📄 tanstack/query/latest/docs/eslint/no-unstable-deps

File: no-unstable-deps.md | Updated: 11/15/2025

Source: https://tanstack.com/query/latest/docs/eslint/no-unstable-deps



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Disallow putting the result of query hooks directly in a React hook dependency array

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The object returned from the following query hooks is not referentially stable:

  • useQuery
  • useSuspenseQuery
  • useQueries
  • useSuspenseQueries
  • useInfiniteQuery
  • useSuspenseInfiniteQuery
  • useMutation

The object returned from those hooks should not be put directly into the dependency array of a React hook (e.g. useEffect, useMemo, useCallback). Instead, destructure the return value of the query hook and pass the destructured values into the dependency array of the React hook.

Rule Details
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Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

tsx

/* eslint "@tanstack/query/no-unstable-deps": "warn" */
import { useCallback } from 'React'
import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query'

function Component() {
  const mutation = useMutation({ mutationFn: (value: string) => value })
  const callback = useCallback(() => {
    mutation.mutate('hello')
  }, [mutation])
  return null
}


/* eslint "@tanstack/query/no-unstable-deps": "warn" */
import { useCallback } from 'React'
import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query'

function Component() {
  const mutation = useMutation({ mutationFn: (value: string) => value })
  const callback = useCallback(() => {
    mutation.mutate('hello')
  }, [mutation])
  return null
}

Examples of correct code for this rule:

tsx

/* eslint "@tanstack/query/no-unstable-deps": "warn" */
import { useCallback } from 'React'
import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query'

function Component() {
  const { mutate } = useMutation({ mutationFn: (value: string) => value })
  const callback = useCallback(() => {
    mutate('hello')
  }, [mutate])
  return null
}


/* eslint "@tanstack/query/no-unstable-deps": "warn" */
import { useCallback } from 'React'
import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query'

function Component() {
  const { mutate } = useMutation({ mutationFn: (value: string) => value })
  const callback = useCallback(() => {
    mutate('hello')
  }, [mutate])
  return null
}

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  • [x] ✅ Recommended
  • [ ] 🔧 Fixable

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