Describe the problem/error/question
Hello,
After updating n8n to 1.20.0, I can’t use the “require” keyword in the code node to import third-party packages.
What is the error message (if any)?
When running this code:
const ip = require(‘ip’);
const IPCIDR = require(‘ip-cidr’);
I get the following error:
ERROR: Unknown error [line 2]
More info:
The error is similar to this:
I tried replacing ‘require’ with import like this:
const ip = require(‘ip’);
const IPCIDR = require(‘ip-cidr’);
By replacing them with:
import IPCIDR from ‘ip-cidr’;
import ip from ‘ip’;
But that leads to another error:
ERROR: ‘import’ and ‘export’ may only appear at the top level [line 1]
In the same page, someone mentioned that you have to add:
{
"type": "module",
}
to your package.json file, but I’m not sure which package.json to modify.
Example workflow
Error:
Previously working code (before 1.20.0):
const ip = require('ip');
inputData = ["10.11.12.13"];
const updatedData = [];
function isPrivate(ipAddress) {
return ip.isPrivate(ipAddress);
}
for (const item of inputData) {
const ipAddress = item;
const isPrivateAddress = isPrivate(ipAddress);
updatedData.push({ json: { data: isPrivateAddress } });
}
return updatedData;
Information on your n8n setup
- n8n version:1.20.0
- Database (default: SQLite):SQLite
- n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):default
- Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): Docker
- Operating system: Ubuntu 22.04
