The object type is the type of all non-primitive types, what you want is the Object type instead. Yes, it's confusing, especially as there's also the {} type! T

The object type is the type of all non-primitive types, what you want is the Object type instead. Yes, it's confusing, especially as there's also the {} type! This article goes over the differences: https://blog.mariusschulz.com/2017/02/24/typescript-2-2-the-object-type https://blog.mariusschulz.com/2017/02/24/typescript-2-2-the-...