1. Install the tRPC Client library​

Use your preferred package manager to install the @trpc/client library, and also install @trpc/server which contains some required types.

• npm
• yarn
• pnpm
• bun
• deno

npm install @trpc/server @trpc/client

AI Agents

If you use an AI coding agent, install tRPC skills for better code generation:

bash

npx @tanstack/intent@latest install

2. Import your App Router​

Import your AppRouter type into the client application. This type holds the shape of your entire API.

utils/trpc.ts

ts

import type { AppRouter } from '../server/router';

tip

By using import type you ensure that the reference will be stripped at compile-time, meaning you don't inadvertently import server-side code into your client. For more information, see the Typescript docs.

3. Initialize the tRPC client​

Create a tRPC client with the createTRPCClient method, and add a links array with a terminating link pointing at your API. To learn more about tRPC links, click here.

client.ts

ts

import { createTRPCClient, httpBatchLink } from '@trpc/client';

import type { AppRouter } from './server';

const client = createTRPCClient<AppRouter>({

links: [

`httpBatchLink({`

  `url: 'http://localhost:3000/trpc',`

  `// You can pass any HTTP headers you wish here`

  `async headers() {`

    `return {`

      `authorization: getAuthCookie(),`

    `};`

  `},`

`}),`

],

});

4. Use the tRPC Client​

Under the hood this creates a typed JavaScript Proxy which allows you to interact with your tRPC API in a fully type-safe way:

client.ts

ts

const bilbo = await client.getUser.query('id_bilbo');

// => { id: 'id_bilbo', name: 'Bilbo' };

const frodo = await client.createUser.mutate({ name: 'Frodo' });

// => { id: 'id_frodo', name: 'Frodo' };

You're all set!