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<Refine> component is the entry point of a Refine app. It is where the highest level of configuration of the app occurs.

App.tsx
import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import dataProvider from "@refinedev/simple-rest";

const App = () => (
<Refine
dataProvider={dataProvider("https://api.example.com")}
resources={[
{
name: "posts",
list: "/posts",
},
]}
/>
);

dataProvider

A dataProvider is the place where a Refine app communicates with an API. Data providers also act as adapters for Refine, making it possible for it to consume different API's and data services. A dataProvider makes HTTP requests and returns response data back using predefined methods.

Refer to the Data Provider documentation for detailed information.

Multiple data providers can be used with Refine, if you have multiple data providers, you can pass them to the dataProvider prop as an object.

App.tsx
import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import { defaultDataProvider, exampleDataProvider } from "./data-providers";

const App = () => (
<Refine
dataProvider={{
// `default` key must be defined to determine the default data provider
default: defaultDataProvider,
example: exampleDataProvider,
}}
/>
);

routerProvider

Refine provides a simple interface from the routerProvider prop to infer the resource from route, pass, parse and sync the query parameters and handle navigation operations. This provider and its properties are optional but it is recommended to use it to get the most out of Refine. Bindings to pass to the routerProvider prop are provided for the following libraries:

  • React Router via @refinedev/react-router-v6
  • Next.js via @refinedev/nextjs-router
  • Remix via @refinedev/remix-router

It's also possible to create a custom router bindings for your routing needs.

Refer to the Router Provider documentation for detailed information.

Legacy Router:

In prior versions from v4 of Refine, routerProvider had a different interface and it was required. This is no longer the case and routerProvider is optional. If you want to keep using the legacy router provider, you can use the legacyRouterProvider prop instead.

resources

resources is the main building block of a Refine app. A resource represents an entity in an endpoint in the API (e.g. https://api.fake-rest.refine.dev/posts). It serves as a bridge between the data from the API and the pages in the app, allowing pages to interact with the data from the API.

Here's an app that consumes the https://api.fake-rest.refine.dev/posts endpoint as a resource to list multiple items, edit or create an item and show a single item.

Routes for the action pages that are for interacting with the CRUD API operations are passed as a resource element to resources.

App.tsx
import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import dataProvider from "@refinedev/json-server";

const App = () => (
<Refine
dataProvider={dataProvider("https://api.example.com")}
resources={[
{
name: "posts",
list: "/posts", // Means that the list action of this resource will be available at /posts in your app
create: "/posts/create", // Means that the create action of this resource will be available at /posts/create in your app
edit: "/posts/edit/:id", // Means that the edit action of this resource will be available at /posts/edit/:id in your app
show: "/posts/show/:id", // Means that the show action of this resource will be available at /posts/show/:id in your app
},
]}
/>
);
Accessing the Resource:

You can use useResource hook to get the current active resource by the route or you can pass the name or the identifier of a resource to the useResource hook to get the resource object.

name

A string value that identifies a resource in the API. Interacting with the data in a resource will be done using an endpoint determined by the name:

https://api.fake-rest.refine.dev/posts
https://api.fake-rest.refine.dev/posts/1

identifier

The identifier value serves as the main matching key for a resource. It allows you to effectively differentiate between multiple resources that share the same name.

There are scenarios where you may have multiple resources with the same name but different meta values. For instance, you might want a posts resource utilizing the default data provider and another posts resource utilizing the "typicode" data provider. In this case, you can use the identifier to differentiate between them.

import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";

<Refine
...
dataProvider={{
default: defaultDataProvider,
typicode: typicodeDataProvider,
}}
resources={[
{
name: "posts",
identifier: "posts",
meta: {
foo: "bar",
},
},
{
name: "posts",
identifier: "featured-posts",
meta: {
foo: "baz",
filter: {
featured: true,
},
dataProviderName: "typicode",
},
},
]}
>
...
</Refine>;

As you can see in the example above, we have two resources with the same name but different identifier values. Also, both resources have different meta values. Using the identifier, we can differentiate between the two resources like so:

import { useTable } from "@refinedev/core";

useTable({
resource: "featured-posts",
});

const typicodeDataProvider = {
//...
getList: async ({ resource, meta }) => {
console.log(resource); // "posts"
console.log(meta); // { foo: "baz", filter: { featured: true } }
},
//...
};

list

The list path of the resource. The value assigned to the list will be treated as the list action path for the resource and the navigation operations will be performed on this path.

You can also pass a component to this property. In this case the default value for the path will be used, which is the /${name}.

There's also a third option, which is to pass an object with the component and path properties. This allows you to customize the path of the list action.

create

The create path of the resource. The value assigned to the create will be treated as the create action path for the resource and the navigation operations will be performed on this path.

You can also pass a component to this property. In this case the default value for the path will be used, which is the /${name}/create.

There's also a third option, which is to pass an object with the component and path properties. This allows you to customize the path of the list action.

edit

The edit path of the resource. The value assigned to the edit will be treated as the edit action path for the resource and the navigation operations will be performed on this path.

You can also pass a component to this property. In this case the default value for the path will be used, which is the /${name}/edit/:id.

There's also a third option, which is to pass an object with the component and path properties. This allows you to customize the path of the list action.

show

The show path of the resource. The value assigned to the show will be treated as the show action path for the resource and the navigation operations will be performed on this path.

You can also pass a component to this property. In this case the default value for the path will be used, which is the /${name}/show/:id.

There's also a third option, which is to pass an object with the component and path properties. This allows you to customize the path of the list action.

Action definitions:
  • Additional parameters can also be used in the paths for the actions of the resources. Paths like /:authorId/posts/:id/details are also valid and supported. When these actions are used in the navigation helpers, the existing parameters from the URL and the meta property of these functions will be used to determine the additional parameters when composing the path.

  • Passing a component or an object to the action will only take effect if the RefineRoutes component from one of the Router Packages is used in the app to render the routes.

  • When using the legacy router provider, only the component values will be used. Custom paths are not supported.

meta

meta can have any kind of property. It is used to store additional information about the resource. This property you pass can be received from the useResource. Listed below are the properties that are used by Refine or its libraries.

label

Name to show in the menu. The plural form of the resource name is shown by default.

<Refine
resources={[
{
/* ... */
meta: { label: "custom" },
},
]}
/>

icon

An icon element can be passed as properties for the icon in the menu.

<Refine
resources={[
{
/* ... */
meta: { icon: <CustomIcon /> },
},
]}
/>

canDelete

This value is used by the Crud views to determine whether to show the delete button or not.

<Refine
resources={[
{
/* ... */
meta: { canDelete: true },
},
]}
/>

parent

You can set this value if you want to nest your resource into another resource. Usually this value represents the name of the parent resource but you can also pass a custom string. In this case, it will still be interpreted as a parent resource. This value is used by the useMenu and useBreadcrumb hooks.

<Refine
resources={[
{ name: "parent" },
{
name: "child",
meta: { parent: "parent" },
},
]}
/>

dataProviderName

Default data provider name to use for the resource. If not specified, the default data provider will be used.

<Refine
dataProvider={{
default: defaultDataProvider,
typicode: typicodeDataProvider,
}}
resources={[
{
/* ... */
meta: { dataProviderName: "typicode" },
},
]}
/>

hide

Can be used to hide a resource in Sider. This resource is also filtered in the useMenu hook.

<Refine
resources={[
{
/* ... */
meta: { hide: true },
},
]}
/>

route
deprecated

Custom route name for the resource.

authProvider

authProvider handles authentication logic like login, logout flow, and checking user credentials. It is an object with methods that Refine uses when necessary.

Refer to Auth Provider documentation for detailed information.

i18nProvider

The i18nProvider property lets you add i18n support to your app. Making you able to use any i18n framework.

Refer to i18n documentation for detailed information.

accessControlProvider

accessControlProvider is the entry point for implementing access control for Refine apps.

Refer to access control documentation for detailed information.

liveProvider

Refine lets you add Realtime support to your app via liveProvider. It can be used to update and show data in Realtime throughout your app.

Refer to live provider documentation for detailed information.

notificationProvider

notificationProvider handles notification logic. It is an object with methods that Refine uses when necessary.

Refer to the Notification Provider documentation for detailed information.

options

options is used to configure the app.

disableServerSideValidation

When the dataProvider returns rejected promise with errors field, the useForm hook will set the errors state with the errors returned from the dataProvider.

Refer to Server Side Validation section of the Forms guide for detailed information.

To disable this behavior, you can set the disableServerSideValidation option to true.

App.tsx
import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";

const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{ disableServerSideValidation: true }}
>
{/* ... */}
</Refine>
);

Customize or disable the breadcrumb. By default it uses the Breadcrumb component from the respective package.

Refer to the Layouts and Menus section of UI Libraries guide for further information.

App.tsx
import { Breadcrumb } from "@refinedev/antd";

const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{
// Or you can pass `false` to disable the breadcrumbs
breadcrumb: (
<div
style={{
padding: "3px 6px",
border: "2px dashed cornflowerblue",
}}
>
<Breadcrumb />
</div>
),
}}
/>
);

mutationMode

mutationMode determines which mode the mutations run with. (e.g. useUpdate, useDelete).

App.tsx
const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{ mutationMode: "optimistic" }}
/>
);

pessimistic: The mutation runs immediately. Redirection and UI updates are executed after the mutation returns successfully. This is the default setting.

optimistic: The mutation is applied locally, and redirection and UI updates are executed immediately as if the mutation is successful. If the mutation returns with an error, UI updates accordingly.

undoable: The mutation is applied locally, and redirection and UI updates are executed immediately as if the mutation is successful. Waits for a customizable amount of timeout before mutation is applied. During the timeout, mutation can be canceled from the notification with the ?undo? button. UI will revert accordingly.

Refer to the Mutation Mode docs for further information.

undoableTimeout

The duration of the timeout period in undoable mode is shown in milliseconds. Mutations can be canceled during this period. This period can also be set on the supported data hooks. The value set in hooks will override the value set with undoableTimeout. undoableTimeout has a default value of 5000.

App.tsx
const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{ mutationMode: "undoable", undoableTimeout: 3500 }}
/>
);

syncWithLocation

List query parameter values can be edited manually by typing directly in the URL. syncWithLocation's default value is false, so you need to set it to true to activate the feature.

Form hooks like useDrawerForm and useModalForm also have a syncWithLocation property but the value of this option has no effect on these hooks. You'll still need to set the syncWithLocation property in hooks to true to activate this feature.

When syncWithLocation is active, the URL on the listing page shows query parameters like those shown below:

/posts?current=1&pageSize=8&sort[]=createdAt&order[]=desc

Users can change the current page, items count per page, and sort and filter parameters.

warnWhenUnsavedChanges

When you have unsaved changes and try to leave the current page, Refine shows a confirmation modal box. warnWhenUnsavedChanges's default value is false, so you need to set it to true to activate the feature.

This feature also requires UnsavedChangesNotifier component to be mounted. You can import this component from your router package.

liveMode

liveMode controls whether to update data automatically or not, with auto and manual respectively if a related live event is received. The off value can be used to avoid creating a subscription all together.

For more information, refer to the live provider documentation

disableTelemetry

Refine implements a simple and transparent telemetry module for collecting usage statistics defined in a very limited scope. This telemetry module is used to improve the Refine experience. You can disable this by setting disableTelemetry to true.

For more information, refer to the Refine telemetry documentation

redirect

By default, Refine redirects to the list page of the resource after a successful form mutation. To change this behavior based on the form action, set redirect as follows:

App.tsx
const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{
redirect: {
// If the resource doesn't have a show page defined, the user will be redirected to the list page.
afterCreate: "show",
// If the mutation mode is `undoable` or `optimistic`, the redirect happens before the mutation succeeds. Therefore, if there is no known `id` value, the user will be redirected to the list page.
afterClone: "edit",
// If set to `false`, no redirect is performed after a successful form mutation.
afterEdit: false,
},
}}
/>
);

reactQuery

clientConfig

Config for React Query client that Refine uses.

Defaults:
  • refetchOnWindowFocus: false
  • keepPreviousData: true
const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{
reactQuery: {
clientConfig: {
defaultOptions: {
queries: {
staleTime: Infinity,
},
},
},
},
}}
/>
);

Also, you can use your own QueryClient.

import { QueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";

const myQueryClient = new QueryClient();

const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{
reactQuery: {
clientConfig: myQueryClient,
},
}}
/>
);

For more information, refer to the QueryClient documentation

devtoolConfig
deprecated

React Query Devtools are removed from the @refinedev/core and this prop is no longer supported for the configuration of the devtools. You can use the @tanstack/react-query-devtools in your app directly to use the devtools. For more information, please check out FAQ - How to use React Query Devtools with Refine?

For more information, refer to the Devtools documentation

textTransformers

The textTransformers option in Refine is used to transform the resource name displayed on the user interface (UI). By default, if you define a resource named posts, Refine will display it as Posts. Similarly, when you delete a record, notification messages will be shown as Post deleted successfully..

You have the flexibility to customize these messages by using the textTransformers option. For instance, if you wish to disable any transformation, you can set the textTransformers option as shown in the example below:

const App = () => (
<Refine
// ...
options={{
textTransformers: {
humanize: (text) => text,
plural: (text) => text,
singular: (text) => text,
},
}}
/>
);

humanize

The function converts the resource name to a more human-readable format. The default value uses the humanize-string library.

plural

The function converts the resource name to its plural form. The default value uses the pluralize library.

singular

The function converts the resource name to its singular form. The default value uses the pluralize library.

overtime

If you want loading overtime for the request, you can use the overtime object. It is useful when you want to show a loading indicator when the request takes too long.

const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{
overtime: {
interval: 1000, // default value is 1000
onInterval: (elapsedInterval, context) => {
console.log(elapsedInterval, context);
},
},
}}
/>
);

interval

The interval value in milliseconds. The default value is 1000.

onInterval

The callback function that will be called on every interval. The default value is undefined.

The callback function receives two parameters:

  • elapsedInterval: The elapsed interval in milliseconds.
  • context: { resource?: IResourceItem; resourceName?: string; id?: BaseKey, action?: Action }

useNewQueryKeys

With @refinedev/core's v4.35.0, Refine introduced new query and mutation keys which are more structured and easy to construct. These keys are used in all data, auth, access control and audit log queries and mutations.

By default, Refine uses the legacy keys for backward compatibility and in the future versions it will switch to using the new query keys. You can easily switch to using new keys by setting useNewQueryKeys to true.

title

Refine's predefined layout and auth components displays a title for the app, which consists of the app name and an icon. These values can be customized globally by passing options.title to the <Refine> component.

title is an object that can have the following properties:

  • icon: A React Node to be used as the app icon. By default, it's Refine logo.
  • text: A React Node to be used as the app name. By default, it's "Refine Project".
App.tsx
const App = () => (
<Refine
options={{
title: {
icon: <CustomIcon />,
text: "Custom App Name",
},
}}
/>
);

If you wish to use separate values for your <AuthPage /> and <ThemedLayoutV2 /> components, you can Title prop to override the default title component (which is the <ThemedTitleV2 /> component from the respective package).

import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
// ThemedTitleV2 accepts `text` and `icon` props with same types as `options.title`
// This component is used in both AuthPage and ThemedLayoutV2 components.
import { ThemedLayoutV2, AuthPage, ThemedTitleV2 } from "@refinedev/antd";

const App = () => {
return (
<Refine
options={{
title: {
text: "My App",
icon: <IconA />,
},
}}
>
{/* ... */}
<ThemedLayoutV2
Title={(props) => (
<ThemedTitleV2
// These values will override the global title values
text="A Different Value"
icon={<IconB />}
{...props}
/>
)}
>
{/* ... */}
</ThemedLayoutV2>
{/* ... */}
<AuthPage
type="login"
title={
<ThemedTitleV2
collapsed={false}
// These values will override the global title values
text="A Different Value"
icon={<IconC />}
/>
}
/>
</Refine>
);
};

onLiveEvent

Callback to handle all live events.

For more information, refer to the live provider documentation

catchAll
deprecated

When the app is navigated to a non-existent route, Refine shows a default error page. A custom error component can be used for this error page by passing the customized component to the catchAll property:

App.tsx
const CustomErrorPage = <div>Page not found</div>;

const App = () => (
<Refine
catchAll={CustomErrorPage}
/>
);

LoginPage
deprecated

Refine has a default login page form which is served on the /login route when the authProvider configuration is provided.

Custom login component can be passed to the LoginPage property.

App.tsx
const CustomLoginPage = () => <div> Custom Login Page </div>;

const App = () => (
<Refine
LoginPage={CustomLoginPage}
/>
);

DashboardPage
deprecated

A custom dashboard page can be passed to the DashboardPage prop which is accessible on the root route.

The dashboard item will appear at the top of the sider menu. If DashboardPage is not given, the first resource of resources will be shown.

App.tsx
const CustomDashboardPage = () => <div> Custom Dashboard Page </div>;

const App = () => (
<Refine
DashboardPage={CustomDashboardPage}
/>
);

ReadyPage
deprecated

Refine shows a default ready page on the root route when no resources is passed to the <Refine>.

Custom ready page component can be set by passing to the ReadyPage property?.

App.tsx
const CustomReadyPage = () => <div> Custom Ready Page </div>;

const App = () => (
<Refine
ReadyPage={CustomReadyPage}
/>
);

Sider
deprecated

The default sidebar can be customized by using Refine hooks and passing custom components to the Sider property.

For more information, refer to the useMenu hook documentation

The default app footer can be customized by passing the Footer property.

App.tsx
const CustomFooter = () => <div>Custom Footer</div>;

const App = () => (
<Refine
Footer={CustomFooter}
/>
);

Header
deprecated

The default app header can be customized by passing the Header property.

App.tsx
const CustomHeader = () => <div>Custom Header</div>;

const App = () => (
<Refine
Header={CustomHeader}
/>
);

Layout
deprecated

The default layout can be customized by passing the Layout property.

Layout property will receive individual layout components as property.

App.tsx
const App = () => (
<Refine
Layout={({ children, Sider, Footer, Header, OffLayoutArea }) => (
<AntdLayout style={{ minHeight: "100vh", flexDirection: "row" }}>
{Sider && <Sider />}
<AntdLayout>
{Header && <Header />}
<AntdLayout.Content>
<div style={{ padding: 24, minHeight: 360 }}>{children}</div>
</AntdLayout.Content>
{Footer && <Footer />}
</AntdLayout>
{OffLayoutArea && <OffLayoutArea />}
</AntdLayout>
)}
/>
);

A completely custom layout can also be implemented instead of the Refine's default:

App.tsx
const App = () => (
<Refine
Layout={({ children }) => (
<div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column" }}>
<div>Custom Layout</div>
<div>{children}</div>
</div>
)}
/>
);

OffLayoutArea
deprecated

The component wanted to be placed out of the app layout structure can be set by passing to the OffLayoutArea prop.

App.tsx
import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";

const App = () => (
<Refine
OffLayoutArea={() => <div>Some elements to place outside the layout</div>}
/>
);

Title
deprecated

The app title can be set by passing the Title property.

App.tsx
const CustomTitle = ({ collapsed }) => (
<div>{collapsed ? "Collapsed Title" : "Full Title"}</div>
);

const App = () => (
<Refine
Title={CustomTitle}
/>
);

API Reference

Properties

PropertyTypeDescription
resources

resources is the predefined interaction points for a refine app. A resource represents an entity in an endpoint in the API. While this is not a required property, it is used in resource detection and creation of routes for the app.

legacyRouterProvider

This property is deprecated and was the legacy way of routing. Please use routerProvider with new router bindings instead.

refine needs some router functions to create resource pages, handle navigation, etc. This provider allows you to use the router library you want

routerProvider

Router bindings for refine. A simple interface for refine to interact with your router in a flexible way.

dataProvider

A dataProvider is the place where a refine app communicates with an API. Data providers also act as adapters for refine, making it possible for it to consume different API's and data services.

authProvider

authProvider handles authentication logic like login, logout flow and checking user credentials. It is an object with methods that refine uses when necessary.

legacyAuthProvider

legacyAuthProvider is deprecated with refine@4, use authProvider instead.

legacyAuthProvider handles authentication logic like login, logout flow and checking user credentials. It is an object with methods that refine uses when necessary.

liveProvider

refine lets you add Realtime support to your app via liveProvider. It can be used to update and show data in Realtime throughout your app.

notificationProvider

notificationProvider handles notification logics. It is an object with methods that refine uses when necessary.

accessControlProvider

accessControlProvider is the entry point for implementing access control for refine apps.

auditLogProvider

refine allows you to track changes in your data and keep track of who made the changes.

i18nProvider

i18nProvider property lets you add i18n support to your app. Making you able to use any i18n framework.

catchAll

Please use the catchAll element in your routes instead.

A custom error component.

LoginPage

Please use the LoginPage component in your routes instead.

Custom login component can be passed to the LoginPage property.

DashboardPage

Please use the DashboardPage component in your routes instead.

A custom dashboard page can be passed to the DashboardPage prop which is accessible on root route.

ReadyPage

This component is only used with the legacy router and will be removed in the future.

Custom ready page component can be set by passing to ReadyPage property.

Layout

Please use the Layout component as a children instead of a prop.

Default layout can be customized by passing the Layout property.

Sider

Please pass the Sider component to your Layout component.

The default sidebar can be customized by using refine hooks and passing custom components to Sider property.

Header

Please pass the Header component to your Layout component.

The default app header can be customized by passing the Header property.

Footer

Please pass the Footer component to your Layout component.

The default app footer can be customized by passing the Footer property.

OffLayoutArea

Please use your OffLayoutArea component as a children instead of a prop.

The component wanted to be placed out of app layout structure can be set by passing to OffLayoutArea prop.

Title

Please pass the Title component to your Layout component.

TThe app title can be set by passing the Title property.

onLiveEvent

Callback to handle all live events.

options

options is used to configure the app.