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| ### [Read the docs →](https://zod.dev/api) |
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| <br/> |
| |
| ## What is Zod? |
| |
| Zod is a TypeScript-first validation library. Define a schema and parse some data with it. You'll get back a strongly typed, validated result. |
| |
| ```ts |
| import * as z from "zod/v4"; |
| |
| const User = z.object({ |
| name: z.string(), |
| }); |
| |
| // some untrusted data... |
| const input = { |
| /* stuff */ |
| }; |
| |
| // the parsed result is validated and type safe! |
| const data = User.parse(input); |
| |
| // so you can use it with confidence :) |
| console.log(data.name); |
| ``` |
| |
| <br/> |
| |
| ## Features |
| |
| - Zero external dependencies |
| - Works in Node.js and all modern browsers |
| - Tiny: `2kb` core bundle (gzipped) |
| - Immutable API: methods return a new instance |
| - Concise interface |
| - Works with TypeScript and plain JS |
| - Built-in JSON Schema conversion |
| - Extensive ecosystem |
| |
| <br/> |
| |
| ## Installation |
| |
| ```sh |
| npm install zod |
| ``` |
| |
| <br/> |
| |
| ## Basic usage |
| |
| Before you can do anything else, you need to define a schema. For the purposes of this guide, we'll use a simple object schema. |
| |
| ```ts |
| import * as z from "zod/v4"; |
| |
| const Player = z.object({ |
| username: z.string(), |
| xp: z.number(), |
| }); |
| ``` |
| |
| ### Parsing data |
| |
| Given any Zod schema, use `.parse` to validate an input. If it's valid, Zod returns a strongly-typed _deep clone_ of the input. |
| |
| ```ts |
| Player.parse({ username: "billie", xp: 100 }); |
| // => returns { username: "billie", xp: 100 } |
| ``` |
| |
| **Note** — If your schema uses certain asynchronous APIs like `async` [refinements](#refine) or [transforms](#transform), you'll need to use the `.parseAsync()` method instead. |
| |
| ```ts |
| const schema = z.string().refine(async (val) => val.length <= 8); |
| |
| await schema.parseAsync("hello"); |
| // => "hello" |
| ``` |
| |
| ### Handling errors |
| |
| When validation fails, the `.parse()` method will throw a `ZodError` instance with granular information about the validation issues. |
| |
| ```ts |
| try { |
| Player.parse({ username: 42, xp: "100" }); |
| } catch (err) { |
| if (err instanceof z.ZodError) { |
| err.issues; |
| /* [ |
| { |
| expected: 'string', |
| code: 'invalid_type', |
| path: [ 'username' ], |
| message: 'Invalid input: expected string' |
| }, |
| { |
| expected: 'number', |
| code: 'invalid_type', |
| path: [ 'xp' ], |
| message: 'Invalid input: expected number' |
| } |
| ] */ |
| } |
| } |
| ``` |
| |
| To avoid a `try/catch` block, you can use the `.safeParse()` method to get back a plain result object containing either the successfully parsed data or a `ZodError`. The result type is a [discriminated union](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/narrowing.html#discriminated-unions), so you can handle both cases conveniently. |
| |
| ```ts |
| const result = Player.safeParse({ username: 42, xp: "100" }); |
| if (!result.success) { |
| result.error; // ZodError instance |
| } else { |
| result.data; // { username: string; xp: number } |
| } |
| ``` |
| |
| **Note** — If your schema uses certain asynchronous APIs like `async` [refinements](#refine) or [transforms](#transform), you'll need to use the `.safeParseAsync()` method instead. |
| |
| ```ts |
| const schema = z.string().refine(async (val) => val.length <= 8); |
| |
| await schema.safeParseAsync("hello"); |
| // => { success: true; data: "hello" } |
| ``` |
| |
| ### Inferring types |
| |
| Zod infers a static type from your schema definitions. You can extract this type with the `z.infer<>` utility and use it however you like. |
| |
| ```ts |
| const Player = z.object({ |
| username: z.string(), |
| xp: z.number(), |
| }); |
| |
| // extract the inferred type |
| type Player = z.infer<typeof Player>; |
| |
| // use it in your code |
| const player: Player = { username: "billie", xp: 100 }; |
| ``` |
| |
| In some cases, the input & output types of a schema can diverge. For instance, the `.transform()` API can convert the input from one type to another. In these cases, you can extract the input and output types independently: |
| |
| ```ts |
| const mySchema = z.string().transform((val) => val.length); |
| |
| type MySchemaIn = z.input<typeof mySchema>; |
| // => string |
| |
| type MySchemaOut = z.output<typeof mySchema>; // equivalent to z.infer<typeof mySchema> |
| // number |
| ``` |