How to select Manage NuGet Packages from VS Code

Question

Working state:

MS Learn -->

PL-400 -->

Introduction to developing with Microsoft Power Platform -->

Introduction to extending Power Platform -->

Exercise - Create a custom API -->

Step 13 - "Right click on the CustomAPILab Project and select Manage NuGet Packages"

I followed all previous steps with every detail. But when I follow the number 13, when I click to the CustomAPILab there is no option for the "Select NuGet Packages"

I thought of installing an extension, but if that's the case, there are many extentions related to Nuget packages.

Thank you for your consideration.

Antonios

Answer 1

Currently visual studio code does not have a nuget package manager. You use the dotnet cli instead via a terminal.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/consume-packages/install-use-packages-dotnet-cli

you can use the nuget website to find packages and version numbers of packages

https://www.nuget.org

note: I typically just add them to the project file directly via the editor and then do a restore.

Answer 2

Hi @Antonios Kokiantonis , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

Which version of Visual Studio are you using? 

Do you mean that you can’t find the “Manage NuGet Packages…” like this?

Please open the Visual Studio Installer > Modify > Individual components > search “NuGet package manager” > ensure that it is installed. If it has been installed, you can try to uncheck the component and reinstall it. 

Besides, please check that you open a project with the solution file in the Solution Explorer. 

Sincerely,

Anna

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Answer 3

How about [Tools] => [NuGet Package Manager] => [Manage NuGet Packages for Solution...] as shown below?