# Lifecycle Hooks

Nuxt provides a powerful hooking system to expand almost every aspect using hooks powered by [unjs/hookable](https://github.com/unjs/hookable).

## Nuxt Hooks

This hooks are available for [Nuxt Modules](/docs/advanced/modules) and build context.

### Usage with `nuxt.config`

```js [nuxt.config]
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  hooks: {
    'close': () => { }
  }
})
```

### Usage with Nuxt Modules

```js
import { defineNuxtModule } from '@nuxt/kit'

export default defineNuxtModule({
  setup (options, nuxt) {
    nuxt.hook('close', async () => { })
  })
})
```

### Available hooks

Check the [source code](https://github.com/nuxt/framework/blob/main/packages/schema/src/types/hooks.ts#L55) for all available hooks.

## Runtime Hooks

App hooks can be mainly used by [Nuxt Plugins] (/docs/directory-structure/plugins) to hook into rendering lifecycle but could also be used in Vue composables.

### Usage with Modules

```js [plugins/test.ts]
export defineNuxtPlugin(nuxtApp) {
  nuxtApp.hook('page:start', () => { })
}
```

### Available hooks

Check the [source code](https://github.com/nuxt/framework/blob/main/packages/nuxt3/src/app/nuxt.ts#L18) for all available hooks.

**Note:** Please note

Hook                   | Arguments         | Description
-----------------------|-------------------|---------------
`app:created`          | `vueApp`          | When initial `vueApp` instance is created
`app:beforeMount`      | `vueApp`          | Same as `app:created`
`app:mounted`          | `vueApp`          | When Vue app is initialized and mounted in browser
`app:rendered`         | -                 | When SSR rendering is done
`app:suspense:resolve` | `appComponent`    | On [Suspense](https://vuejs.org/guide/built-ins/suspense.html#suspense) resolved event
`page:start`           | `pageComponent`   | On [Suspense](https://vuejs.org/guide/built-ins/suspense.html#suspense) pending event
`page:finish`          | `pageComponent`   | On [Suspense](https://vuejs.org/guide/built-ins/suspense.html#suspense) resolved event
`meta:register`        | `metaRenderers`   | (internal)
`vue:setup`            | -                 | (internal)