# Calling npm module from the function node
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535
**Category:** General
**Created:** [20 October 2020 05:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535 "2020-10-20T05:24:53Z")
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### Author:  [@ded\_banzai](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ded_banzai)
#### Post date: [20 October 2020 05:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535/1 "2020-10-20T05:24:53Z")
I am trying to use world-clock npm module within function node for the first time.
So, I installed module first, added one to the settings.js:
```auto
functionGlobalContext: {
worldClock:require('world-clock'),
},
```
And here's my function:
```auto
const wClock=global.get('worldClock');
msg.payload=wClock.today('SYSTEM').toString();
return msg;
```
Which returns "TypeError: wClock.today is not a function"
typeof(wClock.today) returns the same, but typeof(wClock) returns "function".
What did I do wrong?
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [20 October 2020 06:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535/2 "2020-10-20T06:31:11Z")
If `wClock` is a function then you cannot say `wClock.property`, it must be wClock(something)`.
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### Author:  [@ded\_banzai](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ded_banzai)
#### Post date: [20 October 2020 06:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535/3 "2020-10-20T06:40:11Z")
Absolutely. But I import the module. That's what makes it weird.
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### Author:  [@ded\_banzai](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ded_banzai)
#### Post date: [20 October 2020 06:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535/4 "2020-10-20T06:47:39Z")
Here's an example from the world-clock npm node documentation:
```auto
const clock = require('world-clock')()
clock.today('SYSTEM').toString()
```
So it should work, but it doesn't
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [20 October 2020 06:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535/5 "2020-10-20T06:51:01Z")
> [@ded\_banzai](#):
>
> `wClock=global.get('worldClock')`
Looking at the docs I think you want
`wClock=global.get('worldClock')()`
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### Author:  [@ded\_banzai](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ded_banzai)
#### Post date: [20 October 2020 06:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535/6 "2020-10-20T06:54:02Z")
It worked! Thanks a lot!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 December 2020 06:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calling-npm-module-from-the-function-node/34535/7 "2020-12-19T06:54:06Z")
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