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prisma generate

Generate artifacts (e.g. Prisma Client) from your Prisma schema.

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Usage

prisma generate [options]

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Options

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--help
boolean
Display help message.Alias: -h
prisma generate --help
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--config
string
Custom path to your Prisma config file.
prisma generate --config=./custom/prisma.config.ts
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--schema
string
Custom path to your Prisma schema file.
prisma generate --schema=./prisma/schema.prisma
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--sql
boolean
Generate typed SQL module for type-safe raw queries.
prisma generate --sql
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--watch
boolean
Watch the Prisma schema and automatically regenerate when changes are detected.
prisma generate --watch
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--generator
string[]
Specify which generator(s) to run. Can be provided multiple times to run specific generators.
prisma generate --generator client1 --generator client2
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--no-hints
boolean
Hide hint messages but still show errors and warnings.
prisma generate --no-hints
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--require-models
boolean
Fail generation if the schema contains no models.
prisma generate --require-models

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Examples

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Basic generation

Generate Prisma Client with default settings: 
prisma generate

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Specify a custom schema

prisma generate --schema=./database/schema.prisma

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Run specific generators

Generate only specific generators defined in your schema: 
prisma generate --generator client1 --generator client2

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Watch mode

Automatically regenerate when schema changes: 
prisma generate --watch
Output in watch mode: 
Watching... /path/to/prisma

Change in schema.prisma
Building...

✔ Generated Prisma Client to ./node_modules/@prisma/client in 89ms

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Generate with typed SQL

Generate Prisma Client along with typed SQL queries: 
prisma generate --sql

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Output

Successful generation produces output similar to: 
✔ Generated Prisma Client (v7.2.0) to ./node_modules/@prisma/client in 156ms

Start by importing your Prisma Client (See: https://pris.ly/d/importing-client)

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Generators

Generators are defined in your Prisma schema: 
generator client {
  provider = "prisma-client-js"
  output   = "./generated/client"
}

generator typegraphql {
  provider = "typegraphql-prisma"
}
When you run prisma generate, all generators are executed unless you specify specific ones with --generator.

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Prisma Client Generation

The default Prisma Client generator (prisma-client-js) creates a type-safe database client based on your schema. The generated client includes:
  • Type-safe queries for all models
  • Auto-completion in your IDE
  • Validation at compile time
  • Query builder API
  • Transaction support
  • Middleware hooks

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Watch Mode

In watch mode, Prisma continuously monitors your schema file for changes and automatically regenerates when it detects modifications. This is useful during development: 
prisma generate --watch
To stop watching, press Ctrl+C.

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Version Mismatch Warning

If the prisma CLI version doesn’t match the @prisma/client version, you’ll see a warning: 
⚠️ warn Versions of prisma@7.2.0 and @prisma/client@7.1.0 don't match.
This might lead to unexpected behavior.
Please make sure they have the same version.
To fix this, ensure both packages have the same version: 
npm install prisma@latest @prisma/client@latest

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Exit Codes

  • 0 - Generation successful
  • 1 - Generation failed (schema errors, generator errors, etc.)