Generating Prisma Client

prisma generate creates Prisma Client from the models and generator configuration in your schema.prisma file.

Define a generator

In Prisma ORM v7, the output field is required:

generator client {
  provider = "prisma-client"
  output   = "./generated"
}

Generate the client

Run the following command whenever you add models, change fields, or update generator settings:

bunx prisma generate

If you want the CLI-specific options such as --watch or --generator, see the prisma generate command reference.

Import the generated client

Import Prisma Client from the output path you configured:

import { PrismaClient } from "./generated/client";

const prisma = new PrismaClient();

When to run generate

You should run prisma generate after:

• changing your Prisma schema
• updating generator configuration
• enabling features that affect the client API
• pulling schema changes from another branch or teammate

In many projects it also makes sense to run prisma generate in postinstall or before your production build so deployments always use a current client.

Related pages

• Introduction to Prisma Client
• Generators in the Prisma schema
• Prisma CLI reference for generate