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description: "Discussion on \"Performance Optimizations with React Query\". Select → Useful for API Responses\nMost APIs return way more data than you need:\n// API returns huge user object\nconst { data: userName } = useQuery({\n  queryKey: ['user', id],\n  queryFn: () => fetchUser(id), // Returns 50 fields\n  select: (user) => u..."
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# [Performance Optimizations with React Query](https://tigerabrodi.blog/performance-optimizations-with-react-query?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Select → Useful for API Responses Most APIs return way more data than you need: // API returns huge user object const { data: userName } = useQuery({ queryKey: \['user', id\], queryFn: () => fetchUser(id), // Returns 50 fields select: (user) => u...

Jul 5, 2025 · 1 min read · tigerabrodi.blog  
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