NPM-PING(1)

okay so bestie, welcome to the NPM-PING(1) page — it’s literally the manual for npm-ping, aka the lil command that checks if your npm registry is alive and your auth is valid. no cap. 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

npm-ping — Ping npm registry. iconic behavior, honestly. 💅

🦋 Synopsis 🦋

npm ping

Note: This command is unaware of workspaces. periodt. 💀

✨ 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

so yeah, when it slays you get PONG, and when it doesn’t you get the whole error moment. 😭🔥

🎀 Configuration 🎀

💅 registry 💅

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

The base URL of the npm registry. that’s the whole vibe. 🌸

🌈 See Also 🌈

• npm help doctor
• npm help config
• npm help npmrc

bye bestie 💖 — source/version NPM@12.2.1, date October 2026, manual name NPM-PING(1). mwah 🫶✨