Cannot find module 'path' Error in TypeScript

Cannot find module 'path' Error in TypeScript #

To solve the "Cannot find module path or its corresponding type declarations" error, install the types for node by running the command npm i -D @types/node. You can then import path with the following line of code import * as path from 'path'.

Make sure to install the typings for node by opening your terminal in your project's root directory and running the following command:

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npm i -D @types/node

Now you can import the path module with the following line of code.

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import * as path from 'path';

console.log(path);

If your error has not been resolved, open your tsconfig.json file and make sure the types array contains the string node.

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{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "types": [
      "node"
    ]
  },
}

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

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rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json

npm install

Make sure to restart your IDE if the error persists. VSCode glitches often and a reboot solves things sometimes.

Conclusion #

To solve the "Cannot find module path or its corresponding type declarations" error, install the types for node by running the command npm i -D @types/node. You can then import path with the following line of code import * as path from 'path'.