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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against faker@6.6.6. Markdown · JSON

No JS entry point No JavaScript entry point

faker 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 faker: it has no JavaScript entry point. Use it as a CLI (npx faker), a stylesheet, an asset, or a type-definition package as its README describes.
  2. TypeScript: npm install -D @types/faker
Latest
6.6.6 (Jan 5, 2022)
Module format
No JS entry point
Last CommonJS version
5.5.3
TypeScript types
@types/faker
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
1.9M
License
MIT

Does faker@6.6.6 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("faker")import "faker"
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 faker

ES modules (import)

import * as faker from "faker";

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 (29 versions; the newest 29 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
6.6.6No JS entry pointJan 5, 2022
1.0.0 – 5.5.3CommonJSMay 21, 2014

Frequently asked

Is faker ESM-only?

faker@6.6.6 has no importable main entry. faker 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 faker work in Bun?

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

Does faker ship TypeScript types?

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

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