gatsbyjs/gatsby · error

Could not find function loadNodeContent for plugin

Error message

Could not find function loadNodeContent for plugin ${plugin.name}

What it means

The owner plugin was found, but its main module does not export a loadNodeContent function. Plugins that own nodes needing content loading must implement this export so Gatsby can fetch raw content on demand.

Solutions

1. Implement and export loadNodeContent in the owning plugin's gatsby-node.js.
2. Upgrade the plugin to a version that ships loadNodeContent.
3. Set node.internal.content directly at createNode time to bypass lazy loading.

Example fix

// before: plugin creates nodes but exports no loader -> [177]
exports.sourceNodes = ({ actions }) => { actions.createNode({ ...node, internal: { owner: 'my-plugin' } }) }
// after: export loadNodeContent
easync function loadNodeContent(node) { return fs.readFile(node.absolutePath, 'utf8') }
exports.loadNodeContent = loadNodeContent

function pluginExportsLoadNodeContent(plugin) {
  const mod = require(plugin.resolve)
  return typeof mod.loadNodeContent === 'function'
}

function hasLoadNodeContent(mod) { return typeof mod?.loadNodeContent === 'function' }

When it happens

Trigger: A plugin calls createNode for nodes that later require content loading, but the plugin's gatsby-node.js does not export loadNodeContent.

Common situations: Source plugin using createNode but forgetting loadNodeContent; a plugin version that dropped the export; transformer plugin expecting the source plugin to provide it.

Related errors

• Could not find owner plugin of node for loadNodeContent…
• 112003
• Could not create more nodes. Maximum node count is reached
• Error in
• No worker function found for

AI-assisted analysis of gatsbyjs/gatsby@8b06340921 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1804a3989d3d761a. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/gatsby/src/utils/nodes.ts:60

  if (typeof node.internal.content === `string`) {
    return node.internal.content
  }

  // Load plugin's loader function
  const plugin = store
    .getState()
    .flattenedPlugins.find(plug => plug.name === node.internal.owner)

  if (!plugin) {
    throw new Error(
      `Could not find owner plugin of node for loadNodeContent with owner \`${node.internal.owner}\``
    )
  }

  const { loadNodeContent } = require(plugin.resolve)

  if (!loadNodeContent) {
    throw new Error(
      `Could not find function loadNodeContent for plugin ${plugin.name}`
    )
  }

  const content = await loadNodeContent(node)

  node.internal.content = content

  return content
}

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