This page shows you how to configure the NDK in your project according to the version of the Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) used by the project.
| **Note:** If possible, you should try to update the version of AGP in your project to version 4.1 or later. These AGP versions will auto-download the NDK for you in Android Studio.

The steps vary according to the version of AGP used in the project. Find the Android Gradle Plugin version in either of the following locations:

- **File \> Project Structure \> Project**menu in Android Studio
- The top-level`build.gradle`file in the project

Select the version below:  
AGP 4.1+AGP 4.0AGP 3.6AGP 3.5AGP 3.4

## AGP version 4.1+

You have the following options to configure the NDK:

- (Recommended) Use the[`ndkVersion`](https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/install-ndk#apply-specific-version)property to set the NDK version.
- Do not set any property. Android Studio will automatically download the[default version of the NDK for that specific AGP version](https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/install-ndk#default-ndk-per-agp)(in this case, NDK version 21.0.6113669) or you can[install the NDK from the command line](https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/configure-agp-ndk#command-line). Android Studio installs all versions of the NDK in the<var translate="no">android-sdk</var>`/ndk/`directory. Each version is located in a subdirectory with the version number as its name.
- For special use cases, use the`ndkPath`property:

  ### Groovy

  ```groovy
  android {
    ndkPath "/Users/ndkPath/ndk21"  // Point to your own NDK
  }
  ```

  ### Kotlin

  ```kotlin
  android {
    ndkPath = "/Users/ndkPath/ndk21"  // Point to your own NDK
  }
  ```
  | **Note:** Remove this property before distributing your source code; it should be left outside of your version control system.

### Install the NDK from the command line

To install the NDK from the command line, do the following:

1. Use the`sdkmanager`tool to view versions of CMake and NDK packages that are available. Similar to other SDK components, the NDK is released through different channels:

   ```scdoc
   sdkmanager --list [--channel=channel_id]  // NDK channels: 0 (stable),
                                               // 1 (beta), or 3 (canary)
   ```
2. Pass the`sdkmanager`the strings for the packages that you want to install. For example, to install CMake or the NDK, use the following syntax:

   ```transact-sql
   sdkmanager --install
             ["ndk;<var translate="no">major</var>.<var translate="no">minor</var>.<var translate="no">build</var>[<var translate="no">suffix</var>]" | "cmake;major.minor.micro.build"]
             [--channel=<var translate="no">channel_id</var>]
   ```

   Use the`--channel`option to only install a package if it has been released in a channel*up to and including* <var translate="no">channel_id.</var>

For more information, see[sdkmanager](https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/sdkmanager).