Missing artifact org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-parent:jar:1.3.2.RELEASE

Question

I am getting the following error in POM.xml for spring boot dependency.

Missing artifact org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-parent:jar:1.3.2.REL

Answer 1

You're getting this error because there is no jar artifact for spring-boot-starter-parent in maven central, since spring-boot-starter-parent uses pom packaging. The reason for that is because it's intended to be used as a parent pom:

    org.springframework.boot
    spring-boot-starter-parent
    1.3.2.RELEASE

Alternatively, you can just import the managed dependencies if that is what you intended to do:

    
        
            org.springframework.boot
            spring-boot-starter-parent
            1.3.2.RELEASE
            import
            pom
           
    

You can read more about importing dependencies in the Importing Dependencies section of the Introduction to the Dependency Mechanism article.