freeCodeCamp/guide/english/certifications/apis-and-microservices/managing-packages-with-npm/expand-your-project-with-external-packages-from-npm/index.md

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title: Expand Your Project with External Packages from npm
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## Expand Your Project with External Packages from npm

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You should go over to the `package.json` file in your project. Dependencies follow a similar convention as this:

```json
"dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.16.4",
    "helmet": "^3.14.0"
  },
  ...
```

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