Attempted import error: 'uuid' does not contain a default export (imported as 'uuid') In React

Question

Error is :Attempted import error: 'uuid' does not contain a default export (imported as 'uuid')

This is the Code Sample

import uuid from "uuid";
//import * as uuid from "uuid";
import TodoInput from "./components/TodoInput";
import TodoList from "./components/TodoList";

export default class App extends Component {
state = {
  items: [
    { id: 1, title: "wake up" },
    { id: 2, title: "make breakfast" }
  ],
  id: uuid(),
  item: "",
  editItem: false
};
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What Could be the Reason Behind This?

Answer 1

Because the uuid package has not default export, as the error clearly states.

(it used to exist, but has been removed)

Once installed, decide which type of UUID you need. RFC4122 provides for four versions, all of which are supported here.

(documentation at https://www.npmjs.com/package/uuid)

so you need to choose one of the following

import {v1 as uuid} from "uuid"; 
// import {v3 as uuid} from "uuid"; 
// import {v4 as uuid} from "uuid"; 
// import {v5 as uuid} from "uuid"; 

depending on the implementation you want.

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If you are using an older version of the package you could use one of

import uuid from 'uuid/v1'
// import uuid from 'uuid/v3'
// import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
// import uuid from 'uuid/v5'

Answer 2

Once you do yarn add uuid, the uuid folder in node_modules contains v1,v2,v3,v4 modules. import any of them according to your choice as uuid.

import {v4 as uuid} from 'uuid'
const id = uuid()

This solved my problem. versions "uuid": "^7.0.3" and "react": "^16.13.1",

Answer 3

This worked for me.

Firstly, run

npm install uuid

then

import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';

To use it just call

uuidv4();

Answer 4

Use react-uuid

npm i react-uuid

import uuid from 'react-uuid';

const id = uuid();

Answer 5

Earlier it was possible to access the default state, which is not available in new release.
Kindly go through the updates: https://www.npmjs.com/package/uuid.

import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';

There are other possible access ways provided in package in npm documentation.

Answer 6

Default exports have been removed as stated on the npm page of UUID.

From nmpjs.com

Default Export Removed

uuid@3 was exporting the Version 4 UUID method as a default export:

const uuid = require('uuid'); // <== REMOVED!

This usage pattern was already discouraged in uuid@3 and has been removed in uuid@7.

Answer 7

in the command line install uuid:

npm i react-uuid

in your project:

import { v4 as uuid } from "uuid";

const id = uuid();

Answer 8

This worked for me.

Firstly, run

npm install uuid

then

import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';

To use it just call uuidv4().

Answer 9

I think if you add to uuid when you import it v4 I think it will work

What I mean is like this

import uuid from 'uuid/v4';

Answer 10

Instead of doing: import uuid from 'uuid'

This worked for me(For creating random string): import uuid from 'uuid/v4'

Answer 11

Create Version 4 (Random) UUIDs

import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';

id:uuidv4(); // ⇨ '9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2b0d7b3dcb6d' https://www.npmjs.com/package/uuid

Answer 12

In the command line, run

npm i react-uuid

then in your project, try

import uuid from 'react-uuid';
const id = uuid();

Answer 13

write

const uuid = require('uuid');

instead of

import uuid from 'uuid'

Answer 14

import uuid from 'uuid/dist/v4'
this will work

Answer 15

I used this:

import v1 from 'uuid/v1.js' 

const uuid = v1;

and it worked!!

Answer 16

It worked for me after removed the node_modules and package-lock.json and reinstalled the npm install and npm install react-scripts.