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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"ReferenceError: exports is not defined on NestJS project","articleBody":"### Description\n\nIn a [NestJS](https://nestjs.com/) project, the package fails at runtime with the error:\n\n```\nfile:///demo/node_modules/.pnpm/dataforseo-client@2.0.17/node_modules/dataforseo-client/dist/cjs/index.js:2\nObject.defineProperty(exports, \"__esModule\", { value: true });\n                      ^\n\nReferenceError: exports is not defined\n    at file:///demo/node_modules/.pnpm/dataforseo-client@2.0.17/node_modules/dataforseo-client/dist/cjs/index.js:2:23\n    at ModuleJobSync.runSync (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:400:35)\n    at ModuleLoader.importSyncForRequire (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:427:47)\n    at loadESMFromCJS (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1561:24)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1712:5)\n    at Object..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1895:10)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1465:32)\n    at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1282:12)\n    at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)\n    at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24)\n```\n\n### Environment\n\n- Node.js version: 22.16\n- dataforseo-client version: 2.0.17\n\n### Steps to Reproduce\n\n1. Set up a new NestJS project with:\n```\npnpm add -g @nestjs/cli\nnest new demo\n```\n2. Install dataforseo-client@2.0.17\n3. Add the following example code to the main.ts file for testing:\n```\nimport { BacklinksApi } from 'dataforseo-client';\nnew BacklinksApi();\n```\n4. Run the project with `pnpm start:dev` to see the error.\n\n### Expected Behavior\nImports should work without throwing an error.\n\n### Current Behavior\nThe module fails to load with an export-undefined error.\n\n**Note:** The last version of dataforseo-client I'm able to use without issue is **1.0.31**.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/sabbirrahman","@type":"Person","name":"sabbirrahman"},"datePublished":"2026-01-24T06:48:45.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/21/TypeScriptClient/issues/21"}