# Why .. "TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined"

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-typeerror-cannot-read-property-apply-of-undefined/43106>\
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**Created:** [24 March 2021 06:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-typeerror-cannot-read-property-apply-of-undefined/43106 "2021-03-24T06:51:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [24 March 2021 07:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-typeerror-cannot-read-property-apply-of-undefined/43106/2 "2021-03-24T07:58:40Z")

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Hi, in order to make your flow importable it is important to surround your code with three backticks  
`````  
`like this`  
`````

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See this post for more details - [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

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