Property ‘apiurl’ does not exist on type ‘{}’.

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In TypeScript, the error message “property ‘apiurl’ does not exist on type ‘{}'” occurs when you try to access a property that does not exist on an object of type ‘{}’, which represents an empty or unknown type. This error typically occurs when you have not declared or incorrectly declared the type of an object.

To resolve this error, you need to make sure that the object you are working with has the necessary properties defined. This can be done by properly defining the type of the object or by ensuring that the object is initialized with the required properties.

Here’s an example to illustrate this:


    // Example 1: Incorrect declaration of object type
    const myObj: {} = {
        apiUrl: "https://example.com/api"
    };
    
    console.log(myObj.apiUrl); // Error: Property 'apiUrl' does not exist on type '{}'
    
    // To fix, specify the correct type of the object:
    interface MyObject {
        apiUrl: string;
    }
    
    const fixedObj: MyObject = {
        apiUrl: "https://example.com/api"
    };
    
    console.log(fixedObj.apiUrl); // No error
    
    // Example 2: Accessing a property on an uninitialized object
    let someObj: MyObject;
    
    console.log(someObj.apiUrl); // Error: Property 'apiUrl' does not exist on type 'MyObject | undefined'
    
    // To fix, initialize the object with required properties
    someObj = { apiUrl: "https://example.com/api" };
    
    console.log(someObj.apiUrl); // No error

In the above example, we encounter the error message because in Example 1, the ‘{}` object type does not define the `apiUrl` property. We fix this by creating an interface `MyObject` that declares the `apiUrl` property and use it as the correct type for the object.

In Example 2, we encounter the error because we try to access the `apiUrl` property on an uninitialized object `someObj`. We fix this by initializing `someObj` with the required properties before accessing them.

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