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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions examples/scripts/npm.ts
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* @group Basics
*
* Use JavaScript modules from npm in your Deno programs with the "npm:"
* specifier in your imports.
* specifier in your imports. As of Deno 2.2.1, TypeScript types for npm
* packages are resolved automatically.
*/

// Import the express module from npm using an npm: prefix, and appending a
// version number. Dependencies from npm can be configured in an import map
// also.
// @ts-types="npm:@types/express@4"
import express, { type Request, type Response } from "npm:express@4.18.2";

// Create an express server
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last_modified: 2025-07-14
last_modified: 2026-08-17
title: "How to use Express with Deno"
description: "Step-by-step guide to using Express.js with Deno. Learn how to set up an Express server, configure routes, handle middleware, and build REST APIs using Deno's Node.js compatibility features."
url: /examples/express_tutorial/
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You may notice that your editor is complaining about the `req` and `res`
parameters. This is because Deno does not have types for the `express` module.
To fix this, you can import the Express types file directly from npm. Add the
following comment to the top of your `main.ts` file:
**If you're using Deno 2.2.1 or later**, Deno automatically resolves the types
from `@types/express`—you don't need to add anything.

**For earlier versions of Deno (pre-2.2.1)**, you needed to manually add a
`@ts-types` comment:

```ts
// @ts-types="npm:@types/express@4.17.15"
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