# Realtime database error

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/realtime-database-error/565418>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [May 12, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/realtime-database-error/565418 "2020-05-12T22:38:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mahmoudgamal\_007pz9b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mahmoudgamal\_007pz9b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mahmoudgamal_007pz9b)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/realtime-database-error/565418/1 "2020-05-12T22:38:11Z")

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reference.child failed: first argument was an invalid path = “”

Ive downloaded v186 and found this error. any idea ?

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/realtime-database-error/565418/2 "2020-05-12T22:39:13Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Can’t save data to or read from Firebase database](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-t-save-data-to-or-read-from-firebase-database/565410)

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/realtime-database-error/565418/3 "2020-05-12T22:39:13Z")

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