Error while building blinkid-web demo apps

[swissbit-sramu]

Hello,

I am trying to build the blinkid demo apps (blinkid-simple) on Windows platform

I am following the BlinkID SDK Example Applications README.md

Steps I did:

1. Cloned the repo git clone https://github.com/BlinkID/blinkid-web
2. From root of monorepo, installed dependencies with pnpm install
3. Then while building packages with pnpm build:dev I get

> blinkid@7.4.0 build:dev C:\...\blinkid-web
> turbo build:dev --filter={./packages/*}

turbo 2.4.4

• Packages in scope: @microblink/blinkid, @microblink/blinkid-core, @microblink/blinkid-ux-manager, @microblink/blinkid-wasm, @microblink/blinkid-worker, @microblink/camera-manager, @microblink/feedback-stabilizer, @microblink/shared-components, @microblink/tsconfig, @microblink/unocss-config, @microblink/utils
• Running build:dev in 11 packages
• Remote caching disabled
@microblink/feedback-stabilizer:build:dev: cache hit, replaying logs 0f7116aeec72264a
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: cache miss, executing 6aa5f43525aa72c4
@microblink/feedback-stabilizer:build:dev:
@microblink/feedback-stabilizer:build:dev: > @microblink/feedback-stabilizer@7.1.2 build:dev C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\feedback-stabilizer
@microblink/feedback-stabilizer:build:dev: > tsc
@microblink/feedback-stabilizer:build:dev:
@microblink/blinkid-wasm:build:dev: cache hit, replaying logs c43a7663f75e6b50
@microblink/blinkid-wasm:build:dev:
@microblink/blinkid-wasm:build:dev: > @microblink/blinkid-wasm@7.4.0 build:dev C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\blinkid-wasm
@microblink/blinkid-wasm:build:dev: > tsc
@microblink/blinkid-wasm:build:dev:
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: cache hit, replaying logs a0b46f1ff60d131c
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev:
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: > @microblink/blinkid-worker@7.4.0 build:dev C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\blinkid-worker
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: > concurrently pnpm:build:js-dev pnpm:build:types
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev:
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:types]
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:types] > @microblink/blinkid-worker@7.4.0 build:types C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\blinkid-worker
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:types] > tsc
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:types]
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev]
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] > @microblink/blinkid-worker@7.4.0 build:js-dev C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\blinkid-worker
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] > vite build --mode development
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev]
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] vite v6.2.1 building for development...
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] transforming...
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] ✓ 53 modules transformed.
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] rendering chunks...
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] computing gzip size...
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] dist/blinkid-worker.js  137.66 kB │ gzip: 39.65 kB │ map: 78.59 kB
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] ✓ built in 515ms
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:js-dev] pnpm run build:js-dev exited with code 0
@microblink/blinkid-worker:build:dev: [build:types] pnpm run build:types exited with code 0
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: cache hit, replaying logs b5f440948c1c1e87
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev:
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: > @microblink/blinkid-core@7.4.0 build:dev C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\blinkid-core
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: > concurrently pnpm:build:js-dev pnpm:build:types
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev:
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev]
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] > @microblink/blinkid-core@7.4.0 build:js-dev C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\blinkid-core
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] > vite build --mode development
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev]
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:types]
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:types] > @microblink/blinkid-core@7.4.0 build:types C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\blinkid-core
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:types] > tsc
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:types]
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] vite v6.2.1 building for development...
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] Symlinked files to public\resources\full
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] Symlinked files to public\resources\lightweight
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] Symlinked files to public\resources\blinkid-worker.js
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] transforming...
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] ✓ 60 modules transformed.
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] rendering chunks...
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] computing gzip size...
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] dist/blinkid-core.js  29.98 kB │ gzip: 7.85 kB │ map: 119.06 kB
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] ✓ built in 614ms
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:js-dev] pnpm run build:js-dev exited with code 0
@microblink/blinkid-core:build:dev: [build:types] pnpm run build:types exited with code 0
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev:
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: > @microblink/camera-manager@7.2.2 build:dev C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\camera-manager
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: > concurrently pnpm:build:js-dev pnpm:build:types
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev:
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:types]
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:types] > @microblink/camera-manager@7.2.2 build:types C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\camera-manager
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:types] > tsc
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:types]
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev] > @microblink/camera-manager@7.2.2 build:js-dev C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\camera-manager
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev] > vite build --mode development
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev] node:internal/modules/esm/load:183
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     throw new ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME(parsed, schemes);
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]           ^
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev] Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data, and node are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     at throwIfUnsupportedURLScheme (node:internal/modules/esm/load:183:11)
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     at defaultLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/load:78:3)
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     at ModuleLoader.load (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:821:12)
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     at ModuleLoader.loadAndTranslate (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:592:43)
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     at #createModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:617:36)
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     at #getJobFromResolveResult (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:345:34)
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:310:41)
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]     at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:659:25) {
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]   code: 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME'
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev] }
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev] Node.js v24.4.1
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev]  ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:js-dev] pnpm run build:js-dev exited with code 1
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: [build:types] pnpm run build:types exited with code 0
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev:  ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.
@microblink/camera-manager:build:dev: ERROR: command finished with error: command (C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\camera-manager) C:\Users\adsora\AppData\Local\pnpm\.tools\@pnpm+win-x64\10.12.3\bin\pnpm.CMD run build:dev exited (1)
@microblink/camera-manager#build:dev: command (C:\...\blinkid-web\packages\camera-manager) C:\Users\adsora\AppData\Local\pnpm\.tools\@pnpm+win-x64\10.12.3\bin\pnpm.CMD run build:dev exited (1)

 Tasks:    4 successful, 5 total
Cached:    4 cached, 5 total
  Time:    5.813s
Failed:    @microblink/camera-manager#build:dev

 ERROR  run failed: command  exited (1)
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.

I am building in Powershell as an administrator

Can you please let me know about this issue and how to fix it?

Thank you,
Sourabh

[tpuljekMB]

Hello, we will raise this internally and get back to you as soon as possible.

[swissbit-sramu]

Hello @tpuljekMB , is there any update on this?
Also is there any example on how to integrate blinkid with iproov?

[mariokresic]

Hi @swissbit-sramu,
We investigated the build issues you reported on Windows. The root cause is related to changes in Node 22+ that enforce stricter ESM module resolution rules. On Windows, absolute paths to TypeScript files (e.g., C:\...) are no longer directly supported by the default ESM loader, which causes builds to fail with ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME.

On Linux, this does not appear because the path handling differs.

For now, we recommend using Node 20 on Windows until a full fix for Node 22+ compatibility is implemented.

We’re actively looking into a long-term solution for Node 22/24.