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TS2713
TypeScriptERRORNotableTypeHIGH confidence

Cannot access 'X.X' because 'X' is a type, but not a namespace. Did you mean ...

Production Risk

Build will fail; resolve before shipping.

What this means

A type-checking error (TS2713): Cannot access 'X.X' because 'X' is a type, but not a namespace. Did you mean to retrieve the type of the property 'X' in 'X' with 'X["X"]'?. This diagnostic is emitted by the TypeScript compiler when cannot access 'X.X' because 'X' is a type, but not a namespace. Did you mean to retrieve the type of the property 'X' in 'X' with 'X["X"]'?.

Why it happens
  1. 1Incorrect TypeScript syntax or type usage
  2. 2Type mismatch between declared and actual value
How to reproduce

TypeScript compiler reports TS2713 during type checking.

trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
// Triggers TS2713
// Cannot access 'X.X' because 'X' is a type, but not a namespace. Did you mean to retrieve the type of the property 'X' in 'X' with 'X["X"]'?

expected output

error TS2713: Cannot access 'X.X' because 'X' is a type, but not a namespace. Did you mean to retrieve the type of the property 'X' in 'X' with 'X["X"]'?

Fix

Address the TypeScript diagnostic

WHEN When this error is reported by the compiler

Address the TypeScript diagnostic
// Run the TypeScript compiler for details:
npx tsc --noEmit
// Use the TypeScript playground to test your code:
// https://www.typescriptlang.org/play

Why this works

Review the full error message and location; the TypeScript handbook provides guidance on each error category.

Sources
Official documentation ↗

TypeScript Compiler Diagnostics

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