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

An API documentation generator for JavaScript.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against jsdoc@4.0.5. Markdown · JSON

No JS entry point No JavaScript entry point

jsdoc 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 jsdoc: it has no JavaScript entry point. Use it as a CLI (npx jsdoc), a stylesheet, an asset, or a type-definition package as its README describes.
  2. TypeScript: no types are available for jsdoc; declare the module yourself if you need them.
Latest
4.0.5 (Oct 8, 2025)
Module format
No JS entry point
Last CommonJS version
0.0.0
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
>=12.0.0
Weekly downloads
2.6M
License
Apache-2.0

Does jsdoc@4.0.5 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("jsdoc")import "jsdoc"
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 jsdoc

ES modules (import)

import * as jsdoc from "jsdoc";

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 (36 versions; the newest 36 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
3.2.0 – 4.0.5No JS entry pointJun 24, 2013
0.0.0CommonJSSep 19, 2011

Frequently asked

Is jsdoc ESM-only?

jsdoc@4.0.5 has no importable main entry. jsdoc 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 jsdoc work in Bun?

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

Does jsdoc ship TypeScript types?

No. jsdoc ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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