Getting Gradle dependencies in IntelliJ IDEA using Gradle build

For those who are getting the "Unable to resolve dependencies" error:
Toggle "Offline Mode" off
('View'->Tool Windows->Gradle)

gradle window


When importing an existing Gradle project (one with a build.gradle) into IntelliJ IDEA, when presented with the following screen, select Import from external model -> Gradle.

Import project from external model

Optionally, select Auto Import on the next screen to automatically import new dependencies.


After adding dependencies open "Gradle" ('View'->Tool Windows->Gradle) tab and hit "refresh"

example of adding (compile 'io.reactivex:rxjava:1.1.0'):

hit refresh

If Idea still can not resolve dependency, hence it is possibly the dependency is not in mavenCentral() repository and you need add repository where this dependency located into repositories{}


You either need to import the project as a Gradle project from within Idea. When you add a dependency you need to open the Gradle window and perform a refresh.

Alternatively generate the project files from gradle with this:

build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'idea'

And then run:

$ gradle idea

If you modify the dependencies you will need to rerun the above again.