Enum & Literal Schemas in Zod
From the Zod cheat sheet · Enums & Literals · verified Jul 2026
Enum & Literal Schemas
Restrict values to a known set with z.enum() and z.literal()
typescript
// Literal (exact value)
const Tuna = z.literal("tuna");
// String enum
const Fish = z.enum(["tuna", "salmon", "trout"]);
// Native TypeScript enum
enum Status { ACTIVE = "ACTIVE", INACTIVE = "INACTIVE" }
const StatusSchema = z.nativeEnum(Status);💡 z.enum() takes a tuple of strings — much better DX than z.nativeEnum()
⚡ Use as const with z.enum() to share the values as both runtime and types
📌 z.literal() is perfect for discriminator fields in discriminated unions
🟢 Access .options on a z.enum to get the array of valid values at runtime
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