> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/nuxt/nuxt/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Utils Overview

> Nuxt provides a comprehensive set of utility functions for navigation, data management, and component handling.

Nuxt provides utilities and auto-imported helper functions to help you build your application. These utilities are available throughout your app without needing to import them.

## Navigation Utils

* [`navigateTo`](/api/utils/navigate-to) - Programmatically navigate users to pages
* [`abortNavigation`](/api/utils/abort-navigation) - Prevent navigation and throw errors in route middleware

## Data Management Utils

* [`refreshNuxtData`](/api/utils/refresh-nuxt-data) - Refresh all or specific asyncData instances
* [`reloadNuxtApp`](/api/utils/reload-nuxt-app) - Perform a hard reload of the app

## Component Preloading Utils

* [`prefetchComponents`](/api/utils/prefetch-components) - Prefetch globally registered components
* [`preloadComponents`](/api/utils/preload-components) - Preload globally registered components
* [`preloadRouteComponents`](/api/utils/preload-route-components) - Preload components for a given route

## Layout Utils

* [`setPageLayout`](/api/utils/set-page-layout) - Dynamically change the layout of a page

## HTTP Utils

* [`$fetch`](/api/utils/dollarfetch) - Make HTTP requests with automatic SSR optimization

## Usage

All utilities are auto-imported and available globally in your Nuxt application:

```vue theme={null}
<script setup>
// Navigate to a page
await navigateTo('/dashboard')

// Refresh data
await refreshNuxtData('myKey')

// Preload a route
await preloadRouteComponents('/about')
</script>
```