Cannot read property 'Contract' of undefined. Node api can't interact with smart contract

Question

I'm using web3 version 1.8.0

it always shows this error "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'Contract')"

Answer 1

you have two import "web3". one is

import web3 from 'web3'

otherone is

// you are using Web3 in your contract
// this is overwriting
import Web3 from 'web3"

remove the first one