Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'WebSocketProvider')

Question

I keep getting this error "cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'WebSocketProvider')"

this is my code

require('dotenv').config()

const ethers = require('ethers')
const { BigNumber, utils } = ethers

const provider = new ethers.providers.WebSocketProvider(
  `wss://goerli.infura.io/ws/v3/${process.env.INFURA_ID}`,
  'goerli',
)

Answer 1

What version of ethers.js you are using? Try downgrading your ethers to v5.4.0 and check if it's working.

You can find more details in this post EthersJS Listening to events with NodeJS Strange Errors