A curated list of amazing libraries, tools, tutorials, and resources for building type-safe APIs with oRPC.

oRPC is a powerful combination of RPC and OpenAPI that makes it easy to build APIs that are end-to-end type-safe and adhere to OpenAPI standards. No code generation required—just pure TypeScript magic! ✨

Contributions are very welcome! Please read the Contributing Guidelines before submitting a PR.

Inspired by awesome-nodejs, awesome-trpc, and the awesome manifesto.

• Official Resources
• Core Packages
• Framework Integrations
• Schema Validators
• Client Libraries
• Developer Tools
• Examples & Playgrounds
• Starter Templates & Boilerplates
• Tutorials & Articles
• Videos & Courses
• Community Projects
• Plugins & Extensions
• Comparisons
• Community
• Related Projects

• Official Documentation - Comprehensive docs with guides and API references
• GitHub Repository - Main repository with source code
• NPM Organization - All official oRPC packages
• Official Benchmarks - Performance comparisons with similar libraries
• Release Notes - Latest updates and changelogs

• @orpc/server - Core server package for building APIs and implementing contracts
• @orpc/contract - Contract-first API development
• @orpc/openapi - Generate OpenAPI specs and handle OpenAPI requests

• @orpc/client - Type-safe client for consuming oRPC APIs

• @orpc/otel - OpenTelemetry integration for monitoring and tracing

• @orpc/nest - Deep integration with NestJS framework
• Server adapters available for:
  • Node.js (built-in)
  • Cloudflare Workers (built-in)
  • Bun (built-in)
  • Deno (built-in)
  • Fastify (native adapter)

• @orpc/react - React utilities and Server Actions integration
• @orpc/tanstack-query - TanStack Query integration (React, Vue, Solid, Svelte, Angular)
• @orpc/experimental-react-swr - SWR integration for React
• @orpc/vue-colada - Pinia Colada integration for Vue

• Next.js - Works with App Router and Pages Router, Server Actions support
• TanStack Start - Full integration support
• Nuxt - SSR and client-side support
• SvelteKit - Full-stack TypeScript support
• SolidStart - Reactive full-stack support
• Astro - Static and server-rendered support

• @orpc/zod - Extended Zod schemas for oRPC
• @orpc/valibot - Valibot schema support with OpenAPI generation
• @orpc/arktype - ArkType schema support with OpenAPI generation
• Standard Schema Support - Works with any standard schema validator out of the box

• @orpc/hey-api - Hey API integration for OpenAPI-based clients
• MSW oRPC Mock - Type-safe mocking with Mock Service Worker

• Multiple scaffolding tools available in the ecosystem for project setup
• Template generators for various frameworks

• CORSPlugin - Built-in CORS support
• Custom middleware and interceptors support
• Request/response transformation plugins

Official interactive playgrounds (available on StackBlitz or local setup):

• Next.js Playground - Full Next.js integration
• TanStack Start Playground - TanStack Start example
• Nuxt Playground - Vue/Nuxt integration
• SolidStart Playground - SolidJS integration
• SvelteKit Playground - Svelte integration
• Astro Playground - Astro static/SSR example
• Contract-First Playground - Contract-driven development
• NestJS Playground - NestJS integration
• Cloudflare Worker Playground - Edge deployment example
• Bun WebSocket + OTEL - Bun runtime with OpenTelemetry
• Electron Playground - Desktop app integration
• Browser Extension Playground - Chrome/Firefox extension example
• Vue + Bun Monorepo - Community-contributed Vue example

• orpc hono drissle orm,scalar,postgres turborepo -Production-ready project
• supastarter Next.js + oRPC - Production-ready SaaS boilerplate with auth, billing, and more
• O3 Stack - Fast CLI for creating bleeding-edge Next.js apps with oRPC
• Full-Stack TypeScript Chat - Modern chat application showcase
• TypeScript Monorepo Template - Contract-driven development template
• Community templates for various frameworks and use cases

• Official Getting Started Guide - Official tutorial covering basics
• Typesafe APIs Made Simple with oRPC - Comprehensive introduction by the creator
• oRPC: OpenAPI Remote Procedure Call for Type-Safe APIs - Deep dive into contract-first development

• Understanding Contract-First Development - Official guide on contract-driven APIs
• OpenAPI Integration Guide - Working with OpenAPI specs
• Error Handling Patterns - Type-safe error handling strategies

• Understanding the Power of Typesafe APIs - oRPC vs tRPC comparison

📹 This section is waiting for community contributions! If you've created or found video content about oRPC, please submit a PR.

• Full-stack applications built with oRPC (see GitHub topics)
• SaaS starters and templates
• Real-world production examples

• Schema generators and validators
• Testing utilities with MSW integration
• Development tools and extensions

• Database integrations (Drizzle, Prisma)
• Auth solutions (Better Auth, NextAuth)
• AI SDK integrations for streaming responses

• CORSPlugin - Cross-origin resource sharing support
• Middleware System - Custom request/response processing
• Interceptors - Client-side request/response interception

🔌 This section is waiting for community contributions! Have you built a plugin for oRPC? Share it here!

• OpenAPI Support: oRPC has first-class OpenAPI support, tRPC requires additional tools
• Contract-First: oRPC offers optional contract-first development
• Performance: Benchmarks show competitive performance
• File Handling: Both support file uploads/downloads with different approaches
• Server Actions: Both support React Server Actions

• Type Safety: oRPC provides end-to-end type safety without codegen
• Documentation: Automatic OpenAPI spec generation
• Developer Experience: Function-like API calls vs manual HTTP requests
• Standards: Adheres to OpenAPI standards while providing RPC ergonomics

• Complexity: Simpler mental model than GraphQL schema language
• Type Safety: Leverages TypeScript directly without additional schema language
• Tooling: Uses standard TypeScript tooling
• Learning Curve: Easier for TypeScript developers to adopt

• GitHub Discussions - Ask questions and share ideas
• GitHub Issues - Bug reports and feature requests
• NPM - Package downloads and versions

• GitHub Releases - Latest releases and changelogs
• GitHub Stars - Show your support!
• Follow @unnoq on GitHub

• Contributing Guide - How to contribute to oRPC
• Code of Conduct - Community guidelines

• tRPC - End-to-end typesafe APIs, inspired oRPC's RPC approach
• ts-rest - Contract-first development, inspired oRPC's contract features
• Hono - Fast web framework with great TypeScript support
• Elysia - Fast and friendly Bun web framework

• Zod - TypeScript-first schema validation
• Valibot - Modular schema library
• ArkType - TypeScript runtime validation
• TanStack Query - Powerful data synchronization
• OpenTelemetry - Observability framework
• Drizzle ORM - TypeScript ORM
• Better Auth - TypeScript authentication

Contributions are welcome and encouraged! Here's how you can help:

1. Check for duplicates - Search existing items first
2. Follow the format - Use the existing structure and style
3. Provide context - Include a brief, clear description
4. Keep it awesome - Only add high-quality, maintained resources

Items should meet these standards:

• Quality: Well-maintained, documented, and useful
• Relevance: Directly related to oRPC or its ecosystem
• Activity: Active maintenance (updated within the last year for libraries/tools)
• License: Open source with clear licensing
• Completeness: Working examples, not just concepts or placeholders

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3. Use this format: - [Name](link) - Brief description of what it does
4. Submit a pull request with a clear description
5. Respond to any feedback from maintainers

• Closed-source or proprietary tools (unless official)
• Unmaintained or abandoned projects
• Duplicates of existing entries
• Self-promotion without clear value to the community
• Incomplete or placeholder projects

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