Cannot find module 'date-fns' error [Solved]

The “Cannot find module ‘date-fns’” error occurs due to one of the following reasons:

1. The date-fns module is not installed in the correct project directory.

2. Using the module without installing it in the project.

3. Installed the moudle in a global context and trying to access in project local context.

To solve the error “Cannot find module ‘date-fns’”, open the project root folder in your terminal and run the following command to install the date-fns module.

npm install date-fns

Now, you can import and use the date-fns module in your project like this:

import { format } from 'date-fns'

format(new Date(), "MM/dd/yyyy") //=> "10/25/2022"

If you want to install a particular version of ‘date-fns’ module, you can use the following command.

npm install date-fns@2.29.3

If you’re still facing the error, then follow the below steps to resolve it.

1. Remove the node_modules folder and package-lock.json file, inside your project directory by using the below command.

rm-rf node_modules package-lock.json

or you can remove it manually by right-clicking on it and select the delete option.

2. Clear the npm cache.

npm clean cache --force

3. Re-install the node modules again by running the npm install command.

Verify now if you’ve installed it correctly or not by opening the package.json file and check for date-fns module in the dependencies object.

 "dependencies": {
     //...
    "date-fns": "^2.29.3",

    //.. other packages goes here
 }

Conclusion

To solve the can’t find module date-fns error, install the date-fns module in your project directory by running the npm install date-fns command and restart your development server.