Error: Cannot use import statement outside a module

Hello - I'm trying to use Apify to download a file.

I am following the tutorial here:

https://docs.apify.com/academy/puppeteer-playwright/common-use-cases/downloading-files

But I keep getting this error:

Error: Compilation of pageFunction failed.
2023-03-02T03:33:45.814Z   Cannot use import statement outside a module
2023-03-02T03:33:45.816Z       import fs from 'fs';
2023-03-02T03:33:45.818Z   SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

Error: Compilation of pageFunction failed.
2023-03-02T03:33:45.814Z   Cannot use import statement outside a module
2023-03-02T03:33:45.816Z       import fs from 'fs';
2023-03-02T03:33:45.818Z   SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

My code:

async function pageFunction(context) {

    const { page, request, log } = context;

    import fs from 'fs';

    await page._client.send('Page.setDownloadBehavior', {behavior: 'allow', downloadPath: './my-downloads'})

    await page.click('span.dig-Button-content:contains("Download")');

    const fileNames = fs.readdirSync('./my-downloads');

    // Let's pick the first one
    const fileData = fs.readFileSync(`./my-downloads/${fileNames[0]}`);

    const base64PDF = Buffer.from(fileData).toString('base64');

    return {
        url: request.url,
        base64PDF: base64PDF
    };
}

async function pageFunction(context) {

    const { page, request, log } = context;

    import fs from 'fs';

    await page._client.send('Page.setDownloadBehavior', {behavior: 'allow', downloadPath: './my-downloads'})

    await page.click('span.dig-Button-content:contains("Download")');

    const fileNames = fs.readdirSync('./my-downloads');

    // Let's pick the first one
    const fileData = fs.readFileSync(`./my-downloads/${fileNames[0]}`);

    const base64PDF = Buffer.from(fileData).toString('base64');

    return {
        url: request.url,
        base64PDF: base64PDF
    };
}

Is the import statement supposed to go somewhere else? I'm using the code editor in the actor console. I've seen someone else mention putting "type":"module""type":"module" in package.json, but I don't see anywhere to edit package.json in the actor console.

Can you LMK how to import fs, so I can read the downloaded file? Thank you!

Downloading files | Apify Documentation

Learn how to automatically download and save files to the disk using two of the most popular web automation libraries, Puppeteer and Playwright.

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Error: Cannot use import statement outside a module

Error: Compilation of pageFunction failed.
2023-03-02T03:33:45.814Z   Cannot use import statement outside a module
2023-03-02T03:33:45.816Z       import fs from 'fs';
2023-03-02T03:33:45.818Z   SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

Error: Compilation of pageFunction failed.
2023-03-02T03:33:45.814Z   Cannot use import statement outside a module
2023-03-02T03:33:45.816Z       import fs from 'fs';
2023-03-02T03:33:45.818Z   SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

My code:

async function pageFunction(context) {

    const { page, request, log } = context;

    import fs from 'fs';

    await page._client.send('Page.setDownloadBehavior', {behavior: 'allow', downloadPath: './my-downloads'})

    await page.click('span.dig-Button-content:contains("Download")');

    const fileNames = fs.readdirSync('./my-downloads');

    // Let's pick the first one
    const fileData = fs.readFileSync(`./my-downloads/${fileNames[0]}`);

    const base64PDF = Buffer.from(fileData).toString('base64');

    return {
        url: request.url,
        base64PDF: base64PDF
    };
}

async function pageFunction(context) {

    const { page, request, log } = context;

    import fs from 'fs';

    await page._client.send('Page.setDownloadBehavior', {behavior: 'allow', downloadPath: './my-downloads'})

    await page.click('span.dig-Button-content:contains("Download")');

    const fileNames = fs.readdirSync('./my-downloads');

    // Let's pick the first one
    const fileData = fs.readFileSync(`./my-downloads/${fileNames[0]}`);

    const base64PDF = Buffer.from(fileData).toString('base64');

    return {
        url: request.url,
        base64PDF: base64PDF
    };
}

Downloading files | Apify Documentation

Learn how to automatically download and save files to the disk using two of the most popular web automation libraries, Puppeteer and Playwright.

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