Fix 'import call expects exactly one argument' error

Apr 20, 2022

Learn how to fix the Safari error import call expects exactly one argument, the same as Chrome's import error, by adding type module to your script tag.

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Here is how I solved the “SyntaxError: Unexpected token ’{’. import call expects exactly one argument.” error.

I had this problem in Safari. The same problem in Chrome is shown as “Uncaught SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module”, but the cause is the same.

I was trying to load a script that used ES module style imports, when I noticed the script was not loading, and I had this error in the browser console:

"SyntaxError: Unexpected token '{'. import call expects exactly one argument."

All I had to do to fix this was to use

<script type="module" src="./file.js"></script>

instead of

<script src="./file.js"></script>

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