Heroku not recognized as an internal or external command (Windows)

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Following this heroku tutorial to launch an app on heroku. But when I use the command heroku create, it says it's not recognized. I added C:\Program Files\Heroku to my PATH. How do I fix this?

same sh*t here. I tried from git bash&cmd, windows cmd and node prompt...Any progress on your part? — curveball, Mar 02 '17 at 00:40
I tried using $heroku it is not working. then I directly type heroku and it's working now. — unidha, Jun 04 '17 at 07:04
Any updates? The proper directories are added to my PATH and I reopened my PowerShell window. Additionally, I restarted my computer but alas, it still does not recognize Heroku as a command. — hyperupcall, Jul 17 '18 at 06:40
For some reason my PATH was set to `C:\Program Files (x86)\heroku\bin` altough the correct path was `C:\Program Files\heroku\bin`. That fixed the problem — O-9, Mar 29 '20 at 16:15
This problem usually occurs when you download the CLI, through whatever means, and don't refresh the command prompt you are using. — to240, Jan 09 '21 at 20:53

score 38 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '19 at 01:19

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You're probably using an old version or the deprecated package 'heroku-cli'. The new one is just called 'heroku' Uninstall that by

npm uninstall -g heroku-cli

Then install the new package

npm i -g heroku

And now all your works will go perfectly.Just try heroku login and any other heroku command.

Credit: https://github.com/heroku/cli/issues/855#issuecomment-394758388

answered Aug 08 '19 at 01:19

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worked for me as well – Mrinal Anand Sep 27 '21 at 17:02

score 27 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 09 '17 at 02:12

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You can follow the Getting Started on Heroku with Python .

My Heroku.exe PATH is in C:\Program Files\Heroku\bin .

Make sure your Heroku's Path is correct.

Or you can re-install the heroku.

answered Mar 09 '17 at 02:12

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AMIT SAMOTA · Answer 3 · 2020-01-05T08:43:03.847

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1.Set the Path in environment variables.

2.I created a separate path: Variable name : Heroku, Variable Path as C:\Program Files\Heroku\bin. But it didn't work

3.so i added the same path in Path variable which is already created and it worked.

4.My Heroku.exe PATH is in C:\Program Files\Heroku\bin . Make sure your Heroku's Path is correct. Hope it helps.

edited Jan 05 '20 at 08:43

answered Jan 05 '20 at 08:35

AMIT SAMOTA

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score 16 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 19 '21 at 08:55

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I had this problem, after installing the heroku cli, i had to restart my commend prompt for a quick fix

answered Jan 19 '21 at 08:55

Ihonosetale Oseghale

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great tip. Thanks – Hrishikesh Baidya Mar 11 '21 at 12:27

score 9 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 03 '21 at 05:06

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Just add C:\Program Files\heroku\bin to your Environment Variables.

Make sure to close and re-open the shell or cmd.

answered Apr 03 '21 at 05:06

vaheeds

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score 7 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 10 '20 at 05:10

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I had similar problem. But closing old command prompt and opening new command prompt worked for me.

answered Aug 10 '20 at 05:10

user123456

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score 5 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 20 '21 at 18:07

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After installed heroku, just close the vs code. Reopen vs code, on the terminal type,

heroku --version

answered Feb 20 '21 at 18:07

dinokv

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score 4 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 19 '21 at 08:35

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In my case Restarting the IDE fixed.

answered Jan 19 '21 at 08:35

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score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 17 '20 at 06:38

Based on the documentation, This installation method is required for users on ARM and BSD. You must have node and npm installed already. So just install the package using npm.

 npm install -g heroku

Then in your terminal, type heroku --version will surely work fine.

user10411608 · Answer 10 · 2020-03-27T07:49:12.777

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I can see the same issue with Windows 10 Home.

Open Windows Powershell
type $env:PATH

Is your Heroku path actually there? If not follow these steps:

Open the Start Search, type in “env”, and choose “Edit the system environment variables”
Click the “Environment Variables…” button

Now check values for your Heroku inside both "User" and "System" "Path" variables.

Add your Heroku path where not listed. Works immediately with no any system restart.

edited Mar 27 '20 at 07:49

answered Feb 16 '19 at 15:31

user10411608

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You are supposed to use $env:PATH not $evn:PATH – Doreen Chemweno Mar 26 '20 at 00:47
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Also in the case that the heroku path exists in path variables but still doesn't take effect immediately, you can restart the machine as it may work when you do. – Doreen Chemweno Mar 26 '20 at 01:04
this did it for me! I had Heroku in my User but not in my System Path – Gabriela Catalina Sep 30 '20 at 18:54

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Dec 08 '19 at 04:31

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Go to bin directory and run heroku application and then type "heroku login " for login or other commands

Really don't know why Powershell not identifying Heroku ,but the above hint will work.

answered Dec 08 '19 at 04:31

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score 1 · Answer 12 · answered Apr 05 '20 at 12:56

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I faced this issue when I tried heroku command inside a command line window that was opened prior to installing the heroku CLI.

Simply running the command in a new command line window solved it for me.

answered Apr 05 '20 at 12:56

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score 1 · Answer 13 · answered Apr 19 '20 at 10:44

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Use this it works for me "C:\Program Files\heroku\bin\heroku.cmd" create

answered Apr 19 '20 at 10:44

Chandan Malla

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score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Sep 08 '21 at 08:18

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I encountered this issue. I closed all existing command prompt/terminal and opening new command prompt, it did the work.

answered Sep 08 '21 at 08:18

donbonbon

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score 1 · Answer 15 · answered Oct 21 '21 at 11:11

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Download heroku CLI from here
Install it
Close all the terminal tabs and restart your IDE Boom

answered Oct 21 '21 at 11:11

Aditya Rajgor

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score 1 · Answer 16 · edited Jan 24 '22 at 21:52

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It worked with git bash.

Run this command:

npm install -g heroku

on git bash, then try heroku login on bash.

edited Jan 24 '22 at 21:52

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answered Jan 24 '22 at 18:52

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I followed the other steps (involving environment variables), but those did not fix it for me. This one works and allows us to quickly upgrade the CLI! – David Zwart Jul 10 '22 at 07:04

score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Jun 15 '20 at 13:49

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If anyone experiencing this error with 'C:\Program' not recognized with heroku pg:psql -c then just do :

echo "yourcommand" | heroku pg:psql

answered Jun 15 '20 at 13:49

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score 0 · Answer 18 · answered Jun 18 '20 at 18:40

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Install Heroku CLI through Scoop and you would be able to solve your issue

answered Jun 18 '20 at 18:40

kiranrachel

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score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Jul 15 '20 at 15:12

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Set the path in Environment variables.

C:\Program Files\Heroku\bin

After setting path, still the same errors occurs.

Restart the system and sometimes this happens. Try this also if setting path didn't work.

answered Jul 15 '20 at 15:12

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Nov 19 '20 at 02:35

oh no worries u may have forgotten the path or haven't installed heroku yet

npm install -global heroku

or try deleting the previously depreciated package and reinstall it again

npm uninstall -global heroku-cli

score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Dec 09 '20 at 17:38

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Re-installing Heroku CLI works. If not, configure in environment variables

answered Dec 09 '20 at 17:38

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score 0 · Answer 22 · edited Dec 22 '20 at 08:02

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Try going to My computer-> Properties -> advanced System Settings

In the advanced System Settings, go to

Environment variables

Path edit

new

C:\Program Files\heroku\bin

This is working for me.

edited Dec 22 '20 at 08:02

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answered Dec 22 '20 at 05:59

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score 0 · Answer 23 · answered Feb 18 '21 at 16:43

Late arrival tip: if you have a separate administrator account (which you use to install new products), note that it probably added the path to your admin account but not your other account(s), which you actually intend to run it from. Add the path to the "system variables" section instead of the admin user section.

score 0 · Answer 24 · answered Feb 22 '21 at 04:42

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If you have checked in PATH that C:\Program Files\Heroku\bin is set. You need to close and reopen your terminal again

answered Feb 22 '21 at 04:42

Arba

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score 0 · Answer 25 · answered Feb 06 '22 at 21:35

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There was another post here Heroku won't load within Visual Studio Code I did that and it worked for me. After uninstalling and npm i -g heroku

answered Feb 06 '22 at 21:35

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score 0 · Answer 26 · answered Oct 28 '22 at 05:29

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I had the same problem

install Heroku from official site. close the terminal and open it again

type heroku --version

answered Oct 28 '22 at 05:29

Adonis's Rodrigues

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score 0 · Answer 27 · answered Jul 28 '23 at 16:42

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If your environment variable path is ok just refresh your terminal and it will work. I had the same issue and it worked for me.

answered Jul 28 '23 at 16:42

Samuel

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score -1 · Answer 28 · answered Apr 02 '21 at 18:03

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In my case closing and reopening VS code and terminal worked.

answered Apr 02 '21 at 18:03

Md. Didarul Islam

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score -1 · Answer 29 · answered Jun 03 '21 at 11:57

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Close the command prompt and open it again. That fixed my issue.

answered Jun 03 '21 at 11:57

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score -1 · Answer 30 · answered Jul 16 '21 at 14:30

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Just restart the the PC after setting the path.. It should work.

answered Jul 16 '21 at 14:30

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score -1 · Answer 31 · edited Dec 08 '21 at 03:37

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This worked for me:

$'curl https://cli-assets.heroku.com/install.sh | sh'

edited Dec 08 '21 at 03:37

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answered Dec 08 '21 at 02:33

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score -2 · Answer 32 · answered Aug 25 '21 at 15:44

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For me I was not in the root folder cd .. out of the proj

answered Aug 25 '21 at 15:44

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Heroku not recognized as an internal or external command (Windows)

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