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section: cli-commands
title: npm-ping
description: Ping npm registry
---
# npm-ping(1)
## Ping npm registry
### Synopsis
```bash
npm ping [--registry <registry>]
```
### Description
Ping the configured or given npm registry and verify authentication.
If it works it will output something like:
```bash
Ping success: {*Details about registry*}
```
otherwise you will get:
```bash
Ping error: {*Detail about error}
```
### See Also
* [npm config](/cli-commands/npm-config)
* [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc)
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