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npm-ping(1)

npm-ping - Ping npm registry

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

npm-ping - Ping npm registry

npm ping

Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.

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

registry

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

The base URL of the npm registry.

  • npm help doctor
  • npm help config
  • npm help npmrc
October 2026 NPM@12.2.0

npm-12 12.2.0-r0 · os · ingested 2026-10-01