prefetchQuery vs refetchQueries

[denisborovikov]

Does refetchQueries do the same job as prefetchQuery if we're speaking about a single query? It seems they're replaceable but have slightly different API.

Updating multiple queries in a single refetchQueries call looks weird and bug-prone for me. I feel like refetchQueries and refetchQueries can be combined into a single function. Where am I mistaken?

[tannerlinsley]

prefetchQuery will create a query if one does not exist or update the data for one if it does. It's basically like using useQuery, but not as a hook

refetchQueries is for refetching one (or more) queries that match the query key passed. If none are found, then nothing happens.