diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useApi/index.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useApi/index.ts
index 4bc0d158d3..9d27fd3280 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useApi/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useApi/index.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import { Api } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 import type { EventHook, MaybeRef } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { addAxiosInterceptors } from './interceptors'
-import { createEventHook, ref, unref, useNuxtApp } from '#imports'
-import type { NuxtApp } from '#app'
+import { createEventHook, ref, unref, useGlobal } from '#imports'
 
 interface UseApiReturn<D = any, R = any> {
   api: Api<any>
@@ -15,23 +14,26 @@ interface UseApiReturn<D = any, R = any> {
   onResponse: EventHook<AxiosResponse<D, R>>['on']
 }
 
-export function createApiInstance(app: NuxtApp, baseURL = 'http://localhost:8080') {
-  const api = new Api({
-    baseURL,
-  })
-
-  addAxiosInterceptors(api, app)
+interface CreateApiOptions {
+  baseURL?: string
+}
 
-  return api
+export function createApiInstance<SecurityDataType = any>(options: CreateApiOptions = {}): Api<SecurityDataType> {
+  return addAxiosInterceptors(
+    new Api<SecurityDataType>({
+      baseURL: options.baseURL ?? 'http://localhost:8080',
+    }),
+  )
 }
 
-/** todo: add props? */
 interface UseApiProps<D = any> {
   axiosConfig?: MaybeRef<AxiosRequestConfig<D>>
-  useGlobalInstance?: MaybeRef<boolean>
+  apiOptions?: CreateApiOptions
 }
 
 export function useApi<Data = any, RequestConfig = any>(props: UseApiProps<Data> = {}): UseApiReturn<Data, RequestConfig> {
+  const state = $(useGlobal())
+
   const isLoading = ref(false)
 
   const error = ref(null)
@@ -42,7 +44,15 @@ export function useApi<Data = any, RequestConfig = any>(props: UseApiProps<Data>
 
   const responseHook = createEventHook<AxiosResponse<Data, RequestConfig>>()
 
-  const api = unref(props.useGlobalInstance) ? useNuxtApp().$api : createApiInstance(useNuxtApp())
+  const api = createApiInstance(props.apiOptions)
+
+  function addRequest() {
+    state.runningRequests.push(state.runningRequests.length + 1)
+  }
+
+  function removeRequest() {
+    state.runningRequests.pop()
+  }
 
   api.instance.interceptors.request.use(
     (config) => {
@@ -50,6 +60,8 @@ export function useApi<Data = any, RequestConfig = any>(props: UseApiProps<Data>
       response.value = null
       isLoading.value = true
 
+      addRequest()
+
       return {
         ...config,
         ...unref(props),
@@ -61,6 +73,8 @@ export function useApi<Data = any, RequestConfig = any>(props: UseApiProps<Data>
       response.value = null
       isLoading.value = false
 
+      removeRequest()
+
       return requestError
     },
   )
@@ -72,6 +86,8 @@ export function useApi<Data = any, RequestConfig = any>(props: UseApiProps<Data>
       response.value = apiResponse
       isLoading.value = false
 
+      removeRequest()
+
       return apiResponse
     },
     (apiError) => {
@@ -79,6 +95,8 @@ export function useApi<Data = any, RequestConfig = any>(props: UseApiProps<Data>
       error.value = apiError
       isLoading.value = false
 
+      removeRequest()
+
       return apiError
     },
   )
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useApi/interceptors.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useApi/interceptors.ts
index 9b655e836b..b483ca333c 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useApi/interceptors.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useApi/interceptors.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import type { Api } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import { navigateTo, useRoute, useRouter } from '#imports'
-import type { NuxtApp } from '#app'
+import { navigateTo, useGlobal, useRoute, useRouter } from '#imports'
 
 const DbNotFoundMsg = 'Database config not found'
 
-export function addAxiosInterceptors(api: Api<any>, app: NuxtApp) {
+export function addAxiosInterceptors(api: Api<any>) {
+  const state = $(useGlobal())
   const router = useRouter()
   const route = useRoute()
 
   api.instance.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
     config.headers['xc-gui'] = 'true'
 
-    if (app.$state.token.value) config.headers['xc-auth'] = app.$state.token.value
+    if (state.token) config.headers['xc-auth'] = state.token
 
     if (!config.url?.endsWith('/user/me') && !config.url?.endsWith('/admin/roles')) {
       // config.headers['xc-preview'] = store.state.users.previewAs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function addAxiosInterceptors(api: Api<any>, app: NuxtApp) {
 
       // Logout user if token refresh didn't work or user is disabled
       if (error.config.url === '/auth/refresh-token') {
-        app.$state.signOut()
+        state.signOut()
 
         return Promise.reject(error)
       }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function addAxiosInterceptors(api: Api<any>, app: NuxtApp) {
           // New request with new token
           const config = error.config
           config.headers['xc-auth'] = token.data.token
-          app.$state.signIn(token.data.token)
+          state.signIn(token.data.token)
 
           return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             api.instance
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function addAxiosInterceptors(api: Api<any>, app: NuxtApp) {
           })
         })
         .catch(async (error) => {
-          app.$state.signOut()
+          state.signOut()
           // todo: handle new user
 
           navigateTo('/signIn')
@@ -75,4 +75,6 @@ export function addAxiosInterceptors(api: Api<any>, app: NuxtApp) {
         })
     },
   )
+
+  return api
 }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/getters.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/getters.ts
index fcccaa775f..0d7c51728d 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/getters.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/getters.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import type { Getters, State } from './types'
 import { computed } from '#imports'
 
-export function useGlobalGetters(state: State) {
-  /** Getters */
+export function useGlobalGetters(state: State): Getters {
   /** Verify that a user is signed in by checking if token exists and is not expired */
   const signedIn: Getters['signedIn'] = computed(
     () =>
@@ -15,5 +14,12 @@ export function useGlobalGetters(state: State) {
       ),
   )
 
-  return { signedIn }
+  /** global loading state */
+  let loading = $ref(false)
+  const isLoading = computed({
+    get: () => state.runningRequests.value.length > 0 || loading,
+    set: (_loading) => (loading = _loading),
+  })
+
+  return { signedIn, isLoading }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/state.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/state.ts
index 922ee18b2b..c0dad1848e 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/state.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/state.ts
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ export function useGlobalState(): State {
   /** is sidebar open */
   const sidebarOpen = ref(false)
 
-  /** global loading state */
-  const isLoading = ref(false)
-
   /** currently running requests */
   const runningRequests = ref<number[]>([])
 
@@ -83,7 +80,6 @@ export function useGlobalState(): State {
     jwtPayload: payload,
     sidebarOpen,
     timestamp,
-    isLoading,
     runningRequests,
     error,
   }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/types.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/types.ts
index a4b833696c..009c2369bf 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/types.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/composables/useGlobal/types.ts
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ export interface StoredState {
 }
 
 export type State = ToRefs<Omit<StoredState, 'token'>> & {
-  token: WritableComputedRef<string | null>
+  token: WritableComputedRef<string>
   jwtPayload: ComputedRef<(JwtPayload & User) | null>
   sidebarOpen: Ref<boolean>
   timestamp: Ref<number>
-  isLoading: Ref<boolean>
   runningRequests: Ref<number[]>
   error: Ref<any>
 }
 
 export interface Getters {
   signedIn: ComputedRef<boolean>
+  isLoading: WritableComputedRef<boolean>
 }
 
 export interface Actions {
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/plugins/api.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/plugins/api.ts
index 26acda6841..0e868b2a64 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/plugins/api.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/plugins/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#imports'
-import { createApiInstance } from '~/composables/useApi'
+import { defineNuxtPlugin, useApi } from '#imports'
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
   /** injects a global api instance */
-  nuxtApp.provide('api', createApiInstance(nuxtApp))
+  nuxtApp.provide('api', useApi().api)
 })