Prisma

Generate Commands

Generate the type-safe Prisma Client from your schema. The generated client provides autocompletion, type checking, and query building for your database operations.

9 commands

Pro Tips

Run 'prisma generate' after any schema.prisma change — the client must be regenerated to reflect new models.

Use 'prisma format' to auto-format your schema file — ensures consistent indentation and field alignment.

Add 'prisma generate' to your postinstall script: '"postinstall": "prisma generate"' for automatic generation.

Common Mistakes

The generated client lives in node_modules. It's not committed to git and must be regenerated after 'npm install'.

Forgetting to run 'prisma generate' after schema changes causes type errors that look like bugs. Regenerate first.

Commands

Format schema

$ npx prisma format

Format the Prisma schema file

Generate Prisma Client

$ npx prisma generate

Generate Prisma Client from schema

Generate from custom schema path

$ npx prisma generate --schema ./custom/path/schema.prisma

Generate client using a schema file at a non-default location

Generate with watch

$ npx prisma generate --watch

Watch schema changes and regenerate client

Initialize Prisma

$ npx prisma init

Initialize Prisma in current project

Initialize with datasource

$ npx prisma init --datasource-provider postgresql

Initialize Prisma with specific database provider

Initialize with SQLite

$ npx prisma init --datasource-provider sqlite

Initialize Prisma with SQLite for local development

Initialize with connection URL

$ npx prisma init --url postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/mydb

Initialize Prisma and set the database connection URL directly

Validate schema

$ npx prisma validate

Validate the Prisma schema