'npm ERR! Could not install from "android" as it does not contain a package.json file.\n' + - npm

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I couldn't execute below command and having error as per subject title .pls help
ionic cordova platform add android
ionic cordova add android
ionic cordova prepare android
S C:\Users\jj\Desktop\bento academy\Bentograms> ionic cordova platform add android
cordova.cmd platform add android Error: npm: Command failed with exit code 1 Error output: npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL npm ERR! Could not
install from "android" as it does not contain a package.json file.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!
C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-07-31T14_53_29_466Z-debug.log
at ChildProcess.whenDone (C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-common\src\superspawn.js:135:23)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
at ChildProcess.cp.emit (C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:34:29)
at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1021:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:286:5) { stderr: 'npm ERR! code
ENOLOCAL\n' +
'npm ERR! Could not install from "android" as it does not contain a package.json file.\n' +
'\n' +
'npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:\n' +
'npm ERR! C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2020-07-31T14_53_29_466Z-debug.log\n',
code: 1 } [ERROR] An error occurred while running subprocess cordova.
PS C:\Users\jj\Desktop\bento academy\Bentograms> ionic cordova prepare android
? Platform android is not installed! Would you like to install it? Yes
cordova.cmd platform add android --save
Error: npm: Command failed with exit code 1 Error output:
npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL
npm ERR! Could not install from "android" as it does not contain a package.json file.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-07-31T14_32_53_529Z-debug.log
at ChildProcess.whenDone (C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-common\src\superspawn.js:135:23)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
at ChildProcess.cp.emit (C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cross-spawn\lib\enoent.js:34:29)
at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1021:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:286:5) {
stderr: 'npm ERR! code ENOLOCAL\n' +
'npm ERR! Could not install from "android" as it does not contain a package.json file.\n' +
'\n' +
'npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:\n' +
'npm ERR! C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2020-07-31T14_32_53_529Z-debug.log\n',
Here is my package.json file
{
"name": "Bentograms",
"version": "0.0.1",
"author": "Ionic Framework",
"homepage": "https://ionicframework.com/",
"scripts": {
"ng": "ng",
"start": "ng serve",
"build": "ng build",
"test": "ng test",
"lint": "ng lint",
"e2e": "ng e2e"
},
"private": true,
"dependencies": {
"#angular/common": "~9.1.6",
"#angular/core": "~9.1.6",
"#angular/fire": "^6.0.2",
"#angular/forms": "~9.1.6",
"#angular/platform-browser": "~9.1.6",
"#angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~9.1.6",
"#angular/router": "~9.1.6",
"#capacitor/android": "^2.3.0",
"#capacitor/core": "2.3.0",
"#ionic-native/camera": "^5.27.0",
"#ionic-native/core": "^5.0.7",
"#ionic-native/facebook": "^5.27.0",
"#ionic-native/file": "^5.27.0",
"#ionic-native/file-path": "^5.27.0",
"#ionic-native/google-plus": "^5.27.0",
"#ionic-native/ionic-webview": "^5.27.0",
"#ionic-native/native-storage": "^5.22.0-beta-1",
"#ionic-native/splash-screen": "^5.0.0",
"#ionic-native/status-bar": "^5.0.0",
"#ionic/angular": "^5.0.0",
"#ionic/storage": "^2.3.0",
"cordova-browser": "^6.0.0",
"cordova-plugin-camera": "^4.1.0",
"cordova-plugin-facebook4": "^6.4.0",
"cordova-plugin-file": "^6.0.2",
"cordova-plugin-googleplus": "^8.5.0",
"cordova-plugin-nativestorage": "^2.3.2",
"exif-js": "^2.3.0",
"firebase": "^7.16.0",
"rxjs": "~6.5.1",
"tslib": "^1.10.0",
"zone.js": "~0.10.2"
},
"devDependencies": {
"#angular-devkit/build-angular": "~0.901.5",
"#angular/cli": "~9.1.5",
"#angular/compiler": "~9.1.6",
"#angular/compiler-cli": "~9.1.6",
"#angular/language-service": "~9.1.6",
"#capacitor/cli": "2.3.0",
"#ionic/angular-toolkit": "^2.1.1",
"#types/jasmine": "~3.5.0",
"#types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.3",
"#types/node": "^12.11.1",
"codelyzer": "^5.1.2",
"jasmine-core": "~3.5.0",
"jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.2.1",
"karma": "~5.0.0",
"karma-chrome-launcher": "~3.1.0",
"karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "~2.1.0",
"karma-jasmine": "~3.0.1",
"karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^1.4.2",
"protractor": "~5.4.3",
"ts-node": "~8.3.0",
"tslint": "~6.1.0",
"typescript": "~3.8.3"
},
"description": "An Ionic project",
"cordova": {
"plugins": {
"cordova-plugin-googleplus": {
"REVERSED_CLIENT_ID": "com.googleusercontent.apps.871006065561-1u6n3q4iav5486cjc1kg3djl7410p873"
},
"cordova-plugin-nativestorage": {},
"cordova-plugin-camera": {},
"cordova-plugin-file": {}
}
}
}

Answer 1

Delete the "android" folder in the root directory.
The run the command again:
ionic cordova platform add android