# is-builtin-module > Check if a string matches the name of a Node.js builtin module Note that this matches based a [static list of modules](https://github.com/sindresorhus/builtin-modules) from the latest Node.js version. If you want to check for a module in the current Node.js, use the core [`isBuiltin`](https://nodejs.org/api/module.html#moduleisbuiltinmodulename) method. ## Install ```sh npm install is-builtin-module ``` ## Usage ```js import isBuiltinModule from 'is-builtin-module'; isBuiltinModule('fs'); //=> true isBuiltinModule('fs/promises'); //=> true isBuiltinModule('node:fs/promises'); //=> true isBuiltinModule('unicorn'); //=> false ``` ## Related - [builtin-modules](https://github.com/sindresorhus/builtin-modules) - A static list of the Node.js builtin modules from the latest Node.js version