Module not found: Can't resolve 'axios' in React [Solved]

# Module not found: Can't resolve 'axios' in React

To solve the error "Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'axios'", make sure to install the axios package by opening your terminal in your project's root directory and running the command npm install axios and restart your development server.

module not found cant resolve axios

Open your terminal in your project's root directory (where your package.json file is located) and run the following commands.

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# 👇️ with NPM
npm install axios

# ----------------------------------------------

# 👇️ with YARN
yarn add axios

npm install axios

The command will add the axios package to the dependencies of your project.

Make sure to restart your development server and your IDE if necessary. Your dev server won't pick up the changes until you stop it and rerun the npm start command.

# Importing and using `axios` in your React.js application

You should now be able to import and use the axios package in your React.js app.

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// ✅ Use correct import 👇️
import axios from 'axios';

import {useState, useEffect} from 'react';

function App() {
  const [post, setPost] = useState(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    axios.get('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1').then(response => {
      setPost(response.data);
    });
  }, []);

  if (!post) return null;

  console.log(post);

  return (
    <div>
      <p>{post.title}</p>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

importing and using axios in react

The code for this article is available on GitHub

Make sure to use the correct import statement as shown in the code sample.

# Delete your node_modules and reinstall your dependencies

If the error is not resolved, try to delete your node_modules and package-lock.json (not package.json) files, rerun npm install and restart your IDE.

If you are on macOS or Linux, issue the following commands in bash or zsh.

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#  for macOS and Linux
rm -rf node_modules
rm -f package-lock.json
rm -f yarn.lock

# 👇️ clean your npm cache
npm cache clean --force

# 👇️ install packages
npm install

If you are on Windows, issue the following commands in CMD.

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# for Windows
rd /s /q "node_modules"
del package-lock.json
del -f yarn.lock

# 👇️ clean your npm cache
npm cache clean --force

# 👇️ install packages
npm install

The code for this article is available on GitHub

Make sure to restart your IDE and dev server if the error persists. VS Code often glitches and a reboot solves things sometimes.

# Verify `axios` is in your `dependencies` object

If you still get the error, open your package.json file and make sure it contains the axios package in the dependencies object.

package.json

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{
  // ... rest
  "dependencies": {
    "axios": "^0.26.1",
  },
}

The axios module should NOT be globally installed or be in your project's devDependencies. It should be in the dependencies object in your package.json file.

You can try to manually add the line and rerun npm install.

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