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RTK Query > Usage > Customizing Queries: overriding default query behavior |
RTK Query is agnostic as to how your requests resolve. You can use any library you like to handle requests, or no library at all. RTK Query provides reasonable defaults expected to cover the majority of use cases, while also allowing room for customization to alter query handling to fit specific needs.
The default method to handle queries is via the baseQuery
option on createApi
, in combination with the query
option on an endpoint definition.
To process queries, endpoints are defined with a query
option, which passes its return value to a common baseQuery
function used for the API.
By default, RTK Query ships with fetchBaseQuery
, which is a lightweight fetch
wrapper that automatically handles request headers and response parsing in a manner similar to common libraries like axios
. If fetchBaseQuery
alone does not meet your needs, you can customize its behaviour with a wrapper function, or create your own baseQuery
function from scratch for createApi
to use.
See also baseQuery API Reference
.
RTK Query expects a baseQuery
function to be called with three arguments: args
, api
, and extraOptions
. It is expected to return an object with either a data
or error
property, or a promise that resolves to return such an object.
const customBaseQuery = (
// highlight-start
args,
{ signal, dispatch, getState },
extraOptions
// highlight-end
) => {
// omitted
}
-
return { data: YourData }
-
return { error: YourError }
const customBaseQuery = (
args,
{ signal, dispatch, getState },
extraOptions
) => {
// highlight-start
if (Math.random() > 0.5) return { error: 'Too high!' }
return { data: 'All good!' }
// highlight-end
}
:::note This format is required so that RTK Query can infer the return types for your responses. :::
At its core, a baseQuery
function only needs to have the minimum return value to be valid; an object with a data
or error
property. It is up to the user to determine how they wish to use the provided arguments, and how requests are handled within the function itself.
For fetchBaseQuery
specifically, the return type is as follows:
Promise<{
data: any;
error?: undefined;
meta?: { request: Request; response: Response };
} | {
error: {
status: number;
data: any;
};
data?: undefined;
meta?: { request: Request; response: Response };
}>
-
return { data: YourData }
-
return { error: { status: number, data: YourErrorData } }
Individual endpoints on createApi
accept a transformResponse
property which allows manipulation of the data returned by a query or mutation before it hits the cache.
transformResponse
is called with the data that a successful baseQuery
returns for the corresponding endpoint, and the return value of transformResponse
is used as the cached data associated with that endpoint call.
By default, the payload from the server is returned directly.
function defaultTransformResponse(
baseQueryReturnValue: unknown,
meta: unknown,
arg: unknown
) {
return baseQueryReturnValue
}
To change it, provide a function that looks like:
transformResponse: (response, meta, arg) =>
response.some.deeply.nested.collection
transformResponse
is called with the meta
property returned from the baseQuery
as its second
argument, which can be used while determining the transformed response. The value for meta
is
dependent on the baseQuery
used.
transformResponse: (response: { sideA: Tracks; sideB: Tracks }, meta, arg) => {
if (meta?.coinFlip === 'heads') {
return response.sideA
}
return response.sideB
}
transformResponse
is called with the arg
property provided to the endpoint as its third
argument, which can be used while determining the transformed response. The value for arg
is
dependent on the endpoint
used, as well as the argument used when calling the query/mutation.
transformResponse: (response: Posts, meta, arg) => {
return {
originalArg: arg,
data: response,
}
}
While there is less need to store the response in a normalized lookup table with RTK Query managing caching data, transformResponse
can be leveraged to do so if desired.
transformResponse: (response) =>
response.reduce((acc, curr) => {
acc[curr.id] = curr
return acc
}, {})
/*
will convert:
[
{id: 1, name: 'Harry'},
{id: 2, name: 'Ron'},
{id: 3, name: 'Hermione'},
]
to:
{
1: { id: 1, name: "Harry" },
2: { id: 2, name: "Ron" },
3: { id: 3, name: "Hermione" },
}
*/
createEntityAdapter
can also be used with transformResponse
to normalize data, while also taking advantage of other features provided by createEntityAdapter
, including providing an ids
array, using sortComparer
to maintain a consistently sorted list, as well as maintaining strong TypeScript support.
See also Websocket Chat API with a transformed response shape for an example of transformResponse
normalizing response data in combination with createEntityAdapter
, while also updating further data using streaming updates
.
Individual endpoints on createApi
accept a transformErrorResponse
property which allows manipulation of the errir returned by a query or mutation before it hits the cache.
transformErrorResponse
is called with the error that a failed baseQuery
returns for the corresponding endpoint, and the return value of transformErrorResponse
is used as the cached error associated with that endpoint call.
By default, the payload from the server is returned directly.
function defaultTransformResponse(
baseQueryReturnValue: unknown,
meta: unknown,
arg: unknown
) {
return baseQueryReturnValue
}
To change it, provide a function that looks like:
transformErrorResponse: (response, meta, arg) =>
response.data.some.deeply.nested.errorObject
transformErrorResponse
is called with the meta
property returned from the baseQuery
as its second
argument, which can be used while determining the transformed response. The value for meta
is
dependent on the baseQuery
used.
transformErrorResponse: (response: { data: { sideA: Tracks; sideB: Tracks } }, meta, arg) => {
if (meta?.coinFlip === 'heads') {
return response.data.sideA
}
return response.data.sideB
}
transformErrorResponse
is called with the arg
property provided to the endpoint as its third
argument, which can be used while determining the transformed response. The value for arg
is
dependent on the endpoint
used, as well as the argument used when calling the query/mutation.
transformErrorResponse: (response: Posts, meta, arg) => {
return {
originalArg: arg,
error: response,
}
}
Individual endpoints on createApi
accept a queryFn
property which allows a given endpoint to ignore baseQuery
for that endpoint by providing an inline function determining how that query resolves.
This can be useful for scenarios where you want to have particularly different behaviour for a single endpoint, or where the query itself is not relevant. Such situations may include:
- One-off queries that use a different base URL
- One-off queries that use different request handling, such as automatic re-tries
- One-off queries that use different error handling behaviour
- Performing multiple requests with a single query (example)
- Leveraging invalidation behaviour with no relevant query (example)
- Using Streaming Updates with no relevant initial request (example)
See also queryFn API Reference
for the type signature and available options.
In order to use queryFn
, it can be treated as an inline baseQuery
. It will be called with the same arguments as baseQuery
, as well as the provided baseQuery
function itself (arg
, api
, extraOptions
, and baseQuery
). Similarly to baseQuery
, it is expected to return an object with either a data
or error
property, or a promise that resolves to return such an object.
const queryFn = (
// highlight-start
args,
{ signal, dispatch, getState },
extraOptions,
baseQuery
// highlight-end
) => {
// omitted
}
-
return { data: YourData }
-
return { error: YourError }
const queryFn = (
args,
{ signal, dispatch, getState },
extraOptions,
baseQuery
) => {
// highlight-start
if (Math.random() > 0.5) return { error: 'Too high!' }
return { data: 'All good!' }
// highlight-end
}
This example implements a very basic axios-based baseQuery
utility.
import { createApi } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type { BaseQueryFn } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import axios from 'axios'
import type { AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosError } from 'axios'
// highlight-start
const axiosBaseQuery =
(
{ baseUrl }: { baseUrl: string } = { baseUrl: '' }
): BaseQueryFn<
{
url: string
method: AxiosRequestConfig['method']
data?: AxiosRequestConfig['data']
params?: AxiosRequestConfig['params']
},
unknown,
unknown
> =>
async ({ url, method, data, params }) => {
try {
const result = await axios({ url: baseUrl + url, method, data, params })
return { data: result.data }
} catch (axiosError) {
let err = axiosError as AxiosError
return {
error: {
status: err.response?.status,
data: err.response?.data || err.message
},
}
}
}
// highlight-end
const api = createApi({
// highlight-start
baseQuery: axiosBaseQuery({
baseUrl: 'https://example.com',
}),
// highlight-end
endpoints(build) {
return {
query: build.query({ query: () => ({ url: '/query', method: 'get' }) }),
mutation: build.mutation({
query: () => ({ url: '/mutation', method: 'post' }),
}),
}
},
})
This example implements a very basic GraphQL-based baseQuery
.
import { createApi } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import { request, gql, ClientError } from 'graphql-request'
// highlight-start
const graphqlBaseQuery =
({ baseUrl }: { baseUrl: string }) =>
async ({ body }: { body: string }) => {
try {
const result = await request(baseUrl, body)
return { data: result }
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof ClientError) {
return { error: { status: error.response.status, data: error } }
}
return { error: { status: 500, data: error } }
}
}
// highlight-end
export const api = createApi({
// highlight-start
baseQuery: graphqlBaseQuery({
baseUrl: 'https://graphqlzero.almansi.me/api',
}),
// highlight-end
endpoints: (builder) => ({
getPosts: builder.query({
query: () => ({
body: gql`
query {
posts {
data {
id
title
}
}
}
`,
}),
transformResponse: (response) => response.posts.data,
}),
getPost: builder.query({
query: (id) => ({
body: gql`
query {
post(id: ${id}) {
id
title
body
}
}
`,
}),
transformResponse: (response) => response.post,
}),
}),
})
This example wraps fetchBaseQuery
such that when encountering a 401 Unauthorized
error, an additional request is sent to attempt to refresh an authorization token, and re-try to initial query after re-authorizing.
// file: authSlice.ts noEmit
declare function tokenReceived(args?: any): void
declare function loggedOut(): void
export { tokenReceived, loggedOut }
// file: baseQueryWithReauth.ts
import { fetchBaseQuery } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type {
BaseQueryFn,
FetchArgs,
FetchBaseQueryError,
} from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import { tokenReceived, loggedOut } from './authSlice'
const baseQuery = fetchBaseQuery({ baseUrl: '/' })
const baseQueryWithReauth: BaseQueryFn<
string | FetchArgs,
unknown,
FetchBaseQueryError
> = async (args, api, extraOptions) => {
let result = await baseQuery(args, api, extraOptions)
if (result.error && result.error.status === 401) {
// try to get a new token
const refreshResult = await baseQuery('/refreshToken', api, extraOptions)
if (refreshResult.data) {
// store the new token
api.dispatch(tokenReceived(refreshResult.data))
// retry the initial query
result = await baseQuery(args, api, extraOptions)
} else {
api.dispatch(loggedOut())
}
}
return result
}
Using async-mutex
to prevent multiple calls to '/refreshToken' when multiple calls fail with 401 Unauthorized
errors.
// file: authSlice.ts noEmit
declare function tokenReceived(args?: any): void
declare function loggedOut(): void
export { tokenReceived, loggedOut }
// file: baseQueryWithReauth.ts
import { fetchBaseQuery } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type {
BaseQueryFn,
FetchArgs,
FetchBaseQueryError,
} from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import { tokenReceived, loggedOut } from './authSlice'
// highlight-start
import { Mutex } from 'async-mutex'
// highlight-end
// create a new mutex
// highlight-start
const mutex = new Mutex()
// highlight-end
const baseQuery = fetchBaseQuery({ baseUrl: '/' })
const baseQueryWithReauth: BaseQueryFn<
string | FetchArgs,
unknown,
FetchBaseQueryError
> = async (args, api, extraOptions) => {
// wait until the mutex is available without locking it
// highlight-start
await mutex.waitForUnlock()
// highlight-end
let result = await baseQuery(args, api, extraOptions)
if (result.error && result.error.status === 401) {
// checking whether the mutex is locked
// highlight-start
if (!mutex.isLocked()) {
const release = await mutex.acquire()
// highlight-end
try {
const refreshResult = await baseQuery(
'/refreshToken',
api,
extraOptions
)
if (refreshResult.data) {
api.dispatch(tokenReceived(refreshResult.data))
// retry the initial query
result = await baseQuery(args, api, extraOptions)
} else {
api.dispatch(loggedOut())
}
} finally {
// release must be called once the mutex should be released again.
// highlight-start
release()
// highlight-end
}
} else {
// wait until the mutex is available without locking it
// highlight-start
await mutex.waitForUnlock()
// highlight-end
result = await baseQuery(args, api, extraOptions)
}
}
return result
}
RTK Query exports a utility called retry
that you can wrap the baseQuery
in your API definition with. It defaults to 5 attempts with a basic exponential backoff.
The default behavior would retry at these intervals:
remarks
examples
In the event that you didn't want to retry on a specific endpoint, you can just set maxRetries: 0
.
:::info
It is possible for a hook to return data
and error
at the same time. By default, RTK Query will keep whatever the last 'good' result was in data
until it can be updated or garbage collected.
:::
The retry
utility has a fail
method property attached which can be used to bail out of retries immediately. This can be used for situations where it is known that additional re-tries would be guaranteed to all fail and would be redundant.
import { createApi, fetchBaseQuery, retry } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query/react'
import type { FetchArgs } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/dist/query/fetchBaseQuery'
interface Post {
id: number
name: string
}
type PostsResponse = Post[]
// highlight-start
const staggeredBaseQueryWithBailOut = retry(
async (args: string | FetchArgs, api, extraOptions) => {
const result = await fetchBaseQuery({ baseUrl: '/api/' })(
args,
api,
extraOptions
)
// bail out of re-tries immediately if unauthorized,
// because we know successive re-retries would be redundant
if (result.error?.status === 401) {
retry.fail(result.error)
}
return result
},
{
maxRetries: 5,
}
)
// highlight-end
export const api = createApi({
// highlight-start
baseQuery: staggeredBaseQueryWithBailOut,
// highlight-end
endpoints: (build) => ({
getPosts: build.query<PostsResponse, void>({
query: () => ({ url: 'posts' }),
}),
getPost: build.query<Post, string>({
query: (id) => ({ url: `post/${id}` }),
extraOptions: { maxRetries: 8 }, // You can override the retry behavior on each endpoint
}),
}),
})
export const { useGetPostsQuery, useGetPostQuery } = api
A baseQuery
can also include a meta
property in its return value. This can be beneficial in cases where you may wish to include additional information associated with the request such as a request ID or timestamp.
In such a scenario, the return value would look like so:
-
return { data: YourData, meta: YourMeta }
-
return { error: YourError, meta: YourMeta }
// file: idGenerator.ts noEmit
export declare const uuid: () => string
// file: metaBaseQuery.ts
import {
fetchBaseQuery,
createApi,
} from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type {
BaseQueryFn,
FetchArgs,
FetchBaseQueryError,
} from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type { FetchBaseQueryMeta } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/dist/query/fetchBaseQuery'
import { uuid } from './idGenerator'
// highlight-start
type Meta = {
requestId: string
timestamp: number
}
// highlight-end
// highlight-start
const metaBaseQuery: BaseQueryFn<
string | FetchArgs,
unknown,
FetchBaseQueryError,
{},
Meta & FetchBaseQueryMeta
> = async (args, api, extraOptions) => {
const requestId = uuid()
const timestamp = Date.now()
const baseResult = await fetchBaseQuery({ baseUrl: '/' })(
args,
api,
extraOptions
)
return {
...baseResult,
meta: baseResult.meta && { ...baseResult.meta, requestId, timestamp },
}
}
// highlight-end
const DAY_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
interface Post {
id: number
name: string
timestamp: number
}
type PostsResponse = Post[]
const api = createApi({
// highlight-start
baseQuery: metaBaseQuery,
// highlight-end
endpoints: (build) => ({
// a theoretical endpoint where we only want to return data
// if request was performed past a certain date
getRecentPosts: build.query<PostsResponse, void>({
query: () => 'posts',
// highlight-start
transformResponse: (returnValue: PostsResponse, meta) => {
// `meta` here contains our added `requestId` & `timestamp`, as well as
// `request` & `response` from fetchBaseQuery's meta object.
// These properties can be used to transform the response as desired.
if (!meta) return []
return returnValue.filter(
(post) => post.timestamp >= meta.timestamp - DAY_MS
)
},
// highlight-end
}),
}),
})
In some cases, you may wish to have a dynamically altered base url determined from a property in your Redux state. A baseQuery
has access to a getState
method that provides the current store state at the time it is called. This can be used to construct the desired url using a partial url string, and the appropriate data from your store state.
// file: src/store.ts noEmit
export type RootState = {
auth: {
projectId: number | null
}
}
// file: src/services/projectSlice.ts noEmit
import type { RootState } from '../store'
export const selectProjectId = (state: RootState) => state.auth.projectId
// file: src/services/types.ts noEmit
export interface Post {
id: number
name: string
}
// file: src/services/api.ts
import {
createApi,
fetchBaseQuery,
} from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query/react'
import type {
BaseQueryFn,
FetchArgs,
FetchBaseQueryError,
} from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query/react'
import type { Post } from './types'
import { selectProjectId } from './projectSlice'
import type { RootState } from '../store'
const rawBaseQuery = fetchBaseQuery({
baseUrl: 'www.my-cool-site.com/',
})
const dynamicBaseQuery: BaseQueryFn<
string | FetchArgs,
unknown,
FetchBaseQueryError
> = async (args, api, extraOptions) => {
const projectId = selectProjectId(api.getState() as RootState)
// gracefully handle scenarios where data to generate the URL is missing
if (!projectId) {
return {
error: {
status: 400,
statusText: 'Bad Request',
data: 'No project ID received',
},
}
}
const urlEnd = typeof args === 'string' ? args : args.url
// construct a dynamically generated portion of the url
const adjustedUrl = `project/${projectId}/${urlEnd}`
const adjustedArgs =
typeof args === 'string' ? adjustedUrl : { ...args, url: adjustedUrl }
// provide the amended url and other params to the raw base query
return rawBaseQuery(adjustedArgs, api, extraOptions)
}
export const api = createApi({
baseQuery: dynamicBaseQuery,
endpoints: (builder) => ({
getPosts: builder.query<Post[], void>({
query: () => 'posts',
}),
}),
})
export const { useGetPostsQuery } = api
/*
Using `useGetPostsQuery()` where a `projectId` of 500 is in the redux state will result in
a request being sent to www.my-cool-site.com/project/500/posts
*/
// file: graphqlBaseQuery.ts noEmit
import { BaseQueryFn } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
declare const graphqlBaseQuery: (args: { baseUrl: string }) => BaseQueryFn
declare const gql: (literals: TemplateStringsArray) => void
export { graphqlBaseQuery, gql }
// file: graphqlApi.ts
import { createApi } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import { graphqlBaseQuery, gql } from './graphqlBaseQuery'
interface Post {
id: number
title: string
}
export const api = createApi({
baseQuery: graphqlBaseQuery({
baseUrl: '/graphql',
}),
endpoints: (builder) => ({
getPosts: builder.query<Post[], void>({
query: () => ({
body: gql`
query {
posts {
data {
id
title
}
}
}
`,
}),
// highlight-start
transformResponse: (response: { posts: { data: Post[] } }) =>
response.posts.data,
// highlight-end
}),
}),
})
In the example below, transformResponse
is used in conjunction with createEntityAdapter
to normalize the data before storing it in the cache.
For a response such as:
[
{ id: 1, name: 'Harry' },
{ id: 2, name: 'Ron' },
{ id: 3, name: 'Hermione' },
]
The normalized cache data will be stored as:
{
ids: [1, 3, 2],
entities: {
1: { id: 1, name: "Harry" },
2: { id: 2, name: "Ron" },
3: { id: 3, name: "Hermione" },
}
}
import { createApi, fetchBaseQuery } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query/react'
import { createEntityAdapter } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
import type { EntityState } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
export interface Post {
id: number
name: string
}
// highlight-start
const postsAdapter = createEntityAdapter<Post>({
sortComparer: (a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name),
})
// highlight-end
export const api = createApi({
baseQuery: fetchBaseQuery({ baseUrl: '/' }),
endpoints: (build) => ({
getPosts: build.query<EntityState<Post>, void>({
query: () => `posts`,
// highlight-start
transformResponse(response: Post[]) {
return postsAdapter.addMany(postsAdapter.getInitialState(), response)
},
// highlight-end
}),
}),
})
export const { useGetPostsQuery } = api
In certain scenarios, you may wish to have a query
or mutation
where sending a request or returning data is not relevant for the situation. Such a scenario would be to leverage the invalidatesTags
property to force re-fetch specific tags
that have been provided to the cache.
See also providing errors to the cache
to see additional detail and an example for such a scenario to 'refetch errored queries'.
// file: types.ts noEmit
export interface Post {
id: number
name: string
}
export interface User {
id: number
name: string
}
// file: api.ts
import { createApi, fetchBaseQuery } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type { Post, User } from './types'
const api = createApi({
baseQuery: fetchBaseQuery({ baseUrl: '/' }),
tagTypes: ['Post', 'User'],
endpoints: (build) => ({
getPosts: build.query<Post[], void>({
query: () => 'posts',
providesTags: ['Post'],
}),
getUsers: build.query<User[], void>({
query: () => 'users',
providesTags: ['User'],
}),
// highlight-start
refetchPostsAndUsers: build.mutation<null, void>({
// The query is not relevant here, so a `null` returning `queryFn` is used
queryFn: () => ({ data: null }),
// This mutation takes advantage of tag invalidation behaviour to trigger
// any queries that provide the 'Post' or 'User' tags to re-fetch if the queries
// are currently subscribed to the cached data
invalidatesTags: ['Post', 'User'],
}),
// highlight-end
}),
})
RTK Query provides the ability for an endpoint to send an initial request for data, followed up with recurring streaming updates that perform further updates to the cached data as the updates occur. However, the initial request is optional, and you may wish to use streaming updates without any initial request fired off.
In the example below, a queryFn
is used to populate the cache data with an empty array, with no initial request sent. The array is later populated using streaming updates via the onCacheEntryAdded
endpoint option, updating the cached data as it is received.
// file: types.ts noEmit
export interface Message {
id: number
channel: 'general' | 'redux'
userName: string
text: string
}
// file: api.ts
import { createApi, fetchBaseQuery } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type { Message } from './types'
const api = createApi({
baseQuery: fetchBaseQuery({ baseUrl: '/' }),
tagTypes: ['Message'],
endpoints: (build) => ({
// highlight-start
streamMessages: build.query<Message[], void>({
// The query is not relevant here as the data will be provided via streaming updates.
// A queryFn returning an empty array is used, with contents being populated via
// streaming updates below as they are received.
queryFn: () => ({ data: [] }),
async onCacheEntryAdded(arg, { updateCachedData, cacheEntryRemoved }) {
const ws = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8080')
// populate the array with messages as they are received from the websocket
ws.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
updateCachedData((draft) => {
draft.push(JSON.parse(event.data))
})
})
await cacheEntryRemoved
ws.close()
},
}),
// highlight-end
}),
})
In the example below, a query is written to fetch all posts for a random user. This is done using a first request for a random user, followed by getting all posts for that user. Using queryFn
allows the two requests to be included within a single query, avoiding having to chain that logic within component code.
// file: types.ts noEmit
export interface Post {}
export interface User {
id: number
}
// file: api.ts
import {
createApi,
fetchBaseQuery,
} from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type { FetchBaseQueryError } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
import type { Post, User } from './types'
const api = createApi({
baseQuery: fetchBaseQuery({ baseUrl: '/ ' }),
endpoints: (build) => ({
getRandomUserPosts: build.query<Post, void>({
async queryFn(_arg, _queryApi, _extraOptions, fetchWithBQ) {
// get a random user
const randomResult = await fetchWithBQ('users/random')
if (randomResult.error) return { error: randomResult.error as FetchBaseQueryError }
const user = randomResult.data as User
const result = await fetchWithBQ(`user/${user.id}/posts`)
return result.data
? { data: result.data as Post }
: { error: result.error as FetchBaseQueryError }
},
}),
}),
})