npm install error (code EBADPLATFORM) - node.js

Question

When I tried to run npm install, it gave me this error:
$ npm install
npm ERR! code EBADPLATFORM
npm ERR! notsup Unsupported platform for fsevents#1.1.3: wanted
{"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})
npm ERR! notsup Valid OS: darwin
npm ERR! notsup Valid Arch: any
npm ERR! notsup Actual OS: win32
npm ERR! notsup Actual Arch: x64
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Aroma\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-03-
25T11_33_58_338Z-debug.log
The node version:
$node -v
v8.10.0
I tried every thing, like:
npm cache clear
npm cache verify
npm i -g npm#latest
I even tried uninstalling and reinstalling Nodejs again but still get the same error.

Answer 1

I had the same issue, deleting my "package-lock.json" and re-running npm install worked
For those having issue on render.com
remove package-lock.json from your repo or add to gitignore
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Answer 2

Error is indicating that you are installing fsevents module in other OS rather than Mac
fsevents module only works for Mac Operting system

Answer 3

This worked effortless for me on Windows:
Go to project's "package-lock.json" file.
Press "Ctrl+F" (to enable keyword search).
Type "darwin".
Wherever it says "darwin" in the file, change that to "win32".
Restart your VS Code and you should be good to go.

Answer 4

Add following to your project's package.json
"optionalDependencies": {
"fsevents": "*"
},
and then install with --no-optional

Answer 5

Same npm install error (code EBADPLATFORM):
I had forced fsevents onto my windows machine npm i -f fsevents...
npm responded "I hope you know what your doing".
To repair, needed to
delete package-lock.json
delete line: fsevents#2.3.2 in package.json (your suffix may differ)
re-ran npm install

Answer 6

Remove "fsevents": "version", on package.json if you try to install on Windows.

Answer 7

I'm developing on Mac. I deleted "os": [ "darwin" ] from package.lock.json, ran the build, deployed to my Google Cloud App Engine project, and it finally worked.
Source: belykh's comment (Nothing posted in any of the other answers helped me.)

Answer 8

The error says it all:
Unsupported platform for fsevents#1.1.3:
wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"}
(current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})
This module doesn't support Windows, you can't use it if you're on Windows.

Answer 9

I think In your Project Folder First Delete package.lock.json and then try:
npm install
This is Works For Me.

Answer 10

I had this same issue on my dev machine (Win 10 x64). I had no intention of running or using fsevents locally. I just needed to upgrade my local copy of fsevents, to resolve a vulnerability. Running with the -f option solved it:
npm install fsevents#1.2.9 -f
Note: -f means "force installation". npm gives an ominous warning like "I hope you know what you're doing". Afaik fsevents isn't dangerous to have on a win32 machine. It only "works" on mac. The npm page for fsevents says "This is a low-level library. For a cross-platform file watching module that uses fsevents, check out Chokidar". I was only upgrading and wasn't choosing to use it on a win32 machine. So keep that in-mind.
That being-said, it didn't break anything for me. No BSoDs, errors, etc. App still works. Build works. All good.

Answer 11

This error message says that fsevents package does not support your operating system. In my case the solution for this error was to upgrade npm to the latest version.

Answer 12

please first delete package-lock.json file and remove "win-node-env": "^0.4.0" this line from package.json

Answer 13

This is what worked for me:
Delete node_modules
Delete package-lock.json
run npm i

Answer 14

Add peer dependency in your JSON package like below
{
"name": "chai-as-promised",
"peerDependencies": {
"chai": "1.x"
}
}