A query's status === 'loading' state is sufficient enough to show the initial hard-loading state for a query, but sometimes you may want to display an additional indicator that a query is refetching in the background. To do this, queries also supply you with an isFetching boolean that you can use to show that it's in a fetching state, regardless of the state of the status variable:
function Todos() { const { status, data: todos, error, isFetching, } = useQuery({ queryKey: ['todos'], queryFn: fetchTodos, })
return status === 'loading' ? ( <span>Loading...</span> ) : status === 'error' ? ( <span>Error: {error.message}</span> ) : ( <> {isFetching ? <div>Refreshing...</div> : null}
<div> {todos.map((todo) => ( <Todo todo={todo} /> ))} </div> </> )}In addition to individual query loading states, if you would like to show a global loading indicator when any queries are fetching (including in the background), you can use the useIsFetching hook:
import { useIsFetching } from '@tanstack/react-query'
function GlobalLoadingIndicator() { const isFetching = useIsFetching()
return isFetching ? ( <div>Queries are fetching in the background...</div> ) : null}“This course is the best way to learn how to use React Query in real-world applications.”—Tanner LinsleyCheck it out
