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Is encodeurl ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Encode a URL to a percent-encoded form, excluding already-encoded sequences

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against encodeurl@2.0.0. JSON

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

encodeurl ships CommonJS only. require("encodeurl") works everywhere. import "encodeurl" 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
2.0.0 (Mar 29, 2024)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.0.0
TypeScript types
@types/encodeurl
Node engines
>= 0.8
Weekly downloads
133.6M
License
MIT

Does encodeurl@2.0.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("encodeurl")import "encodeurl"
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 encodeurl

ES modules (import)

import encodeurl from "encodeurl";

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 encodeurl = require("encodeurl");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (4 versions; the newest 4 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 2.0.0CommonJSJun 8, 2016

Frequently asked

Is encodeurl ESM-only?

encodeurl@2.0.0 is a CommonJS package. encodeurl ships CommonJS only. require("encodeurl") works everywhere. import "encodeurl" 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 encodeurl with ES module syntax?

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

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

Does encodeurl ship TypeScript types?

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

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