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

Bare bones Promises/A+ implementation

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against promise@8.3.0. JSON

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

promise ships CommonJS only. require("promise") works everywhere. import "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
8.3.0 (Oct 25, 2022)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
8.3.0
TypeScript types
@types/promise
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
30.1M
License
MIT

Does promise@8.3.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("promise")import "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 promise

ES modules (import)

import promise from "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 promise = require("promise");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (30 versions; the newest 30 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.2.1 – 8.3.0CommonJSDec 25, 2012

Frequently asked

Is promise ESM-only?

promise@8.3.0 is a CommonJS package. promise ships CommonJS only. require("promise") works everywhere. import "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 promise with ES module syntax?

Yes. import promise from "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 promise work in Bun?

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

Does promise ship TypeScript types?

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

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