@kubb/plugin-react-query

@kubb/plugin-react-query turns each OpenAPI operation into a TanStack Query hook for React. Read operations become useFooQuery, useFooSuspenseQuery, or useFooInfiniteQuery. Write operations become useFooMutation. Every hook is typed: query keys, input variables, response data, and error shape all come from the spec.

The hooks call an HTTP client, so a client plugin must be registered. Add @kubb/plugin-ts for the types and either @kubb/plugin-axios or @kubb/plugin-fetch for the client. Generation errors out when no client plugin is present.

Each hook takes its parameters as a single grouped options object shaped as { body, path, query, headers }, with camelCase property names. The request still sends the original parameter names from the spec, and Kubb writes that mapping for you.

Installation

bun

bun add -d @kubb/plugin-react-query@beta

pnpm

pnpm add -D @kubb/plugin-react-query@beta

npm

npm install --save-dev @kubb/plugin-react-query@beta

yarn

yarn add -D @kubb/plugin-react-query@beta

Options

output

Where the generated hooks are written and how they are exported.

Type:	Output
Required:	false
Default:	{ path: 'hooks', barrel: { type: 'named' } }

output.path

Folder where the plugin writes its files. It is resolved against the global output.path on defineConfig. To write everything to one file instead, set output.mode: 'file' and give path a file name with its extension, such as 'hooks.ts'.

Type:	string
Required:	true
Default:	'hooks'

output.mode

How the plugin consolidates its generated code into files.

• 'directory' (default) writes one file per operation under output.path.
• 'file' writes everything into a single file. The output.path must include the file extension, such as 'hooks.ts'.

Type:	'directory' | 'file'
Required:	false
Default:	'directory'

TIP

Pair 'directory' with the group option to split output into per-tag subdirectories. mode: 'file' forbids group. A single-file output has nothing to group, and combining them stops the build with a KUBB_INVALID_PLUGIN_OPTIONS error.

output.barrel

Controls how the generated index.ts (barrel) file re-exports the plugin's output.

• { type: 'named' } re-exports each symbol by name. Best for tree-shaking and explicit imports.
• { type: 'all' } uses export *. Smaller barrel file, but exports everything.
• { nested: true } creates a barrel in every subdirectory, so callers can import from any depth.
• false skips the barrel. The plugin's files are also excluded from the root index.ts.

Type:	{ type: 'named' | 'all', nested?: boolean } | false
Required:	false
Default:	{ type: 'named' }

output.banner

Text added to the top of every generated file. Use it for license headers, lint disables, or a @ts-nocheck directive. Pass a string for a fixed banner, or a function that builds one from each file's RootNode (the AST root with the path, schema, and operation context).

Type:	string | ((node: RootNode) => string)
Required:	false

output.footer

Text added to the bottom of every generated file. It works like banner but for closing comments, such as re-enabling a lint rule. Pass a string or a function that receives the file's RootNode and returns the text.

Type:	string | ((node: RootNode) => string)
Required:	false

group

Splits generated files into subfolders by the operation's tag or URL path. Each group gets its own directory under {output.path}/{groupName}/. Without group, every file lands directly in output.path.

Type:	Group
Required:	false

TIP

Use group to mirror your API's domain structure (pet, store, user) in the generated code. Combine it with output.barrel: { type: 'named', nested: true } to get per-tag barrel files.

group only applies to output.mode: 'directory' (the default). It is not valid with output.mode: 'file', since a single-file output has no grouping concept.

group.type

Property used to assign each operation to a group. Required whenever group is set.

• 'tag' reads the operation's first tag and uses it as the group key. Operations without a tag land in a default group.
• 'path' uses the first segment of the operation's URL, so /pet/findByStatus groups under pet.

Type:	'tag' | 'path'
Required:	true

NOTE

Required: true* is conditional. It only applies when the parent group option is used, and group itself stays optional.

group.name

Function that builds the folder name from a group key. For tag groups the default camelCases the tag. For path groups it takes the first path segment.

Type:	(context: { group: string }) => string
Required:	false
Default:	(ctx) => camelCase(ctx.group)

client

Selects which registered client plugin the generated hooks call. Set 'axios' to use @kubb/plugin-axios or 'fetch' to use @kubb/plugin-fetch. When omitted, the plugin auto-detects the single client plugin in the config, so you only need this option to disambiguate when several client plugins are registered. A client plugin must be registered, since the hooks call its functions.

Type:	'axios' | 'fetch'
Required:	false

infinite

Enables useInfiniteQuery hooks for cursor- or page-based pagination. Pass an object to configure how the cursor is read from the response. Pass false (default) to skip infinite query generation.

Type:	Partial<Infinite> | false
Required:	false
Default:	false

With infinite: false (the default), a GET /pets operation generates useGetPetsQuery backed by useQuery. Setting infinite: {} adds an extra useGetPetsInfiniteQuery hook backed by useInfiniteQuery:

infinite: false (default)

export function useGetPetsQuery(/* ... */) {
  return useQuery({ queryKey, queryFn })
}

infinite: {}

export function useGetPetsInfiniteQuery(/* ... */) {
  return useInfiniteQuery({ queryKey, queryFn, initialPageParam, getNextPageParam })
}

Which hook you call depends on the value:

infinite: false (default)

import { useGetPetsQuery } from './src/gen/hooks/useGetPetsQuery'

const { data } = useGetPetsQuery()

infinite: {}

import { useGetPetsInfiniteQuery } from './src/gen/hooks/useGetPetsInfiniteQuery'

const { data, fetchNextPage, hasNextPage } = useGetPetsInfiniteQuery()
// data.pages holds each fetched page

infinite.queryParam

Name of the query parameter that holds the page cursor. Kubb passes pageParam into this query key.

Type:	string
Required:	false
Default:	'id'

infinite.initialPageParam

Initial value for pageParam on the first fetch.

Type:	unknown
Required:	false
Default:	0

infinite.nextParam

Path to the next-page cursor on the response. Supports dot notation ('pagination.next.id') or array form (['pagination', 'next', 'id']).

Type:	string | string[] | null
Required:	false
Default:	null

infinite.previousParam

Path to the previous-page cursor on the response. Supports dot notation ('pagination.prev.id') or array form (['pagination', 'prev', 'id']).

Type:	string | string[] | null
Required:	false
Default:	null

infinite.cursorParam

WARNING

cursorParam is deprecated. Use nextParam and previousParam for finer pagination control.

Path to the cursor field on the response. Leave it null when the cursor is not known.

Type:	string | null
Required:	false
Default:	null

suspense

Adds useSuspenseQuery hooks alongside the regular useQuery ones. The plugin generates these by default. Set suspense to false to skip them.

Suspense queries throw promises while loading and need a <Suspense> boundary in the React tree. TanStack Query v5+ only.

Type:	Partial<object> | false
Required:	false
Default:	{}

With suspense enabled (the default), a GET /pets operation generates both a regular and a suspense hook. Set suspense: false to drop the suspense variant:

suspense: {} (default)

export function useGetPetsQuery(/* ... */) {
  return useQuery({ queryKey, queryFn })
}

export function useGetPetsSuspenseQuery(/* ... */) {
  return useSuspenseQuery({ queryKey, queryFn })
}

suspense: false

export function useGetPetsQuery(/* ... */) {
  return useQuery({ queryKey, queryFn })
}

Which hook you reach for depends on the value:

suspense: {} (default)

import { useGetPetsSuspenseQuery } from './src/gen/hooks/useGetPetsSuspenseQuery'

// inside a <Suspense> boundary, data is already resolved with no isLoading flag
const { data } = useGetPetsSuspenseQuery()

suspense: false

import { useGetPetsQuery } from './src/gen/hooks/useGetPetsQuery'

const { data, isLoading, error } = useGetPetsQuery()

query

Configures the query hooks. The plugin generates them by default. Pass false to skip the hooks and emit only queryOptions(...) helpers, so you can call useQuery yourself in app code.

Type:	Partial<Query> | false
Required:	false
Default:	{}

query.methods

HTTP methods treated as queries. Operations using one of these methods generate a useQuery-style hook (or a queryOptions helper) instead of a mutation.

Type:	Array<string>
Required:	false
Default:	['get']

query.importPath

Module used in the import { useQuery } from '...' statement at the top of every generated hook file. Point it at your own re-export of TanStack Query, for example a wrapper that injects a default queryClient.

Type:	string
Required:	false
Default:	'@tanstack/react-query'

queryKey

Builds the queryKey for each generated hook. Use it to add a version namespace, key off the operation ID, or match an existing queryClient.invalidateQueries strategy. The callback receives the operation node and the active casing, and returns the array of values that make up the key.

Type:	(props: { node: OperationNode; casing?: 'camelcase' }) => unknown[]
Required:	false

WARNING

String values are inlined verbatim into generated code. Wrap any string you want emitted as a literal in JSON.stringify(...).

A key built from the operation's first tag plus its path parameters changes the generated queryKey helper:

queryKey builder

queryKey: ({ node }) => {
  const tags = node.tags.map((tag) => JSON.stringify(tag))
  const pathParams = node.parameters.filter((param) => param.in === 'path').map((param) => param.name)
  return [...tags, ...pathParams]
}

Generated output

export const getUserByNameQueryKey = ({ username }: { username: GetUserByNamePathParams['username'] }) => ['user', username] as const

mutation

Configures the mutation hooks. The plugin generates them by default. Set to false to skip mutation generation.

Type:	Partial<Mutation> | false
Required:	false
Default:	{}

mutation.methods

HTTP methods treated as mutations. Operations using one of these methods generate a useMutation-style hook instead of a query. Narrow the list if your API uses one of these methods for reads.

Type:	Array<string>
Required:	false
Default:	['post', 'put', 'patch', 'delete']

mutation.importPath

Module used in the import { useMutation } from '...' statement at the top of every generated hook file. Point it at your own wrapper.

Type:	string
Required:	false
Default:	'@tanstack/react-query'

mutationKey

Builds the mutationKey for each mutation hook. Use it when you batch invalidations or read mutation state with useMutationState. The callback receives the same { node, casing } props as queryKey.

Type:	(props: { node: OperationNode; casing?: 'camelcase' }) => unknown[]
Required:	false

WARNING

String values are inlined verbatim into generated code. Wrap literal strings in JSON.stringify(...).

customOptions

Routes every generated hook through your own function that returns extra options, such as onSuccess, onError, or select. Use it to centralize cache invalidation, error toasts, or analytics instead of repeating them at every call site. The plugin also emits a HookOptions type so your wrapper stays in sync with the generated hooks.

Type:	CustomOptions
Required:	false

customOptions.importPath

Module of your custom-options hook. Generated code imports it as a named import, import { ${name} } from '${importPath}'. Use a relative path from the generated file or a bare specifier.

Type:	string
Required:	true

customOptions.name

Exported function name of your custom-options hook. Generated code imports it as a named import, import { ${name} } from '${importPath}', so your module must export this name.

Type:	string
Required:	false
Default:	'useCustomHookOptions'

validator

Runtime validator applied to request and response data using schemas from @kubb/plugin-zod.

• false (default) does no validation. The client returns the response cast to the generated type.
• 'zod' validates response bodies only.
• { request?: 'zod', response?: 'zod' } opts in per direction. request validates the request body and query parameters before the call. response validates the response body after.

Add @kubb/plugin-zod to the plugins list when either direction is 'zod'.

Type:	false | 'zod' | { request?: 'zod'; response?: 'zod' }
Required:	false
Default:	false

include

Generates only the operations that match at least one entry in the list. Everything else is skipped. Each entry filters by tag, operationId, path, method, contentType, or schemaName. The pattern is a string (exact match) or a RegExp (fuzzy match).

Type:	Array<Include>
Required:	false

Type definition

export type Include = {
  type: 'tag' | 'operationId' | 'path' | 'method' | 'contentType' | 'schemaName'
  pattern: string | RegExp
}

exclude

Skips any operation that matches at least one entry in the list. It is the opposite of include. Entries use the same type and pattern. When both are set, exclude wins.

Type:	Array<Exclude>
Required:	false

Type definition

export type Exclude = {
  type: 'tag' | 'operationId' | 'path' | 'method' | 'contentType' | 'schemaName'
  pattern: string | RegExp
}

override

Applies different plugin options to operations that match a pattern. Use it for the few endpoints that need special treatment. Each entry takes the same type and pattern as include and exclude, plus an options object. Entries run top to bottom. The first match merges onto the plugin defaults, and later entries do not stack.

Type:	Array<Override>
Required:	false

Type definition

export type Override = {
  type: 'tag' | 'operationId' | 'path' | 'method' | 'contentType' | 'schemaName'
  pattern: string | RegExp
  options: Omit<Partial<Options>, 'override'>
}

resolver

Changes how the plugin names generated files and symbols. Use it to add a prefix or suffix, or to swap the casing, without forking the plugin. Override only the methods you want to change. Anything you omit, or that returns null or undefined, falls back to the default. Inside a method, this is the full resolver, so you can call this.default(name, 'function') to reuse the built-in name.

Type:	Partial<ResolverReactQuery> & ThisType<ResolverReactQuery>
Required:	false

TIP

Use resolver for naming and file-location tweaks. To change the AST nodes themselves, such as stripping descriptions, use macros instead.

macros

Rewrites AST nodes before they are printed to source. Use it to rename operation IDs, drop descriptions, or change schema metadata without forking the generator. Each macro callback (such as schema or operation) receives the node and a context object. Return a new node to replace it, or undefined to leave it as is. Macros run in order, so a later one sees the output of an earlier one.

Type:	Array<Macro>
Required:	false

TIP

Use macros to rewrite node properties before printing. To change the names of generated symbols and files, use resolver instead.

Dependencies

This plugin needs these plugins in your config:

• @kubb/plugin-ts for the types.
• A client plugin, @kubb/plugin-axios or @kubb/plugin-fetch, for the HTTP layer. The hooks call its functions, so generation errors out when no client plugin is registered.

Set validator to 'zod' and the plugin also depends on @kubb/plugin-zod, which then has to be in the plugins list.

Example

kubb.config.ts

import {  } from 'kubb'
import {  } from '@kubb/plugin-ts'
import {  } from '@kubb/plugin-fetch'
import {  } from '@kubb/plugin-react-query'

export default ({
  : { : './petStore.yaml' },
  : { : './src/gen' },
  : [
    (),
    (),
    ({
      : { : './hooks' },
      : {
        : 'tag',
        : ({  }) => `${}Hooks`,
      },
      : 'fetch',
      : { : ['post', 'put', 'delete'] },
      : {
        : 'next_page',
        : 0,
        : 'pagination.next.cursor',
        : ['pagination', 'prev', 'cursor'],
      },
      : {
        : ['get'],
        : '@tanstack/react-query',
      },
      : {},
    }),
  ],
})

See Also

• TanStack Query
• Changelog