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JavaScript REST APIs with Express Getting to Know REST APIs A Simple API

josephpatrickpotot
josephpatrickpotot
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Posted by josephpatrickpotot
josephpatrickpotot
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npm ERR! code ENOENT

I am getting the below error when I run npm install on the terminal

npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path C:\Users\User\Desktop\Treehouse\rest_apis_express_projectfiles/package.json
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\User\Desktop\Treehouse\rest_apis_express_projectfiles\package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2022-02-16T07_58_13_615Z-debug-0.log

Can anyone advice on this?

1 Answer

josephpatrickpotot
josephpatrickpotot
17,918 Points
josephpatrickpotot
josephpatrickpotot
17,918 Points

OK for anyone who may experience this problem. I found out the issue. You need first to change directory using CD command "cd S1V4_starter_files" so that you will get into the directory where the file is and run npm install from there.

There seems to be a lot of questions on the community not being answered the past few months now.