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Is react-scripts ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Configuration and scripts for Create React App.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against react-scripts@5.0.1. Markdown · JSON

No JS entry point No JavaScript entry point

react-scripts 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 react-scripts: it has no JavaScript entry point. Use it as a CLI (npx react-scripts), a stylesheet, an asset, or a type-definition package as its README describes.
  2. TypeScript: types are bundled; install nothing extra.
Latest
5.0.1 (Apr 12, 2022)
Module format
No JS entry point
Last CommonJS version
n/a
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=14.0.0
Weekly downloads
2.3M
License
MIT

Does react-scripts@5.0.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("react-scripts")import "react-scripts"
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 react-scripts

ES modules (import)

import * as reactScripts from "react-scripts";

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 (87 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.9.4 – 5.0.1No JS entry pointMar 6, 2017

Frequently asked

Is react-scripts ESM-only?

react-scripts@5.0.1 has no importable main entry. react-scripts 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 react-scripts work in Bun?

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

Does react-scripts ship TypeScript types?

Yes. react-scripts bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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