Install specific branch from github using Npm

npm: npm install username/repo#branchName --save

yarn: yarn add username/repo#branchName

e.g. npm i betimer/rtc-attach#master --save (my username is betimer)

// this will appear in your package.json:
"rtc-attach": "github:betimer/rtc-attach#master"

One thing I also want to mention: it's not a good idea to check in the package.json for the build server auto pull the change. Instead, put the npm i (first command) into the build command, and let server just install and replace the package.

One more note, if the package.json private is set to true, may impact sometimes.

you can give git pattern as version, yarn and npm are clever enough to resolve from a git repo.

yarn add any-package@user-name/repo-name#branch-name

or for npm

npm install --save any-package@user-name/repo-name#branch-name

Another approach would be to add the following line to package.json dependencies:

"package-name": "user/repo#branch"

For example:

"dependencies": {
    ... other dependencies ...

    "react-native": "facebook/react-native#master"
}

And then do npm install or yarn install

I'm using SSH to authenticate my GitHub account and have a couple dependencies in my project installed as follows:

"dependencies": {
  "<dependency name>": "git+ssh://[email protected]/<github username>/<repository name>.git#<release version | branch>"
}

Had to put the url in quotes for it work

npm install "https://github.com/shakacode/bootstrap-loader.git#v1" --save

Only solution working for me:

$ npm i https://github.com/{USER}/{REPO}/tarball/{BRANCH} --save

as explained here.

Tried suggested answers, but got it working only with this prefix approach:

npm i github:user/repo.git#version --save -D

Both below versions work for me as of beginning of 2023:

npm i "github:shakacode#bootstrap-loader"

npm i "https://github.com/shakacode/tree/bootstrap-loader/"