ng2modal.js

// app.module.ts
import { ModalModule } from 'ng2-bootstrap';

@NgModule({
	bootstrap: [AppComponent],
  // other code removed for brevity
	imports: [
    // error if not using forRoot()
    ModalModule.forRoot()
  ]
})

// my-component.ts
import { ModalDirective } from 'ng2-bootstrap/modal';
@ViewChild('myModal') public myModal: ModalDirective;

getResource() {
  this.customService.getResource().subscribe(
    response => {
      doSomething();
      this.applyModal.hide();
    }
  )
}

// my-component.html

<div class="modal fade" bsModal #myModal="bs-modal" [config]="{backdrop: 'static'}"
  tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
    <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
        <div class="modal-content">
          <div class="modal-header">
            <button type="button" class="close" (click)="applyModal.hide()">
                <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
                <span class="sr-only">Close</span>
            </button>
            <h3 class="modal-title">My Custom Modal</h3>
          </div>
          
          <div class="modal-body"></div>

          <div class="modal-footer">
              <button class="btn btn-primary btn-block" (click)="getResource()" id="btn-add" type="button">Apply</button>
          </div>
        </div><!-- /.modal-content -->
  </div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
</div><!-- /.modal -->