Could not find a declaration file for module '@algolia/client-search' in algoliasearch v5.2.2

TL;DR

For "Could not find a declaration file for module '@algolia/client-search'": the type declarations that shipped with 5.1.1 are missing from the 5.2.2 package. Fix: upgrade to algoliasearch@5.2.5 or later, where the declarations are restored (confirmed by multiple reporters and by the AreTheTypesWrong check passing).

Could not find a declaration file for module '@algolia/client-search'

Steps

1. After upgrading to algoliasearch 5.2.2, TypeScript reports Could not find a declaration file for module '@algolia/client-search'. Downgrading to 5.1.1 makes the error go away. The type declarations that shipped with 5.1.1 are missing from the 5.2.2 package.

1. This was a packaging regression in 5.2.2: the built type declarations were not included in the published package. Fix: upgrade to algoliasearch@5.2.5 or later, where the declarations are restored (confirmed by multiple reporters and by the AreTheTypesWrong check passing). The maintainers also added attw and publint to CI to catch regressions. Downgrading to 5.1.1 is only a temporary workaround.

When to use

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Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: algoliasearch 5.2.2, 5.1.1, algoliasearch 5.2.5. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Sources

• https://github.com/algolia/algoliasearch-client-javascript/issues/1544