# Generating TypeScript Types from Supabase for Type-Safe Apps

Learn how to automatically generate TypeScript types from your Supabase database schema to keep your app type-safe and bug-free.

Published: 13th June 2025

When working with Supabase and TypeScript, keeping your types in sync with your database is essential for type safety. Here’s a simple 2-step guide to generate types from your Supabase project.


## Step 1: Get Your Supabase Access Token

1. Go to your [Supabase Dashboard](https://app.supabase.com/).
2. Click on your profile icon (top right) and select **Account**.
3. Scroll down to **Access Tokens**.
4. Click **Generate New Token**, give it a name (e.g., "typegen"), and copy the generated token.


## Step 2: Generate Types Using the Supabase CLI

1. Open your terminal.
2. Log in with your access token:

```bash title="Terminal" showLineNumbers
supabase login --token YOUR_PASTED_TOKEN
```

3. Generate the types (replace **"projectid"** with your actual project ref):

```bash title="Terminal" showLineNumbers
npx supabase gen types typescript --project-id **projectid** > lib/database.types.ts --debug
```


4. Additionally you can write a script in package.json.

```json title="package.json" showLineNumbers
{
  "scripts": {
    "generate-types": "npx supabase gen types typescript --project-id **projectid** > lib/database.types.ts --debug"
  }
}
```


**Conclusion:**  
That’s it! You now have up-to-date TypeScript types for your Supabase schema. Use these types in your app for a safer and smoother development experience.

Original page: https://faisalhusa.in/blog/generate-supabase-types