Is React Query Safe?
React Query — Nerq Trust Score 82.8/100 (A- grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-09-07
React Query is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 82.8/100 (A-), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-09-07 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-09-07. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is React Query safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — React Query has a Nerq Trust Score of 82.8/100 (A-). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-09-07).
What is React Query's trust score?
React Query has a Nerq Trust Score of 82.8/100, earning a A- grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for React Query?
React Query's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is React Query and who maintains it?
| Author | tannerlinsley |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: React Query
What is React Query?
React Query is a Node.js package — Hooks for managing, caching and syncing asynchronous and remote data in React.
How to Verify Safety
Run npm audit to check for vulnerabilities. Review the package's GitHub repository for recent commits.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=@tanstack/react-query
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
React Query has a Nerq Trust Score of 83/100 (A-). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- React Query has a Trust Score of 83/100 (A-).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 90/100 |
| Popularity | 100/100 |
| Quality | 80/100 |
| Community | 45/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does React Query collect?
React Query is a Node.js package maintained by tannerlinsley. It receives approximately 63,541,194 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.
As a development package, React Query does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.
Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.
Full analysis: React Query Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is React Query secure?
Security score: 90/100. React Query has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.
Licensed under MIT, allowing code inspection. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.
Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.
Full analysis: React Query Security Report
How we calculated this score
React Query's trust score of 82.8/100 (A-) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (90/100), popularity (100/100), quality (80/100), community (45/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
Signals last measured on September 07, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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