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Is http-proxy ESM-only? Can you require() it?

HTTP proxying for the masses

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against http-proxy@1.18.1. JSON

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

http-proxy ships CommonJS only. require("http-proxy") works everywhere. import "http-proxy" 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
1.18.1 (May 17, 2020)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.18.1
TypeScript types
@types/http-proxy
Node engines
>=8.0.0
Weekly downloads
17.8M
License
MIT

Does http-proxy@1.18.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("http-proxy")import "http-proxy"
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 http-proxy

ES modules (import)

import httpProxy from "http-proxy";

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 httpProxy = require("http-proxy");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (85 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.10.0 – 1.18.1CommonJSMar 18, 2013

Frequently asked

Is http-proxy ESM-only?

http-proxy@1.18.1 is a CommonJS package. http-proxy ships CommonJS only. require("http-proxy") works everywhere. import "http-proxy" 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 http-proxy with ES module syntax?

Yes. import httpProxy from "http-proxy" 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 http-proxy work in Bun?

Yes. import "http-proxy" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does http-proxy ship TypeScript types?

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

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