NPM-PING(1) NPM-PING(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

**npm-ping** - Ping npm registry

## [Synopsis](#Synopsis)

```
npm ping
```

Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.

## [Description](#Description)

Ping the configured or given npm registry and verify authentication. If it works it will output something like:

```
npm notice PING https://registry.npmjs.org/
npm notice PONG 255ms
```

otherwise you will get an error:

```
npm notice PING http://foo.com/
npm ERR! code E404
npm ERR! 404 Not Found - GET http://www.foo.com/-/ping?write=true
```

## [Configuration](#Configuration)

## **registry**

- Default: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
- Type: URL

The base URL of the npm registry.

## [See Also](#See_Also)

- npm help doctor
- npm help config
- npm help npmrc

September 2026 NPM@12.1.0

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Document: npm-ping(1) from npm-12 12.1.0-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/npm/cli