Next.js · Senior · Question 53 of 75

What does `export const instant = true` in a segment do?

✓Correct answer: Tells Next.js that navigations into the segment should render UI instantly, and surfaces code that would block it
2Disables streaming for the segment
3Skips server rendering entirely

Explanation

It's a validation tool for Cache Components. Validation reflects production behavior, because prefetching is disabled in development.

Further reading

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