Managing search parameters in Next.js with nuqs

Next.js is a powerful tool for managing search parameters in React applications, especially with the introduction of the App Router and related features in versions 13, 14, and 15. However, handling complex search parameters can still be tricky. This is where nuqs, a type-safe search param state manager library for Next.js, comes in. nuqs simplifies state management by reducing boilerplate code for handling URL parameters, improves code readability with a declarative API, enhances performance by efficient parsing and updating of search parameters, and offers a better developer experience because of its type-safety and integration with popular tools like Zod to improve the development process. To get started with nuqs, initialize a new Next.js app using create-next-app@latest and install nuqs using the command npm install nuqs@latest or yarn add nuqs. Then, wrap your {children} with the NuqsAdapter component in your root layout file. This will set and update the search parameter as you type. However, nuqs does not automatically re-render server components. To address this, set the shallow option to false in your useQueryState Hook. nuqs also provides the useQueryStates Hook to handle multiple related query parameters in your URL. This ensures that changes to one filter don’t trigger unnecessary re-renders or inconsistencies, while also supporting batch updates for improved performance.