# I am getting error while install the node "npm install node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link"

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-getting-error-while-install-the-node-npm-install-node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link/84000>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [24 December 2023 05:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-getting-error-while-install-the-node-npm-install-node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link/84000 "2023-12-24T05:47:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![saraltech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@saraltech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/saraltech)\
**Post date:** [24 December 2023 05:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-getting-error-while-install-the-node-npm-install-node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link/84000/1 "2023-12-24T05:47:39Z")

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@Colin : I saw your answers to the subject problem in the following thread:

> [@Library "node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/library-node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link/82069/2):
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> Welcome to the forum @sahib Open a command window, go to your .node-red folder (that is important) and run npm install node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link Then copy/paste the output here (not screenshot please).

While installing the node, I am getting following errors:  
C:\Users\sinharde.node-red\>npm install node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link  
npm ERR! code ENOENT  
npm ERR! syscall spawn git  
npm ERR! path git  
npm ERR! errno -4058  
npm ERR! enoent An unknown git error occurred  
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.  
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:  
npm ERR! C:\Users\sinharde\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2023-12-22T05\_24\_33\_625Z-debug-0.log

You had hinted that one might need to install git to get this working. Kindly elaborate bit more on this. do we need to install git as a node in node red?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [24 December 2023 07:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-getting-error-while-install-the-node-npm-install-node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link/84000/2 "2023-12-24T07:39:50Z")

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> [@saraltech](#):
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> do we need to install git as a node in node red?

No, not in node red. You need to install it into Windows.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [22 February 2024 07:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-getting-error-while-install-the-node-npm-install-node-red-contrib-whatsapp-link/84000/3 "2024-02-22T07:40:28Z")

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