Error code
npm ETARGET
NPMETARGET
Runtime Error Code· An error code from a programming runtime or package manager, like Node.js or npm.
What it means
No matching version found for the specifier — the target version or tag does not exist.
How to fix it
- Check the available versions with npm view <package> versions.
- Verify the dist-tag exists with npm dist-tag ls <package>.
- Update the version range in package.json to one that exists.
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More npm codes
- E401Authentication is required to access this registry resource
- E403The registry rejected the request — you do not have permission to perform this action
- E404The requested package, version, or dist-tag was not found in the registry
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- EBADPLATFORMThe package is not compatible with the current operating system or CPU architecture
- EJSONPARSEnpm could not parse a JSON file — typically package.json or package-lock.json
- ELIFECYCLEAn npm lifecycle script (preinstall install postinstall etc.) exited with a non-zero status code
- ENEEDAUTHThis operation requires authentication but no credentials were found
- ENOLOCKnpm requires a package-lock.json (or npm-shrinkwrap.json) but none was found
- ENOVERSIONSNo versions of the package satisfy the requested version range
- EOTPA one-time password is required to complete this operation
- EPEERINVALIDA peer dependency requirement could not be satisfied by the packages currently installed