How to use specifically node version of axios in ts? #6594

In Axios v1.x, you can explicitly force the Node.js HTTP adapter directly in your config — no need to import from dist paths:

import axios from "axios";

const instance = axios.create({
  adapter: "http", // force Node.js HTTP adapter
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${yourToken}`,
  },
});

Why your workaround does not work in TypeScript:

require("axios/dist/node/axios.cjs") is a CommonJS path that works in .js but fails in strict TypeScript because there are no type declarations for that subpath.

Root cause of your CORS/Authorization issue:

When running inside twilio-node (which is a Node.js environment), Axios should automatically pick the http adapter. If the Authorization header is still missing, the likely culprit is that somewhere in the chain a CORS preflight (OPTIONS) request is being triggered — browsers strip custom headers from preflight requests, but in pure Node.js there is no browser CORS at all.

Check if:

1. The Authorization header is being removed by a request interceptor in twilio-node
2. You are accidentally running this in a browser bundler context (Webpack/Vite) where the browser adapter is selected instead

Setting adapter: "http" explicitly guarantees Node.js behavior regardless of the environment detection.