# @pnpm/pkg-manifest.reader > Read a package.json [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@pnpm/pkg-manifest.reader.svg)](https://npmx.dev/package/@pnpm/pkg-manifest.reader) ## Installation ```sh pnpm add @pnpm/pkg-manifest.reader ``` ## Usage ```ts import { readPackageJson } from '@pnpm/pkg-manifest.reader' const pkgJson = await readPackageJson('package.json') ``` ## API ### default: `readPackageJson(path): Promise` ### Arguments - `path` - _String_ - path to the `package.json` ### `fromDir(path): Promise` ### Arguments - `path` - _String_ - path to the directory with the `package.json` ## License MIT