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Can't use dynamic import with esm package

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What version of Next.js are you using?

What version of Node.js are you using?

12.22.0

What browser are you using?

Chrome

What operating system are you using?

macOS

How are you deploying your application?

next start

Describe the Bug

Tried to use esm package with dynamic import, It throws this error

Module not found: ESM packages (@package-name) need to be imported. Use 'import' to reference the package instead. https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/import-esm-externals
  45 |   () =>
  46 |     import("@package-name"),
> 47 |   {
     |  ^
  48 |     ssr: false,
  49 |   }
  50 | );

Expected Behavior

To Reproduce

Try to dynamic import a esm package i.e. type module in package.json

Issue Analytics

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Created 2 years ago
Reactions:6
Comments:7 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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timneutkenscommented, Jan 13, 2022

Thanks for checking and reporting back 🙏

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balazsorban44commented, Feb 13, 2022

This issue has been automatically locked due to no recent activity. If you are running into a similar issue, please create a new issue with the steps to reproduce. Thank you.

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