# Null is not an object (evaluating ‘CreateThumbnail.create’) - installing V4 UIKit in reactnative

**URL:** <https://forum.social.plus/t/null-is-not-an-object-evaluating-createthumbnail-create-installing-v4-uikit-in-reactnative/1590>\
**Category:** UIkit\
**Created:** [January 30, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/null-is-not-an-object-evaluating-createthumbnail-create-installing-v4-uikit-in-reactnative/1590 "2025-01-30T13:46:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![sivawovv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@sivawovv](https://forum.social.plus/u/sivawovv)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/null-is-not-an-object-evaluating-createthumbnail-create-installing-v4-uikit-in-reactnative/1590/1 "2025-01-30T13:46:04Z")

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While install the Social UI kit in React native I facing this below error.  
TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating ‘CreateThumbnail.create’)

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**Author:** ![SocialPlus\_Support](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.social.plus/socialplus_support/32/798_2.png) [@SocialPlus\_Support](https://forum.social.plus/u/SocialPlus_Support)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/null-is-not-an-object-evaluating-createthumbnail-create-installing-v4-uikit-in-reactnative/1590/2 "2025-01-30T14:08:00Z")

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Hi @sivawovv, could you please confirm the installation steps you followed or share the document you referred to?

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**Author:** ![sivawovv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@sivawovv](https://forum.social.plus/u/sivawovv)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/null-is-not-an-object-evaluating-createthumbnail-create-installing-v4-uikit-in-reactnative/1590/3 "2025-01-31T09:03:16Z")

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Hi @SocialPlus_Support I have followed the below documentation to install the setup in my CLI project.  
“react”: “18.2.0”,  
“react-native”: “0.65.3”,  
Link:

> **[React Native (Beta) | Social+ Docs](https://docs.social.plus/social-plus-uikit/uikit-v4/installation-guide/react-native-beta)**

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**Author:** ![SocialPlus\_Support](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.social.plus/socialplus_support/32/798_2.png) [@SocialPlus\_Support](https://forum.social.plus/u/SocialPlus_Support)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.social.plus/t/null-is-not-an-object-evaluating-createthumbnail-create-installing-v4-uikit-in-reactnative/1590/4 "2025-01-31T16:35:24Z")

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Hello @Sivawovv, thank you for your confirmation. We will pass this on to the team for further investigation.