Appium. Cannot find module 'appium-base-driver'

Question

My appium GUI was working perfectly fine until today. When I tried to start appium I am getting this error. I don't know how to get around it. So any suggestions / solutions highly appreciated.

    Launching Appium with command: '/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node/bin/node' appium/build/lib/main.js --pre-launch --debug-log-spacing --automation-name "Appium" --platform-name "Android" --platform-version "6.0" --app "/Users/iamtheuser/fitbit/automation/artifacts/myapp.apk" --language "en" --locale "US"

Error: Cannot find module 'appium-base-driver'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:339:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:290:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:367:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:16:19)
    at Object.<anonymous> (lib/main.js:7:58)
    at Module._compile (module.js:413:34)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:422:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:357:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:314:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:447:10)
    at startup (node.js:146:18)
    at node.js:404:3

Maybe reinstall Appium.app would fix your error – Xiao Jun 17 '16 at 04:10 — Xiao, Jun 17 '16 at 04:10
What version are you using ? – Vijeta Mehra Oct 10 '17 at 04:47 — Vijeta Mehra, Oct 10 '17 at 04:47

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 22 '18 at 08:37

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Install Appium Doctor and investigate whats wrong in it.

Install Appium Doctor by below command:
```
npm install appium-doctor -g
```
Use Appium Doctor by below command:
```
appium-doctor -h
```

answered Oct 22 '18 at 08:37

Vitthal Bobade

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '16 at 17:33

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It seems you might :

updated appium version
might updated all other installed/removed gems/dependancies like nodeJS

Do you remember what activity have you done?

answered Jun 24 '16 at 17:33

Narendra Chandratre

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 14 '18 at 10:21

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You can install the base driver by below command:

npm i appium-base-driver

edited Nov 14 '18 at 10:21

Udhav Sarvaiya

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answered Nov 14 '18 at 09:13

zuzeac

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 26 '19 at 10:32

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You can install appium-base-driver by running following command from your command prompt

npm i appium-base-driver

If still the error is there then try installing it globally using below command

npm install -g appium-base-driver

If its not adding packages try with

npm install -g gulp

edited Mar 26 '19 at 10:32

Shahbaz A.

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answered Mar 26 '19 at 09:04

anurag pattanayak

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 18 '17 at 04:35

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Try Intall gulp with npm install -g gulp

answered Dec 18 '17 at 04:35

Kiran Antony

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 09 '18 at 12:09

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The issue has happened because you might have updated java-client but not the appium server.

Say if your java-client version is 6.0.0-BETA4, you need to use Appium v1.7.2

Please update how you resolved this issue.

answered Apr 09 '18 at 12:09

Benz MP

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eugene.polschikov · Answer 7 · 2019-03-02T07:59:34.333

@Mysterio Man, hi . Could You please share what versions: java-client/appium GUI do You use ? I'd recommend to try the following alternatives:

Install gulp using npm -g gulp
check for versions of appium GUI
check for java-client versions ; Maven repo

In my proj I'm using dependency

 <dependency>
        <groupId>io.appium</groupId>
        <artifactId>java-client</artifactId>
        <version>7.0.0</version>
    </dependency>

Works fine for me.
And also installing appium i accurately followed this step-by-step setup instruction . Didnt face any issues. In worst case- might be helpful to reinstall everything from scratch. Let me know if You have resolved the issue. Regards, Eugene

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 18 '19 at 04:13

Hey I also had the same issue,

check the node version you have
check if you have installed command line version of appium [there might be a chance of conflicts if both cli and gui are installed]
final option would be better uninstall node and appium & re-install both.

Cheers, Have a great day

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 06 '19 at 11:56

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Please update your Appium version and try again

answered Nov 06 '19 at 11:56

Kiran Antony

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please provide more detail in your answer like how it should be updated or at least why it's necessary to update. Your current answer can be a simple comment. – Saeed Zhiany Nov 06 '19 at 12:19
Most of the Appium server client related issues are related to version variations and the correlations. I have been working with Appium for 4 years and most of the issues are resolved when updated to the latest version of Appium. That is my answer. looks like simple but values lot.please refer Appium forums for latest versions and the procedure how to update. Knowing how to install and update or degrade versions are basic knowledge to be had. – Kiran Antony Nov 07 '19 at 06:30

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Sep 14 '22 at 06:46

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let's try the global installation again. please follow these steps:

move out of your project directory entirely to somewhere else on your system cd ~ uninstall appium npm uninstall -g appium unset APPIUM_HOME export APPIUM_HOME="" rm -rf ~/.appium install appium npm install -g appium@next confirm no drivers/plugins installed appium driver list (should show none installed) install driver appium driver install uiautomator2 run appium appium what happens when you do these steps?

answered Sep 14 '22 at 06:46

Dilip Kumar

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