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Nuxt

Open source, NuxtLabs · Application framework. How DNSTrace.dev identifies it from public evidence.

Updated Sep 2026

What Nuxt is

Nuxt is the Vue equivalent of Next.js: a full-stack framework that renders on the server, prerenders static routes or runs on an edge runtime. Its build output and hydration payload use fixed names, which is what makes it identifiable.

How DNSTrace.dev detects it

Detection reads the final HTTPS response and the first bytes of its markup. One matching signal is reported as strong evidence; two or more independent signals are reported as confirmed.

  • /_nuxt/ in markup — The fixed build output directory for compiled assets.
  • window.__NUXT__ in markup — The hydration payload the client uses to resume server-rendered state.
  • x-powered-by naming Nuxt — Emitted by some deployments.

What a detection proves

The page was produced by Nuxt.

What it does not prove

The major version, the rendering mode of other routes, or where the application is hosted.

Common questions

Does a Nuxt detection imply Vue?

Nuxt is built on Vue, but DNSTrace.dev reports Vue separately and only when Vue's own scoped-style attributes appear in the markup.

Can a fully static Nuxt site still be detected?

Yes. Prerendered output keeps the /_nuxt/ asset paths and, for hydrated pages, the payload block.

Compare with

Frontend frameworkVue

Open source, the Vue project

Application frameworkNext.js

Open source, maintained by Vercel

Application frameworkSvelteKit

Open source, Svelte project

Site frameworkAstro

Open source, the Astro Technology Company

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