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:
<script setup>
import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/vue-query'
const { isLoading, isFetching, isError, data, error } = useQuery({
queryKey: ['todos'],
queryFn: getTodos,
})
</script>
<template>
<div v-if="isFetching">Refreshing...</div>
<span v-if="isLoading">Loading...</span>
<span v-else-if="isError">Error: {{ error.message }}</span>
<!-- We can assume by this point that `isSuccess === true` -->
<ul v-else-if="data">
<li v-for="todo in data" :key="todo.id">{{ todo.title }}</li>
</ul>
</template>
<script setup>
import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/vue-query'
const { isLoading, isFetching, isError, data, error } = useQuery({
queryKey: ['todos'],
queryFn: getTodos,
})
</script>
<template>
<div v-if="isFetching">Refreshing...</div>
<span v-if="isLoading">Loading...</span>
<span v-else-if="isError">Error: {{ error.message }}</span>
<!-- We can assume by this point that `isSuccess === true` -->
<ul v-else-if="data">
<li v-for="todo in data" :key="todo.id">{{ todo.title }}</li>
</ul>
</template>
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:
<script setup>
import { useIsFetching } from '@tanstack/vue-query'
const isFetching = useIsFetching()
</script>
<template>
<div v-if="isFetching">Queries are fetching in the background...</div>
</template>
<script setup>
import { useIsFetching } from '@tanstack/vue-query'
const isFetching = useIsFetching()
</script>
<template>
<div v-if="isFetching">Queries are fetching in the background...</div>
</template>