## TL;DR

For "Unable to resolve module http from node_modules/@algolia/requester-node-http/src/createHttpRequester.ts": upgrade: npm install algoliasearch@^5.5.1 (or newer 5.x). The maintainers fixed requester selection and released the fix in 5.5.1.

```text
Unable to resolve module http from node_modules/@algolia/requester-node-http/src/createHttpRequester.ts
```

## Steps

1. With `algoliasearch` 5.x and React Native, Metro fails with:

```
Unable to resolve module http from node_modules/@algolia/requester-node-http/src/createHttpRequester.ts
```

2. The Node requester imports the `http`, `https`, and `url` builtins, which Metro
cannot resolve. The same project worked on algoliasearch 4.23.3.

3. Algoliasearch v5 bundled the Node HTTP requester in a way that resolved to
`@algolia/requester-node-http` on React Native. The maintainers fixed requester
selection and released the fix in 5.5.1.

4. Upgrade: `npm install algoliasearch@^5.5.1` (or newer 5.x).
2. Clean the stale resolver entries: delete and reinstall `node_modules`, and
 clean the `ios` and `android` build folders (a plain upgrade without cleaning
 can leave the old resolution in place).
3. Rebuild. The reporter confirmed it works after the clean rebuild.

5. - If you see this same error shape ("Unable to resolve module X from
 @algolia/...") on another platform, suspect the requester selection first.
- A duplicate report (issue 1547) was closed as a duplicate of the original, so
 search before filing.

## When to use

You are seeing this: The same project worked on algoliasearch 4.23.3. Use this skill when you run into "Algolia v5 breaks React Native: "Unable to resolve module http"".

## When not to use

If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

## Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: algoliasearch 4.23.3, 5.5.1. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

## Why this happens

Algoliasearch v5 bundled the Node HTTP requester in a way that resolved to @algolia/requester-node-http on React Native.

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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