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node-fetch-commonjs

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A CommonJS-compatible fork of node-fetch v3.x that brings the WHATWG Fetch API to Node.js. This package provides the same API as node-fetch v3.3.1 but compiled to CommonJS, allowing require() usage and avoiding the ExperimentalWarning about 'stream/web'. It supports Node.js ^12.20.0, ^14.13.1, or >=16.0.0 and ships TypeScript type definitions. Useful for projects that require CommonJS modules or run on older Node.js versions that don't support node: prefix requires.

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node-fetch-commonjs

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default (fetch)

✓ import fetch from 'node-fetch-commonjs'

✗ const fetch = require('node-fetch-commonjs').default

Default import works directly; no need for .default in CommonJS.

Headers

✓ import { Headers } from 'node-fetch-commonjs'

✗ const { Headers } = require('node-fetch-commonjs')

Named export works in both ESM and CJS.

Request

✓ import { Request } from 'node-fetch-commonjs'

Available as named export.

Response

✓ import { Response } from 'node-fetch-commonjs'

Available as named export.

FetchError

✓ import { FetchError } from 'node-fetch-commonjs'

For type checking fetch errors.

Shows basic fetch usage with error handling for non-ok responses.

import fetch from 'node-fetch-commonjs'; async function main() { try { const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data', { method: 'GET', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } }); if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`); } const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error('Fetch failed:', error); } } main();

Debug

Known issues

gotchanode-fetch-commonjs does not support all WHATWG Fetch API features (e.g., abort controller is supported but some edge cases differ)

fix

Check node-fetch documentation for known limitations.

affects: >=3.0.0

deprecatedThe Fetch API is now built-in in Node.js 18+. Consider using native fetch instead.

fix

Use global fetch available in Node >=18, or import from 'node:fetch'.

affects: >=3.0.0

gotchaCommonJS require() may not correctly resolve ESM-only subpath exports.

fix

Use import() syntax or ensure package is fully CommonJS.

affects: >=3.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ExperimentalWarning: stream/web is an experimental feature. This feature could change at any time

node-fetch v3 triggers this warning on some Node versions; node-fetch-commonjs suppresses it

fix

Use node-fetch-commonjs instead of node-fetch to avoid the warning.

Cannot find module 'node-fetch-commonjs'

Package not installed or not in node_modules

fix

Run 'npm install node-fetch-commonjs' or 'yarn add node-fetch-commonjs'

fetch is not a function

Using an older version of Node that doesn't have native fetch and forgetting to import

fix

Add 'import fetch from "node-fetch-commonjs"' at the top of your file.

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Version history

3.3.2latest on npm

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Resources

githubssh://git@github.com/proteriax/node-fetch-cjs ↗

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homepagehttps://github.com/proteriax/node-fetch-cjs#readme ↗