npm ERR! Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near

You are trying to create a new angular, react, vue app, and you end up with an error message saying:

npm ERR! Unexpected end of JSON input while parsing near

There's a high chance that your npm cache been damaged.

Try:

npm cache clean --force

If you are a windows user, try deleting all files in this folder:

C:\Users{{your-username}}\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache

Then...

npm cache verify

If that doesn't work, try updating to the lastest (understand the risks)

npm i npm@latest -g

I hope this helps!

Comments

[NjezeOj]

Worked for me thanks

[B balaji]

This helps

[habimanasharif]

i had also struggled with this error and this and i have solved this error by using running the command npm install in an adminstrator terminal and it worked on ubuntu os

[Akinwande Akin-James]

I use Angular and I don't see solutions for it. Please help me

[Cankal Software]

Thank you, al work like Hero. I did not know so much cache for npm. thanks.

[Md Masud Rana]

It's working. Thanks, a lot for this easy way to solve this problem. May Allah bless you brother.

[Zachary Dinerstein]

I'm on windows. Clearing my cache and then deleting files in the folder above worked for me. Thanks!

[Bruno Dionel Vicente]

It was the only thing that worked.
Thanks.

[Ankush Chauhan]

first run

npm i -g create-react-app

then it will update and remove some package in this directly to

**Then your can easily run**

 ```npx create-react-app my-app```



and it will works !!!!!

[Rishi]

Nice!!! Thanks Ankush.

[Ian Andwati]

Thanks alot. I had issues installing gulp-cli, this solution fixed it

[Binel binel]

This really helped me. I was facing that issue when trying to create a new Angular project and an ionic project. After cleaning my NPM cache, I successfully installed the ionic app.

Thank you very much.

[Moojob]

This fixed the error. thank you so much for the instructions!

[Stanislav Domanskyi]

Thank you! I had the same issue with executing npm i -g @loopback/cli

It has helped me but first I switched through the nvm from node v12.19.0 to 10.22.1
After following all above instructions finally I've got this package.

[Curly Lazy]

thanksss dude... a lott.....

[doublejointed]

@rishiabee - thank you!!!

I joined DEV just so I could post this. Lifesaver.