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Is es6-promise ESM-only? Can you require() it?

A lightweight library that provides tools for organizing asynchronous code

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against es6-promise@4.2.8. JSON

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

es6-promise ships CommonJS only. require("es6-promise") works everywhere. import "es6-promise" 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
4.2.8 (Jun 6, 2019)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
4.2.8
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
16.5M
License
MIT

Does es6-promise@4.2.8 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("es6-promise") from a CommonJS file and import "es6-promise" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("es6-promise")import "es6-promise"
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 es6-promise

ES modules (import)

import es6Promise from "es6-promise";

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 es6Promise = require("es6-promise");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (34 versions; the newest 34 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.1.0 – 4.2.8CommonJSDec 16, 2013

Frequently asked

Is es6-promise ESM-only?

es6-promise@4.2.8 is a CommonJS package. es6-promise ships CommonJS only. require("es6-promise") works everywhere. import "es6-promise" 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 es6-promise with ES module syntax?

Yes. import es6Promise from "es6-promise" 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 es6-promise work in Bun?

Yes. import "es6-promise" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does es6-promise ship TypeScript types?

Yes. es6-promise bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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