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

ECMAScript spec-compliant polyfill/shim for `globalThis`

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against globalthis@1.0.4. JSON

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

globalthis ships CommonJS only. require("globalthis") works everywhere. import "globalthis" 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
1.0.4 (Apr 30, 2024)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.0.4
TypeScript types
@types/globalthis
Node engines
>= 0.4
Weekly downloads
78.0M
License
MIT

Does globalthis@1.0.4 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("globalthis")import "globalthis"
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 globalthis

ES modules (import)

import globalthis from "globalthis";

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 globalthis = require("globalthis");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (5 versions; the newest 5 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 1.0.4CommonJSAug 10, 2018

Frequently asked

Is globalthis ESM-only?

globalthis@1.0.4 is a CommonJS package. globalthis ships CommonJS only. require("globalthis") works everywhere. import "globalthis" 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 globalthis with ES module syntax?

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

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

Does globalthis ship TypeScript types?

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

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