State Management · Senior · Question 71 of 75

How does `staleTime: Infinity` differ from `refetchOnMount: false`?

✓Correct answer: staleTime: Infinity keeps data fresh so no automatic refetch triggers fire; refetchOnMount: false only disables the mount trigger
2They are equivalent
3refetchOnMount: false disables all fetching

Explanation

With refetchOnMount: false, focus and reconnect still refetch stale data. Fresh data can still be invalidated explicitly.

Further reading

TanStack Query: Important Defaults ↗

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