Nuxt/docs/3.api/3.utils/call-once.md
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---
title: "callOnce"
description: "Run a given function or block of code once during SSR or CSR."
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::important
This utility is available since [Nuxt v3.9](/blog/v3-9).
::
## Purpose
The `callOnce` function is designed to execute a given function or block of code only once during:
- server-side rendering but not hydration
- client-side navigation
This is useful for code that should be executed only once, such as logging an event or setting up a global state.
## Usage
```vue [app.vue]
<script setup lang="ts">
const websiteConfig = useState('config')
await callOnce(async () => {
console.log('This will only be logged once')
websiteConfig.value = await $fetch('https://my-cms.com/api/website-config')
})
</script>
```
::tip{to="/docs/getting-started/state-management#usage-with-pinia"}
`callOnce` is useful in combination with the [Pinia module](/modules/pinia) to call store actions.
::
:read-more{to="/docs/getting-started/state-management"}
::warning
Note that `callOnce` doesn't return anything. You should use [`useAsyncData`](/docs/api/composables/use-async-data) or [`useFetch`](/docs/api/composables/use-fetch) if you want to do data fetching during SSR.
::
::note
`callOnce` is a composable meant to be called directly in a setup function, plugin, or route middleware, because it needs to add data to the Nuxt payload to avoid re-calling the function on the client when the page hydrates.
::
## Type
```ts
callOnce(fn?: () => any | Promise<any>): Promise<void>
callOnce(key: string, fn?: () => any | Promise<any>): Promise<void>
```
- `key`: A unique key ensuring that the code is run once. If you do not provide a key, then a key that is unique to the file and line number of the instance of `callOnce` will be generated for you.
- `fn`: The function to run once. This function can also return a `Promise` and a value.