---
title: "defineNuxtComponent"
description: defineNuxtComponent() is a helper function for defining type safe components with Options API.
links:
- label: Source
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to: https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/blob/main/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/component.ts
size: xs
---
::note
`defineNuxtComponent()` is a helper function for defining type safe Vue components using options API similar to [`defineComponent()`](https://vuejs.org/api/general.html#definecomponent). `defineNuxtComponent()` wrapper also adds support for `asyncData` and `head` component options.
::
::note
Using `
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::warning
Data from `useAsyncData` is only set once in the `setup` hook of your component. This means `refreshNuxtData` will not work with `asyncData`. If you need to re-run `useAsyncData`, you can change it with a `method` of the Options API.
::
## `head()`
If you choose not to use `setup()` in your app, you can use the `head()` method within your component definition:
```vue [pages/index.vue]
```