Nuxt

<script setup lang="ts">
const { data, status, error, refresh, clear } = await useFetch('/api/posts')
</script>

<template>
  <div v-if="status === 'pending'">Loading...</div>
  <div v-else-if="error">Error: {{ error.message }}</div>
  <div v-else>
    <article v-for="post in data" :key="post.id">
      {{ post.title }}
    </article>
  </div>
</template>

const { data } = await useFetch('/api/posts', {
  // Query parameters
  query: { page: 1, limit: 10 },
  // Request body (for POST/PUT)
  body: { title: 'New Post' },
  // HTTP method
  method: 'POST',
  // Only pick specific fields
  pick: ['id', 'title'],
  // Transform response
  transform: (posts) => posts.map(p => ({ ...p, slug: slugify(p.title) })),
  // Custom key for caching
  key: 'posts-list',
  // Don't fetch on server
  server: false,
  // Don't block navigation
  lazy: true,
  // Don't fetch immediately
  immediate: false,
  // Default value
  default: () => [],
})

<script setup lang="ts">
const page = ref(1)
const { data } = await useFetch('/api/posts', {
  query: { page }, // Automatically refetches when page changes
})
</script>

<script setup lang="ts">
const id = ref(1)
const { data } = await useFetch(() => `/api/posts/${id.value}`)
// Refetches when id changes
</script>

<script setup lang="ts">
const { data, error } = await useAsyncData('user', () => {
  return myCustomFetch('/user/profile')
})
</script>

<script setup lang="ts">
const { data } = await useAsyncData('cart', async () => {
  const [coupons, offers] = await Promise.all([
    $fetch('/api/coupons'),
    $fetch('/api/offers'),
  ])
  return { coupons, offers }
})
</script>

// app/composables/useAPI.ts
export const useAPI = createUseFetch({
  baseURL: 'https://api.nuxt.com',
  // shared interceptors, headers, etc.
  onResponseError({ response }) {
    if (response.status === 401) navigateTo('/login')
  },
})

<script setup lang="ts">
// Same signature/return as useFetch, with defaults applied
const { data } = await useAPI('/modules')
// Caller can still override any option
const { data: other } = await useAPI('/modules', { baseURL: 'https://other.com' })
</script>

// Plain object → options act as DEFAULTS (caller can override)
export const useAPI = createUseFetch({ baseURL: '/api', lazy: true })

// Function → options OVERRIDE caller's (enforce auth/baseURL)
export const useAPI = createUseFetch(callerOptions => ({
  baseURL: 'https://api.nuxt.com', // always enforced
}))

// app/composables/useAPI.ts
export const useAPI = createUseFetch(callerOptions => ({
  $fetch: useNuxtApp().$api as typeof $fetch,
  ...callerOptions,
}))

// app/composables/useCachedData.ts
export const useCachedData = createUseAsyncData({
  getCachedData(key, nuxtApp) {
    return nuxtApp.payload.data[key] ?? nuxtApp.static.data[key]
  },
})

const polling = defineUseAsyncDataAddon({
  setup: (options: UseAsyncDataAddonOptions<{ pollEvery?: number }>) => {
    if (import.meta.server || !options.pollEvery) { return }
    return (asyncData) => {
      const id = setInterval(() => asyncData.refresh(), options.pollEvery)
      onScopeDispose(() => clearInterval(id))
    }
  },
})
export const usePolledAsyncData = createUseAsyncData({ addons: [polling] })
// await usePolledAsyncData('key', () => $fetch('/api/x'), { pollEvery: 30_000 })

// server/api/todos.get.ts
export default defineEventHandler(() => [{ id: '1', title: 'Buy milk' }])

const todos = await $fetch('/api/todos')
//    ^? { id: string, title: string }[]

await $fetch('/api/todos', { method: 'POST', body: { title: 42 } })
//                                                  ^ not assignable to string

// shared/server-routes.d.ts
import type { Endpoint } from 'nuxt/app'

declare module '@nuxt/schema' {
  interface ServerRoutes {
    '/api/hello': {
      [Endpoint]: { GET: { response: { message: string } } }
    }
  }
}

<script setup lang="ts">
async function submitForm() {
  const result = await $fetch('/api/submit', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: { name: 'John' },
  })
}
</script>

<script setup lang="ts">
// Using lazy option
const { data, status } = await useFetch('/api/posts', { lazy: true })

// Or use lazy variants
const { data, status } = await useLazyFetch('/api/posts')
const { data, status } = await useLazyAsyncData('key', fetchFn)
</script>

<script setup lang="ts">
const category = ref('tech')

const { data, refresh } = await useFetch('/api/posts', {
  query: { category },
  // Auto-refresh when category changes
  watch: [category],
})

// Manual refresh
const refreshData = () => refresh()
</script>

<script setup lang="ts">
// In component A
const { data } = await useFetch('/api/user', { key: 'current-user' })

// In component B - uses cached data
const { data } = useNuxtData('current-user')
</script>

// Refresh specific key
await refreshNuxtData('current-user')

// Refresh all data
await refreshNuxtData()

// Clear cached data
clearNuxtData('current-user')

const { data } = await useFetch('/api/auth', {
  onRequest({ options }) {
    options.headers.set('Authorization', `Bearer ${token}`)
  },
  onRequestError({ error }) {
    console.error('Request failed:', error)
  },
  onResponse({ response }) {
    // Process response
  },
  onResponseError({ response }) {
    if (response.status === 401) {
      navigateTo('/login')
    }
  },
})

<script setup lang="ts">
const headers = useRequestHeaders(['cookie'])
const data = await $fetch('/api/user', { headers })
</script>