls" 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 data-urls with ES module syntax?

Yes. import dataUrls from "data-urls" 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 data-urls work in Bun?

Yes. import "data-urls" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4.0 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does data-urls ship TypeScript types?

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

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