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Module: server

Utilities for implementing server-side Convex query and mutation functions.

Usage

Code Generation

This module is typically used alongside generated server code.

To generate the server code, run npx convex dev in your Convex project. This will create a convex/_generated/server.js file with the following functions, typed for your schema:

If you aren't using TypeScript and code generation, you can use these untyped functions instead:

Example

Convex functions are defined by using either the query or mutation wrappers.

Queries receive a db that implements the GenericDatabaseReader interface.

import { query } from "./_generated/server";

export default query(async ({ db }, { arg1, arg2 }) => {
// Your (read-only) code here!
});

If your function needs to write to the database, such as inserting, updating, or deleting documents, use mutation instead which provides a db that implements the GenericDatabaseWriter interface.

import { mutation } from "./_generated/server";

export default mutation(async ({ db }, { arg1, arg2 }) => {
// Your mutation code here!
});

Classes

Interfaces

References

UserIdentityAttributes

Re-exports UserIdentityAttributes

Type Aliases

FunctionType

Ƭ FunctionType: "query" | "mutation" | "action"

The type of a Convex function.

Defined in

server/api.ts:17


FunctionReference

Ƭ FunctionReference<Type, Visibility, Args, ReturnType>: Object

A reference to a registered Convex function.

You can create a FunctionReference using the generated api utility:

import { api } from "../convex/_generated/api";

const reference = api.myModule.myFunction;

If you aren't using code generation, you can create references using anyApi:

import { anyApi } from "convex/server";

const reference = anyApi.myModule.myFunction;

Function references can be used to invoke functions from the client. For example, in React you can pass references to the useQuery hook:

const result = useQuery(api.myModule.myFunction);

Type parameters

NameTypeDescription
Typeextends FunctionTypeThe type of the function ("query", "mutation", or "action").
Visibilityextends FunctionVisibility = "public"The visibility of the function ("public" or "internal").
Argsextends DefaultFunctionArgs = anyThe arguments to this function. This is an object mapping argument names to their types.
ReturnTypeanyThe return type of this function.

Type declaration

NameType
_typeType
_visibilityVisibility
_argsArgs
_returnTypeReturnType

Defined in

server/api.ts:50


ApiFromModules

Ƭ ApiFromModules<AllModules>: FilterApi<ApiFromModulesAllowEmptyNodes<AllModules>, FunctionReference<any, any, any, any>>

Given the types of all modules in the convex/ directory, construct the type of api.

api is a utility for constructing FunctionReferences.

Type parameters

NameTypeDescription
AllModulesextends Record<string, object>A type mapping module paths (like "dir/myModule") to the types of the modules.

Defined in

server/api.ts:231


FilterApi

Ƭ FilterApi<API, Predicate>: Expand<{ [mod in keyof API as API[mod] extends Predicate ? mod : API[mod] extends FunctionReference<any, any, any, any> ? never : FilterApi<API[mod], Predicate> extends Record<string, never> ? never : mod]: API[mod] extends Predicate ? API[mod] : FilterApi<API[mod], Predicate> }>

Filter a Convex deployment api object for functions which meet criteria, for example all public queries.

Type parameters

Name
API
Predicate

Defined in

server/api.ts:255


AnyApi

Ƭ AnyApi: Record<string, Record<string, AnyModuleDirOrFunc>>

The type that Convex api objects extend. If you were writing an api from scratch it should extend this type.

Defined in

server/api.ts:369


PartialApi

Ƭ PartialApi<API>: { [mod in keyof API]?: API[mod] extends FunctionReference<any, any, any, any> ? API[mod] : PartialApi<API[mod]> }

Recursive partial API, useful for defining a subset of an API when mocking or building custom api objects.

Type parameters

Name
API

Defined in

server/api.ts:377


FunctionArgs

Ƭ FunctionArgs<FuncRef>: FuncRef["_args"]

Given a FunctionReference, get the return type of the function.

This is represented as an object mapping argument names to values.

Type parameters

NameType
FuncRefextends AnyFunctionReference

Defined in

server/api.ts:411


OptionalRestArgs

Ƭ OptionalRestArgs<FuncRef>: FuncRef["_args"] extends EmptyObject ? [args?: EmptyObject] : [args: FuncRef["_args"]]

A tuple type of the (maybe optional) arguments to FuncRef.

This type is used to make methods involving arguments type safe while allowing skipping the arguments for functions that don't require arguments.

Type parameters

NameType
FuncRefextends AnyFunctionReference

Defined in

server/api.ts:422


ArgsAndOptions

Ƭ ArgsAndOptions<FuncRef, Options>: FuncRef["_args"] extends EmptyObject ? [args?: EmptyObject, options?: Options] : [args: FuncRef["_args"], options?: Options]

A tuple type of the (maybe optional) arguments to FuncRef, followed by an options object of type Options.

This type is used to make methods like useQuery type-safe while allowing

  1. Skipping arguments for functions that don't require arguments.
  2. Skipping the options object.

Type parameters

NameType
FuncRefextends AnyFunctionReference
OptionsOptions

Defined in

server/api.ts:436


FunctionReturnType

Ƭ FunctionReturnType<FuncRef>: FuncRef["_returnType"]

Given a FunctionReference, get the return type of the function.

Type parameters

NameType
FuncRefextends AnyFunctionReference

Defined in

server/api.ts:448


GenericDocument

Ƭ GenericDocument: Record<string, Value>

A document stored in Convex.

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:9


GenericFieldPaths

Ƭ GenericFieldPaths: string

A type describing all of the document fields in a table.

These can either be field names (like "name") or references to fields on nested objects (like "properties.name").

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:18


GenericIndexFields

Ƭ GenericIndexFields: string[]

A type describing the ordered fields in an index.

These can either be field names (like "name") or references to fields on nested objects (like "properties.name").

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:29


GenericTableIndexes

Ƭ GenericTableIndexes: Record<string, GenericIndexFields>

A type describing the indexes in a table.

It's an object mapping each index name to the fields in the index.

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:37


GenericSearchIndexConfig

Ƭ GenericSearchIndexConfig: Object

A type describing the configuration of a search index.

Type declaration

NameType
searchFieldstring
filterFieldsstring

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:43


GenericTableSearchIndexes

Ƭ GenericTableSearchIndexes: Record<string, GenericSearchIndexConfig>

A type describing all of the search indexes in a table.

This is an object mapping each index name to the config for the index.

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:54


GenericVectorIndexConfig

Ƭ GenericVectorIndexConfig: Object

A type describing the configuration of a vector index.

Type declaration

NameType
vectorFieldstring
dimensionsnumber
filterFieldsstring

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:63


GenericTableVectorIndexes

Ƭ GenericTableVectorIndexes: Record<string, GenericVectorIndexConfig>

A type describing all of the vector indexes in a table.

This is an object mapping each index name to the config for the index.

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:75


FieldTypeFromFieldPath

Ƭ FieldTypeFromFieldPath<Document, FieldPath>: FieldPath extends `${infer First}.${infer Second}` ? ValueFromUnion<Document, First, Record<never, never>> extends GenericDocument ? FieldTypeFromFieldPath<ValueFromUnion<Document, First, Record<never, never>>, Second> : undefined : ValueFromUnion<Document, FieldPath, undefined>

The type of a field in a document.

Note that this supports both simple fields like "name" and nested fields like "properties.name".

If the field is not present in the document it is considered to be undefined.

Type parameters

NameType
Documentextends GenericDocument
FieldPathextends string

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:104


GenericTableInfo

Ƭ GenericTableInfo: Object

A type describing the document type and indexes in a table.

Type declaration

NameType
documentGenericDocument
fieldPathsGenericFieldPaths
indexesGenericTableIndexes
searchIndexesGenericTableSearchIndexes
vectorIndexesGenericTableVectorIndexes

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:126


DocumentByInfo

Ƭ DocumentByInfo<TableInfo>: TableInfo["document"]

The type of a document in a table for a given GenericTableInfo.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:138


FieldPaths

Ƭ FieldPaths<TableInfo>: TableInfo["fieldPaths"]

The field paths in a table for a given GenericTableInfo.

These can either be field names (like "name") or references to fields on nested objects (like "properties.name").

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:148


Indexes

Ƭ Indexes<TableInfo>: TableInfo["indexes"]

The database indexes in a table for a given GenericTableInfo.

This will be an object mapping index names to the fields in the index.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:157


IndexNames

Ƭ IndexNames<TableInfo>: keyof Indexes<TableInfo>

The names of indexes in a table for a given GenericTableInfo.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:163


NamedIndex

Ƭ NamedIndex<TableInfo, IndexName>: Indexes<TableInfo>[IndexName]

Extract the fields of an index from a GenericTableInfo by name.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo
IndexNameextends IndexNames<TableInfo>

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:170


SearchIndexes

Ƭ SearchIndexes<TableInfo>: TableInfo["searchIndexes"]

The search indexes in a table for a given GenericTableInfo.

This will be an object mapping index names to the search index config.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:181


SearchIndexNames

Ƭ SearchIndexNames<TableInfo>: keyof SearchIndexes<TableInfo>

The names of search indexes in a table for a given GenericTableInfo.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:188


NamedSearchIndex

Ƭ NamedSearchIndex<TableInfo, IndexName>: SearchIndexes<TableInfo>[IndexName]

Extract the config of a search index from a GenericTableInfo by name.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo
IndexNameextends SearchIndexNames<TableInfo>

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:195


VectorIndexes

Ƭ VectorIndexes<TableInfo>: TableInfo["vectorIndexes"]

The vector indexes in a table for a given GenericTableInfo.

This will be an object mapping index names to the vector index config.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:206


VectorIndexNames

Ƭ VectorIndexNames<TableInfo>: keyof VectorIndexes<TableInfo>

The names of vector indexes in a table for a given GenericTableInfo.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:213


NamedVectorIndex

Ƭ NamedVectorIndex<TableInfo, IndexName>: VectorIndexes<TableInfo>[IndexName]

Extract the config of a vector index from a GenericTableInfo by name.

Type parameters

NameType
TableInfoextends GenericTableInfo
IndexNameextends VectorIndexNames<TableInfo>

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:220


GenericDataModel

Ƭ GenericDataModel: Record<string, GenericTableInfo>

A type describing the tables in a Convex project.

This is designed to be code generated with npx convex dev.

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:233


AnyDataModel

Ƭ AnyDataModel: Object

A GenericDataModel that considers documents to be any and does not support indexes.

This is the default before a schema is defined.

Index signature

▪ [tableName: string]: { document: any ; fieldPaths: GenericFieldPaths ; indexes: ; searchIndexes: ; vectorIndexes: }

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:242


TableNamesInDataModel

Ƭ TableNamesInDataModel<DataModel>: keyof DataModel & string

A type of all of the table names defined in a GenericDataModel.

Type parameters

NameType
DataModelextends GenericDataModel

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:259


NamedTableInfo

Ƭ NamedTableInfo<DataModel, TableName>: DataModel[TableName]

Extract the TableInfo for a table in a GenericDataModel by table name.

Type parameters

NameType
DataModelextends GenericDataModel
TableNameextends keyof DataModel

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:268


DocumentByName

Ƭ DocumentByName<DataModel, TableName>: DataModel[TableName]["document"]

The type of a document in a GenericDataModel by table name.

Type parameters

NameType
DataModelextends GenericDataModel
TableNameextends TableNamesInDataModel<DataModel>

Defined in

server/data_model.ts:277


ExpressionOrValue

Ƭ ExpressionOrValue<T>: Expression<T> | T

An Expression or a constant Value

Type parameters

NameType
Textends Value | undefined

Defined in

server/filter_builder.ts:38


Cursor

Ƭ Cursor: string

An opaque identifier used for paginating a database query.

Cursors are returned from paginate and represent the point of the query where the page of results ended.

To continue paginating, pass the cursor back into paginate in the PaginationOptions object to fetch another page of results.

Note: Cursors can only be passed to exactly the same database query that they were generated from. You may not reuse a cursor between different database queries.

Defined in

server/pagination.ts:19


DefaultFunctionArgs

Ƭ DefaultFunctionArgs: Record<string, unknown>

The default arguments type for a Convex query, mutation, or action function.

Convex functions always take an arguments object that maps the argument names to their values.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:229


ArgsArray

Ƭ ArgsArray: OneArgArray | NoArgsArray

An array of arguments to a Convex function.

Convex functions can take either a single DefaultFunctionArgs object or no args at all.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:252


FunctionVisibility

Ƭ FunctionVisibility: "public" | "internal"

A type representing the visibility of a Convex function.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:274


RegisteredMutation

Ƭ RegisteredMutation<Visibility, Args, Output>: (ctx: GenericMutationCtx<any>, args: Args) => Output & VisibilityProperties<Visibility>

A mutation function that is part of this app.

You can create a mutation by wrapping your function in mutationGeneric or internalMutationGeneric and exporting it.

Type parameters

NameType
Visibilityextends FunctionVisibility
Argsextends DefaultFunctionArgs
OutputOutput

Defined in

server/registration.ts:297


RegisteredQuery

Ƭ RegisteredQuery<Visibility, Args, Output>: (ctx: GenericQueryCtx<any>, args: Args) => Output & VisibilityProperties<Visibility>

A query function that is part of this app.

You can create a query by wrapping your function in queryGeneric or internalQueryGeneric and exporting it.

Type parameters

NameType
Visibilityextends FunctionVisibility
Argsextends DefaultFunctionArgs
OutputOutput

Defined in

server/registration.ts:323


RegisteredAction

Ƭ RegisteredAction<Visibility, Args, Output>: (ctx: GenericActionCtx<any>, args: Args) => Output & VisibilityProperties<Visibility>

An action that is part of this app.

You can create an action by wrapping your function in actionGeneric or internalActionGeneric and exporting it.

Type parameters

NameType
Visibilityextends FunctionVisibility
Argsextends DefaultFunctionArgs
OutputOutput

Defined in

server/registration.ts:349


PublicHttpAction

Ƭ PublicHttpAction: Object

Call signature

▸ (ctx, request): Response

An HTTP action that is part of this app's public API.

You can create public HTTP actions by wrapping your function in httpActionGeneric and exporting it.

Parameters
NameType
ctxGenericActionCtx<any>
requestRequest
Returns

Response

Type declaration

NameType
isHttptrue
isRegistered?true

Defined in

server/registration.ts:375


UnvalidatedFunction

Ƭ UnvalidatedFunction<Ctx, Args, Output>: (ctx: Ctx, ...args: Args) => Output | { handler: (ctx: Ctx, ...args: Args) => Output }

The definition of a Convex query, mutation, or action function without argument validation.

Convex functions always take a context object as their first argument and an (optional) args object as their second argument.

This can be written as a function like:

import { query } from "./_generated/server";

export const func = query(({ db }, { arg }) => {...});

or as an object like:

import { query } from "./_generated/server";

export const func = query({
handler: ({ db }, { arg }) => {...},
});

See ValidatedFunction to add argument validation.

Type parameters

NameType
CtxCtx
Argsextends ArgsArray
OutputOutput

Defined in

server/registration.ts:410


MutationBuilder

Ƭ MutationBuilder<DataModel, Visibility>: <Output, ArgsValidator>(func: ValidatedFunction<GenericMutationCtx<DataModel>, ArgsValidator, Output>) => RegisteredMutation<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output><Output, Args>(func: UnvalidatedFunction<GenericMutationCtx<DataModel>, Args, Output>) => RegisteredMutation<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Type parameters

NameType
DataModelextends GenericDataModel
Visibilityextends FunctionVisibility

Type declaration

▸ <Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredMutation<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output>

Internal type helper used by Convex code generation.

Used to give mutationGeneric a type specific to your data model.

Type parameters
NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators
Parameters
NameType
funcValidatedFunction<GenericMutationCtx<DataModel>, ArgsValidator, Output>
Returns

RegisteredMutation<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output>

▸ <Output, Args>(func): RegisteredMutation<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Internal type helper used by Convex code generation.

Used to give mutationGeneric a type specific to your data model.

Type parameters
NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>
Parameters
NameType
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericMutationCtx<DataModel>, Args, Output>
Returns

RegisteredMutation<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Defined in

server/registration.ts:486


QueryBuilder

Ƭ QueryBuilder<DataModel, Visibility>: <Output, ArgsValidator>(func: ValidatedFunction<GenericQueryCtx<DataModel>, ArgsValidator, Output>) => RegisteredQuery<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output><Output, Args>(func: UnvalidatedFunction<GenericQueryCtx<DataModel>, Args, Output>) => RegisteredQuery<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Type parameters

NameType
DataModelextends GenericDataModel
Visibilityextends FunctionVisibility

Type declaration

▸ <Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredQuery<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output>

Internal type helper used by Convex code generation.

Used to give queryGeneric a type specific to your data model.

Type parameters
NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators
Parameters
NameType
funcValidatedFunction<GenericQueryCtx<DataModel>, ArgsValidator, Output>
Returns

RegisteredQuery<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output>

▸ <Output, Args>(func): RegisteredQuery<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Internal type helper used by Convex code generation.

Used to give queryGeneric a type specific to your data model.

Type parameters
NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>
Parameters
NameType
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericQueryCtx<DataModel>, Args, Output>
Returns

RegisteredQuery<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Defined in

server/registration.ts:509


ActionBuilder

Ƭ ActionBuilder<DataModel, Visibility>: <Output, ArgsValidator>(func: ValidatedFunction<GenericActionCtx<DataModel>, ArgsValidator, Output>) => RegisteredAction<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output><Output, Args>(func: UnvalidatedFunction<GenericActionCtx<DataModel>, Args, Output>) => RegisteredAction<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Type parameters

NameType
DataModelextends GenericDataModel
Visibilityextends FunctionVisibility

Type declaration

▸ <Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredAction<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output>

Internal type helper used by Convex code generation.

Used to give actionGeneric a type specific to your data model.

Type parameters
NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators
Parameters
NameType
funcValidatedFunction<GenericActionCtx<DataModel>, ArgsValidator, Output>
Returns

RegisteredAction<Visibility, ObjectType<ArgsValidator>, Output>

▸ <Output, Args>(func): RegisteredAction<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Internal type helper used by Convex code generation.

Used to give actionGeneric a type specific to your data model.

Type parameters
NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>
Parameters
NameType
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericActionCtx<DataModel>, Args, Output>
Returns

RegisteredAction<Visibility, ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Defined in

server/registration.ts:528


HttpActionBuilder

Ƭ HttpActionBuilder: (func: (ctx: GenericActionCtx<any>, request: Request) => Promise<Response>) => PublicHttpAction

Type declaration

▸ (func): PublicHttpAction

Internal type helper used by Convex code generation.

Used to give httpActionGeneric a type specific to your data model and functions.

Parameters
NameType
func(ctx: GenericActionCtx<any>, request: Request) => Promise<Response>
Returns

PublicHttpAction

Defined in

server/registration.ts:548


RoutableMethod

Ƭ RoutableMethod: typeof ROUTABLE_HTTP_METHODS[number]

A type representing the methods supported by Convex HTTP actions.

HEAD is handled by Convex by running GET and stripping the body. CONNECT is not supported and will not be supported. TRACE is not supported and will not be supported.

Defined in

server/router.ts:31


SchedulableFunctionReference

Ƭ SchedulableFunctionReference: FunctionReference<"mutation" | "action", "public" | "internal">

A FunctionReference that can be scheduled to run in the future.

Schedulable functions are mutations and actions that are public or internal.

Defined in

server/scheduler.ts:11


GenericSchema

Ƭ GenericSchema: Record<string, TableDefinition>

A type describing the schema of a Convex project.

This should be constructed using defineSchema, defineTable, and v.

Defined in

server/schema.ts:410


DataModelFromSchemaDefinition

Ƭ DataModelFromSchemaDefinition<SchemaDef>: MaybeMakeLooseDataModel<{ [TableName in keyof SchemaDef["tables"] & string]: SchemaDef["tables"][TableName] extends TableDefinition<infer Document, infer FieldPaths, infer Indexes, infer SearchIndexes, infer VectorIndexes> ? Object : never }, SchemaDef["strictTableNameTypes"]>

Internal type used in Convex code generation!

Convert a SchemaDefinition into a GenericDataModel.

Type parameters

NameType
SchemaDefextends SchemaDefinition<any, boolean>

Defined in

server/schema.ts:541


SystemTableNames

Ƭ SystemTableNames: TableNamesInDataModel<SystemDataModel>

Defined in

server/schema.ts:598


StorageId

Ƭ StorageId: string

A reference to a file in storage.

This is used in the StorageReader and StorageWriter which are accessible in Convex queries and mutations via QueryCtx and MutationCtx respectively.

Defined in

server/storage.ts:11


FileStorageId

Ƭ FileStorageId: GenericId<"_storage"> | StorageId

Defined in

server/storage.ts:12


FileMetadata

Ƭ FileMetadata: Object

Metadata for a single file as returned by storage.getMetadata.

Type declaration

NameTypeDescription
storageIdStorageIdID for referencing the file (eg. via storage.getUrl)
sha256stringHex encoded sha256 checksum of file contents
sizenumberSize of the file in bytes
contentTypestring | nullContentType of the file if it was provided on upload

Defined in

server/storage.ts:18


WithoutSystemFields

Ƭ WithoutSystemFields<Document>: Expand<BetterOmit<Document, keyof SystemFields | "_id">>

A Convex document with the system fields like _id and _creationTime omitted.

Type parameters

NameType
Documentextends GenericDocument

Defined in

server/system_fields.ts:28


WithOptionalSystemFields

Ƭ WithOptionalSystemFields<Document>: Expand<WithoutSystemFields<Document> & Partial<Pick<Document, keyof SystemFields | "_id">>>

A Convex document with the system fields like _id and _creationTime optional.

Type parameters

NameType
Documentextends GenericDocument

Defined in

server/system_fields.ts:37


VectorSearch

Ƭ VectorSearch<DataModel, TableName, IndexName>: (tableName: TableName, indexName: IndexName, query: VectorSearchQuery<NamedTableInfo<DataModel, TableName>, IndexName>) => Promise<{ _id: GenericId<TableName> ; _score: number }[]>

Type parameters

NameType
DataModelextends GenericDataModel
TableNameextends TableNamesInDataModel<DataModel>
IndexNameextends VectorIndexNames<NamedTableInfo<DataModel, TableName>>

Type declaration

▸ (tableName, indexName, query): Promise<{ _id: GenericId<TableName> ; _score: number }[]>

Parameters
NameType
tableNameTableName
indexNameIndexName
queryVectorSearchQuery<NamedTableInfo<DataModel, TableName>, IndexName>
Returns

Promise<{ _id: GenericId<TableName> ; _score: number }[]>

Defined in

server/vector_search.ts:55

Variables

anyApi

Const anyApi: AnyApi

A utility for constructing FunctionReferences in projects that are not using code generation.

You can create a reference to a function like:

const reference = anyApi.myModule.myFunction;

This supports accessing any path regardless of what directories and modules are in your project. All function references are typed as AnyFunctionReference.

If you're using code generation, use api from convex/_generated/api instead. It will be more type-safe and produce better auto-complete in your editor.

Defined in

server/api.ts:403


paginationOptsValidator

Const paginationOptsValidator: ObjectValidator<{ numItems: Validator<number, false, never> ; cursor: Validator<null | string, false, never> ; endCursor: Validator<undefined | null | string, true, never> ; id: Validator<undefined | number, true, never> ; maximumRowsRead: Validator<undefined | number, true, never> ; maximumBytesRead: Validator<undefined | number, true, never> }>

A Validator for PaginationOptions.

This includes the standard PaginationOptions properties along with an optional cache-busting id property used by usePaginatedQuery.

Defined in

server/pagination.ts:131


ROUTABLE_HTTP_METHODS

Const ROUTABLE_HTTP_METHODS: readonly ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS", "PATCH"]

A list of the methods supported by Convex HTTP actions.

HEAD is handled by Convex by running GET and stripping the body. CONNECT is not supported and will not be supported. TRACE is not supported and will not be supported.

Defined in

server/router.ts:14

Functions

getFunctionName

getFunctionName(functionReference): string

Get the name of a function from a FunctionReference.

The name is a string like "myDir/myModule:myFunction". If the exported name of the function is "default", the function name is omitted (e.g. "myDir/myModule").

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
functionReferenceAnyFunctionReferenceA FunctionReference to get the name of.

Returns

string

A string of the function's name.

Defined in

server/api.ts:79


makeFunctionReference

makeFunctionReference<type, args, ret>(name): FunctionReference<type, "public", args, ret>

FunctionReferences generally come from generated code, but in custom clients it may be useful to be able to build one manually.

Real function references are empty objects at runtime, but the same interface can be implemented with an object for tests and clients which don't use code generation.

Type parameters

NameType
typeextends FunctionType
argsextends DefaultFunctionArgs = any
retany

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
namestringThe identifier of the function. E.g. path/to/file:functionName

Returns

FunctionReference<type, "public", args, ret>

Defined in

server/api.ts:107


filterApi

filterApi<API, Predicate>(api): FilterApi<API, Predicate>

Given an api of type API and a FunctionReference subtype, return an api object containing only the function references that match.

const q = filterApi<typeof api, FunctionReference<"query">>(api)

Type parameters

Name
API
Predicate

Parameters

NameType
apiAPI

Returns

FilterApi<API, Predicate>

Defined in

server/api.ts:277


cronJobs

cronJobs(): Crons

Create a CronJobs object to schedule recurring tasks.

// convex/crons.js
import { cronJobs } from 'convex/server';
import { api } from "./_generated/api";

const crons = cronJobs();
crons.weekly(
"weekly re-engagement email",
{
hourUTC: 17, // (9:30am Pacific/10:30am Daylight Savings Pacific)
minuteUTC: 30,
},
api.emails.send
)
export default crons;

Returns

Crons

Defined in

server/cron.ts:180


mutationGeneric

mutationGeneric<Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredMutation<"public", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

Define a mutation in this Convex app's public API.

This function will be allowed to modify your Convex database and will be accessible from the client.

If you're using code generation, use the mutation function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcValidatedFunction<GenericMutationCtx<any>, ArgsValidator, Output>The mutation function. It receives a GenericMutationCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredMutation<"public", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

The wrapped mutation. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:490

mutationGeneric<Output, Args>(func): RegisteredMutation<"public", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Define a mutation in this Convex app's public API.

This function will be allowed to modify your Convex database and will be accessible from the client.

If you're using code generation, use the mutation function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericMutationCtx<any>, Args, Output>The mutation function. It receives a GenericMutationCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredMutation<"public", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

The wrapped mutation. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:498


internalMutationGeneric

internalMutationGeneric<Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredMutation<"internal", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

Define a mutation that is only accessible from other Convex functions (but not from the client).

This function will be allowed to modify your Convex database. It will not be accessible from the client.

If you're using code generation, use the internalMutation function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcValidatedFunction<GenericMutationCtx<any>, ArgsValidator, Output>The mutation function. It receives a GenericMutationCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredMutation<"internal", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

The wrapped mutation. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:490

internalMutationGeneric<Output, Args>(func): RegisteredMutation<"internal", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Define a mutation that is only accessible from other Convex functions (but not from the client).

This function will be allowed to modify your Convex database. It will not be accessible from the client.

If you're using code generation, use the internalMutation function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericMutationCtx<any>, Args, Output>The mutation function. It receives a GenericMutationCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredMutation<"internal", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

The wrapped mutation. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:498


queryGeneric

queryGeneric<Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredQuery<"public", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

Define a query in this Convex app's public API.

This function will be allowed to read your Convex database and will be accessible from the client.

If you're using code generation, use the query function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcValidatedFunction<GenericQueryCtx<any>, ArgsValidator, Output>The query function. It receives a GenericQueryCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredQuery<"public", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

The wrapped query. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:513

queryGeneric<Output, Args>(func): RegisteredQuery<"public", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Define a query in this Convex app's public API.

This function will be allowed to read your Convex database and will be accessible from the client.

If you're using code generation, use the query function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericQueryCtx<any>, Args, Output>The query function. It receives a GenericQueryCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredQuery<"public", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

The wrapped query. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:517


internalQueryGeneric

internalQueryGeneric<Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredQuery<"internal", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

Define a query that is only accessible from other Convex functions (but not from the client).

This function will be allowed to read from your Convex database. It will not be accessible from the client.

If you're using code generation, use the internalQuery function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcValidatedFunction<GenericQueryCtx<any>, ArgsValidator, Output>The query function. It receives a GenericQueryCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredQuery<"internal", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

The wrapped query. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:513

internalQueryGeneric<Output, Args>(func): RegisteredQuery<"internal", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Define a query that is only accessible from other Convex functions (but not from the client).

This function will be allowed to read from your Convex database. It will not be accessible from the client.

If you're using code generation, use the internalQuery function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericQueryCtx<any>, Args, Output>The query function. It receives a GenericQueryCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredQuery<"internal", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

The wrapped query. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:517


actionGeneric

actionGeneric<Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredAction<"public", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

Define an action in this Convex app's public API.

If you're using code generation, use the action function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcValidatedFunction<GenericActionCtx<any>, ArgsValidator, Output>The function. It receives a GenericActionCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredAction<"public", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

The wrapped function. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:532

actionGeneric<Output, Args>(func): RegisteredAction<"public", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Define an action in this Convex app's public API.

If you're using code generation, use the action function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericActionCtx<any>, Args, Output>The function. It receives a GenericActionCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredAction<"public", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

The wrapped function. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:536


internalActionGeneric

internalActionGeneric<Output, ArgsValidator>(func): RegisteredAction<"internal", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

Define an action that is only accessible from other Convex functions (but not from the client).

If you're using code generation, use the internalAction function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
ArgsValidatorextends PropertyValidators

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcValidatedFunction<GenericActionCtx<any>, ArgsValidator, Output>The function. It receives a GenericActionCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredAction<"internal", Expand<{ [Property in string | number | symbol]?: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] } & { [Property in string | number | symbol]: ArgsValidator[Property]["type"] }>, Output>

The wrapped function. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:532

internalActionGeneric<Output, Args>(func): RegisteredAction<"internal", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

Define an action that is only accessible from other Convex functions (but not from the client).

If you're using code generation, use the internalAction function in convex/_generated/server.d.ts which is typed for your data model.

Type parameters

NameType
OutputOutput
Argsextends ArgsArray = OneArgArray<DefaultFunctionArgs>

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
funcUnvalidatedFunction<GenericActionCtx<any>, Args, Output>The function. It receives a GenericActionCtx as its first argument.

Returns

RegisteredAction<"internal", ArgsArrayToObject<Args>, Output>

The wrapped function. Include this as an export to name it and make it accessible.

Defined in

server/registration.ts:536


httpActionGeneric

httpActionGeneric(func): PublicHttpAction

Define a Convex HTTP action.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
func(ctx: GenericActionCtx<GenericDataModel>, request: Request) => Promise<Response>The function. It receives an GenericActionCtx as its first argument, and a Request object as its second.

Returns

PublicHttpAction

The wrapped function. Route a URL path to this function in convex/http.js.

Defined in

server/impl/registration_impl.ts:403


httpRouter

httpRouter(): HttpRouter

Return a new HttpRouter object.

Returns

HttpRouter

Defined in

server/router.ts:47


defineTable

defineTable<DocumentSchema>(documentSchema): TableDefinition<ExtractDocument<DocumentSchema>, ExtractFieldPaths<DocumentSchema>>

Define a table in a schema.

You can either specify the schema of your documents as an object like

defineTable({
field: v.string()
});

or as a schema type like

defineTable(
v.union(
v.object({...}),
v.object({...})
)
);

Type parameters

NameType
DocumentSchemaextends Validator<Record<string, any>, false, any, DocumentSchema>

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
documentSchemaDocumentSchemaThe type of documents stored in this table.

Returns

TableDefinition<ExtractDocument<DocumentSchema>, ExtractFieldPaths<DocumentSchema>>

A TableDefinition for the table.

Defined in

server/schema.ts:350

defineTable<DocumentSchema>(documentSchema): TableDefinition<ExtractDocument<ObjectValidator<DocumentSchema>>, ExtractFieldPaths<ObjectValidator<DocumentSchema>>>

Define a table in a schema.

You can either specify the schema of your documents as an object like

defineTable({
field: v.string()
});

or as a schema type like

defineTable(
v.union(
v.object({...}),
v.object({...})
)
);

Type parameters

NameType
DocumentSchemaextends Record<string, Validator<any, any, any>>

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
documentSchemaDocumentSchemaThe type of documents stored in this table.

Returns

TableDefinition<ExtractDocument<ObjectValidator<DocumentSchema>>, ExtractFieldPaths<ObjectValidator<DocumentSchema>>>

A TableDefinition for the table.

Defined in

server/schema.ts:383


defineSchema

defineSchema<Schema, StrictTableNameTypes>(schema, options?): SchemaDefinition<Schema, StrictTableNameTypes>

Define the schema of this Convex project.

This should be exported from a schema.ts file in your convex/ directory like:

export default defineSchema({
...
});

Type parameters

NameType
Schemaextends GenericSchema
StrictTableNameTypesextends boolean = true

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
schemaSchemaA map from table name to TableDefinition for all of the tables in this project.
options?DefineSchemaOptions<StrictTableNameTypes>Optional configuration. See DefineSchemaOptions for a full description.

Returns

SchemaDefinition<Schema, StrictTableNameTypes>

The schema.

Defined in

server/schema.ts:524