use-async-data.md

description	useAsyncData provides access to data that resolves asynchronously.

useAsyncData

Within your pages, components, and plugins you can use useAsyncData to get access to data that resolves asynchronously.

Type

function useAsyncData(
  handler: (nuxtApp?: NuxtApp) => Promise<DataT>,
  options?: AsyncDataOptions<DataT>
): AsyncData<DataT>
function useAsyncData(
  key: string,
  handler: (nuxtApp?: NuxtApp) => Promise<DataT>,
  options?: AsyncDataOptions<DataT>
): Promise<AsyncData<DataT>>

type AsyncDataOptions<DataT> = {
  server?: boolean
  lazy?: boolean
  default?: () => DataT | Ref<DataT> | null
  transform?: (input: DataT) => DataT
  pick?: string[]
  watch?: WatchSource[]
  immediate?: boolean
}

interface RefreshOptions {
  dedupe?: boolean
}

type AsyncData<DataT, ErrorT> = {
  data: Ref<DataT | null>
  pending: Ref<boolean>
  execute: () => Promise<void>
  refresh: (opts?: RefreshOptions) => Promise<void>
  error: Ref<ErrorT | null>
}

Params

• key: a unique key to ensure that data fetching can be properly de-duplicated across requests. If you do not provide a key, then a key that is unique to the file name and line number of the instance of useAsyncData will be generated for you.
• handler: an asynchronous function that returns a value
• options:
  • lazy: whether to resolve the async function after loading the route, instead of blocking client-side navigation (defaults to false)
  • default: a factory function to set the default value of the data, before the async function resolves - particularly useful with the lazy: true option
  • server: whether to fetch the data on the server (defaults to true)
  • transform: a function that can be used to alter handler function result after resolving
  • pick: only pick specified keys in this array from the handler function result
  • watch: watch reactive sources to auto-refresh
  • immediate: When set to false, will prevent the request from firing immediately. (defaults to true)

Under the hood, lazy: false uses <Suspense> to block the loading of the route before the data has been fetched. Consider using lazy: true and implementing a loading state instead for a snappier user experience.

Return Values

• data: the result of the asynchronous function that is passed in
• pending: a boolean indicating whether the data is still being fetched
• refresh/execute: a function that can be used to refresh the data returned by the handler function
• error: an error object if the data fetching failed

By default, Nuxt waits until a refresh is finished before it can be executed again.

::alert{type=warning} If you have not fetched data on the server (for example, with server: false), then the data will not be fetched until hydration completes. This means even if you await useAsyncData on the client side, data will remain null within <script setup>. ::

Example

const { data, pending, error, refresh } = await useAsyncData(
  'mountains',
  () => $fetch('https://api.nuxtjs.dev/mountains')
)

::ReadMore{link="/getting-started/data-fetching"} ::