# :capacitor-android project could not be found

> Getting the error “capacitor-android project could not be found”? Here is how to fix it. cap sync never wrote the Android project Gradle is looking for.

**:capacitor-android project could not be found.** android/ points at Capacitor’s Gradle modules, but they aren’t there: npx cap sync didn’t run after installing packages.

- Android build. The Android project was never synced.
- Interactive page: https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/capacitor-android-project-could-not-be-found
- Build error explainer: https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer
- Last updated: 2026-10-03

## What this error means

android/ points at Capacitor’s Gradle modules, but they aren’t there: npx cap sync didn’t run after installing packages.

## Why it happens

The Android app’s Gradle file depends on Capacitor modules that npx cap sync writes. Those folders are missing, so Gradle cannot evaluate the project.

## The message tools print

```
A problem occurred evaluating project ':app'.
> Project with path ':capacitor-android' could not be found in project ':app'.
```

## How to fix it

1. Run npm install, then npm run build, then npx cap sync android.
2. On CI, keep that order before Gradle runs.

## Check a log that shows this

Paste the failing step into the [build error explainer](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer). It matches this message, and any others in the same log, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

## Other Android build errors

- [Android SDK location not found](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/android-sdk-location-not-found)
- [Android Gradle plugin requires Java 17 to run](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/android-gradle-plugin-requires-java)
- [Android resource linking failed](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/android-resource-linking-failed)
- [Keystore was tampered with, or password was incorrect](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/keystore-was-tampered-with-or-password-incorrect)
- [Duplicate class found in modules](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/duplicate-class-found-in-modules)
- [Could not resolve all files for configuration](https://capwr.app/free-tools/build-error-explainer/could-not-resolve-gradle-configuration)

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