Plugin with id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' not found

Question

When I try to add Safe Args (Android Navigation) to my app's as following

( using this guide : https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/navigation/navigation-pass-data ) :

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'androidx.navigation.safeargs'

apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'

apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

android {...

I receive this error :

Plugin with id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' not found.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50284338/could-not-find-androidx-navigationsafe-args-gradle-plugin1-0-0-alpha01 — ecle, Dec 25 '18 at 10:26
[Declaring Dependencies](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/navigation#declaring_dependencies) | [SafeArgs](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/navigation#safe_args) — Makc, Sep 22 '21 at 14:55

score 130 · Accepted Answer · edited May 29 '23 at 03:51

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In Android Studio bellow bumblebee

To add androidx.navigation.safeargsplugin follow below step's

classpath "android.arch.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.4.2-alpha09"
(latest) Add above to your Project Gradel file inside dependency block
Then add apply plugin: 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' to your app/Module gradle file

In Android Studio bumblebee+

id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' version '2.4.2' apply false

edited May 29 '23 at 03:51

Leonardo Sibela

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answered Dec 25 '18 at 11:49

Anmol

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Worth adding this link as well. https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/adding-components#safe_args in case the dependency version changes later. – Frank Leigh Jan 21 '19 at 05:38
It's working when I add it to my project gradle but not Module gradle. Any idea what I could be doing wrong? – Aditya Kurkure Mar 14 '21 at 12:30
Does not work. Adding, removing - same output. – Maksim Golendukhin Feb 06 '22 at 09:59
I added both to the project Gradle file. The second step must be in the app gradle file. – Code-Apprentice Nov 02 '22 at 02:58

score 66 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '22 at 07:13

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You can use dependencies as below in Project level bulild.gradle in Android Studio bumblebee

id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' version '2.4.2' apply false

answered Jun 24 '22 at 07:13

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score 27 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 16 '19 at 12:47

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Just add this line in your build.gradle project level :

 classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.2.0-rc02"

answered Nov 16 '19 at 12:47

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score 18 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 07 '21 at 11:19

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In newer version of Android Studio 3.2+, below dependency need to add in both build.gradle file

Project-Level build.gradle

dependencies {
    classpath 'androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.3.5'
}

App-Level build.gradle

plugins {
    id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' 
}

answered Oct 07 '21 at 11:19

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Thank you for your information. Clear answer, really helpful. – Thien Ngan Mar 31 '22 at 18:35
This done the job for me. Android Studio Electric Eel 2022.1.1 Patch 2. – M. Jahedbozorgan Mar 28 '23 at 21:31

score 13 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 25 '22 at 05:37

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Add this line in Project-level build gradle

 id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' version '2.4.2' apply false

Add this in App-level build gradle

plugins {
id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' 
}

answered Oct 25 '22 at 05:37

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Hanako · Answer 6 · 2022-05-23T21:31:02.667

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It appears because you are declaring it in the wrong build.gradle file. You have to place it in the build.gradle that looks like this

buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
    }
    dependencies {
        def nav_version = "2.1.0"
        classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:$nav_version"
    }
}

This link explain how it is added https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/navigation#safe_args

edited May 23 '22 at 21:31

answered Jan 30 '20 at 15:32

Hanako

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I have no file that looks like this :/ In my kotlin project (migrated from java) there is no "buildscript". They should make some tools to make these gradle files. Every my project is diffrent, because everything is diffrent after some time. – Kamil Oct 28 '22 at 10:45
@Kamil that's weird, try to create a new project and compare it to your current one. That's how you may match which is which – Hanako Nov 16 '22 at 23:09

score 12 · Answer 7 · edited May 31 '20 at 11:59

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Add

classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.1.0-alpha05"

In your project-level dependencies

For eg :

dependencies {
       classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.1.0-alpha05"

}

Don't forget to add the latest version

edited May 31 '20 at 11:59

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answered Mar 14 '20 at 05:39

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score 5 · Answer 8 · answered Apr 09 '20 at 05:14

as per this https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/navigation

Add above to your Project Gradel file inside dependency block

`classpath "android.arch.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.2.1`

then add apply plugin: androidx.navigation.safeargs to your app/Module gradle file

score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 12 '21 at 13:13

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I had to add it to the top level build.gradle, not sure if you've just added it to your app level build.gradle instead

answered Jan 12 '21 at 13:13

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Oct 15 '22 at 15:05

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FYI: I had to add it in this manner in order for it to work in Android Studio Dolphin | 2021.3.1:

Gradle Scripts > build.gradle (Project: YourProject)

plugins {
id blah
.
.
.
id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' version '2.4.2' apply false

}

And also here:

Gradle Scripts > build.gradle (Module: YourProject.app)

dependencies {
implementation blah
.
.
implementation 'androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.6.0-alpha02'
testImplementation blah
androidTestImplementation blah

}

answered Oct 15 '22 at 15:05

Elk

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Well, it turns out that if you add safe args to your project in this manner, you get a bunch of duplicate class errors. So in reality, because safe-args must be in some other package, just adding the plugin like this: `id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' version '2.5.2' apply false` worked or me. I just removed the implementation code. – Elk Oct 16 '22 at 16:35
Ok, well this answer only works to allow a sync and build. However, when you move to the next step of the tutorial at [Build Your First Android App](https://developer.android.com/codelabs/build-your-first-android-app#8) and apply your navigation between the FirstFragment and the SecondFragment you get a FirstFragmentDirections class not found error. After much searching and trying different fixes this answer [HERE](https://stackoverflow.com/a/70445647/666567) is what finally worked. – Elk Oct 17 '22 at 14:50

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Mar 08 '23 at 11:52

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For me, adding this in the build.gradle (Project) worked.

id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' version '2.4.2' apply false

answered Mar 08 '23 at 11:52

Nijil Raj

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score -1 · Answer 12 · answered Jul 09 '22 at 17:15

I hope this may help others. I followed the directions at developer.android.com and all the instructions here. None of them solved the issue for me. Mine was a simple order of operation in my modules build.gradle file.
I had: id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs.kotlin' listed as the first line in my plugins block.
moving to the end of the block solved my issue

Plugin with id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs' not found

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In Android Studio bellow bumblebee

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