API reference

Complete reference for every prop, type, and export in react-data-table-component v8.

Looking for examples or recipes? This page is the flat reference for “what does prop X do?”. Each feature has its own page with examples. Start there if you’re new:

• Columns · Cell rendering · Inline editing
• Sorting · Pagination · Filtering
• Selection · Expandable rows
• Resizable · Pinning · Groups
• Themes · Custom styles · Performance
• TypeScript · Headless hooks

DataTable props

DataTable<T> accepts the following props where T is the row data type. Only columns and data are required.

Data

Layout & appearance

Theming & styling

Sorting

Pagination

Row selection

Expandable rows

Row events

Column features

ColumnGroup

Defines a spanning group header above one or more columns. Pass an array to the columnGroups prop.

import { type ColumnGroup } from 'react-data-table-component';

const columnGroups: ColumnGroup[] = [
  { name: 'Employee',     columnIds: ['first', 'last', 'dept'] },
  { name: 'Compensation', columnIds: ['base', 'bonus'], align: 'left' },
];

Columns not listed in any group span the full group-row height with no label.

TableColumn<T>

import { type TableColumn } from 'react-data-table-component';

const columns: TableColumn<MyRow>[] = [
  {
    id: 'name',
    name: 'Full name',
    selector: row => row.name,
    sortable: true,
    width: '200px',
  },
];

Inline editing

See Inline editing for examples, CSS variables, and styling guidance.

CellEditor

import { type CellEditor } from 'react-data-table-component';

type CellEditor =
  | { type: 'text'; placeholder?: string }
  | {
      type: 'select';
      options: Array<{ value: string; label: React.ReactNode }>;
      placeholder?: string;
    };

Inline editing CSS classes

Inline editing CSS variables

DataTableHandle (ref)

Attach a ref to DataTable to imperatively control it.

import DataTable, { type DataTableHandle } from 'react-data-table-component';
import { useRef } from 'react';

function App() {
  const ref = useRef<DataTableHandle>(null);

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={() => ref.current?.clearSelectedRows()}>
        Clear selection
      </button>
      <DataTable ref={ref} columns={columns} data={data} selectableRows />
    </>
  );
}

TableStyles

Pass to customStyles to override styles for any part of DataTable. Each key accepts a style object (React.CSSProperties) and optional extra properties.

import DataTable, { type TableStyles } from 'react-data-table-component';

const customStyles: TableStyles = {
  headRow: {
    style: {
      backgroundColor: '#f8fafc',
      borderBottomWidth: '2px',
    },
  },
  headCells: {
    style: {
      fontSize: '13px',
      fontWeight: 700,
      color: '#374151',
    },
  },
  rows: {
    style: { minHeight: '56px' },
    highlightOnHoverStyle: {
      backgroundColor: '#f0f9ff',
      borderBottomColor: '#e0f2fe',
      outline: '1px solid #bae6fd',
    },
  },
};

ConditionalStyles<T>

Used with conditionalRowStyles and conditionalCellStyles to apply styles or class names based on row data.

const conditionalRowStyles = [
  {
    when: row => row.status === 'active',
    style: { backgroundColor: '#f0fdf4', color: '#166534' },
  },
  {
    when: row => row.salary > 100000,
    // style can also be a function:
    style: row => ({ fontWeight: row.salary > 150000 ? 700 : 400 }),
  },
  {
    when: row => row.flagged,
    classNames: ['flagged-row'],
  },
];

createTheme()

Registers a custom named theme. Call this outside your component tree so it runs once.

import { createTheme } from 'react-data-table-component';

createTheme(
  'brand',       // name (pass to the theme prop)
  {
    text:             { primary: '#1a1a2e', secondary: '#4a4a6a', disabled: 'rgba(26,26,46,.38)' },
    background:       { default: '#f0f4ff' },
    divider:          { default: '#dde3f0' },
    button:           { default: '#6366f1', hover: '#4f46e5', focus: 'rgba(99,102,241,.25)', disabled: '#c7d2fe' },
    selected:         { default: '#ede9fe', text: '#3730a3' },
    highlightOnHover: { default: '#e0e7ff', text: '#1a1a2e' },
    striped:          { default: '#f5f3ff', text: '#1a1a2e' },
  },
  'default',     // optional: inherit from this theme
);

The Theme interface token keys:

Pagination types

PaginationOptions

Passed to paginationComponentOptions.

PaginationServerOptions

Passed to paginationServerOptions when using server-side pagination.

PaginationComponentProps

The props your custom paginationComponent will receive.

Enums & constants

All enums and constants are re-exported from the package root.

import { Media, Direction, Alignment, SortOrder } from 'react-data-table-component';

useColumnVisibility

Hook for managing column show/hide state outside of DataTable. Pairs with the omit column prop.

import { useColumnVisibility, type TableColumn } from 'react-data-table-component';

const rawColumns: TableColumn<Row>[] = [
  { id: 'name', name: 'Name', selector: r => r.name },
  { id: 'dept', name: 'Department', selector: r => r.dept },
];

function App() {
  const { columns, visibility, toggle, setAll } = useColumnVisibility(rawColumns);

  return (
    <>
      {visibility.map(({ id, name, visible }) => (
        <label key={id}>
          <input type="checkbox" checked={visible} onChange={() => toggle(id)} />
          {name}
        </label>
      ))}
      <button onClick={() => setAll(true)}>Show all</button>
      <DataTable columns={columns} data={data} />
    </>
  );
}

UseColumnVisibilityResult

ColumnVisibilityEntry

Package exports

// Default export
import DataTable from 'react-data-table-component';

// Named exports
import {
  createTheme,
  defaultThemes,
  Media,
  Direction,
  Alignment,
  SortOrder,
  // Default icon sets (useful when building custom pagination/expander UIs)
  DEFAULT_PAGINATION_ICONS,
  DEFAULT_EXPANDABLE_ICON,
  // Headless hooks
  useTableState,
  useColumns,
  useTableData,
  useColumnFilter,
  useColumnVisibility,
  // Filter utilities
  emptyFilterState,
  isFilterActive,
} from 'react-data-table-component';

// TypeScript types
import type {
  TableProps,
  TableColumn,
  ColumnGroup,
  TableRow,
  TableStyles,
  Theme,
  ThemeProp,
  ConditionalStyles,
  DataTableHandle,
  ExpanderComponentProps,
  PaginationComponentProps,
  PaginationOptions,
  PaginationServerOptions,
  PaginationIcons,
  SortFunction,
  Selector,
  // Column visibility hook types
  UseColumnVisibilityResult,
  ColumnVisibilityEntry,
  // Filter types
  FilterType,
  FilterOperator,
  FilterCondition,
  FilterState,
} from 'react-data-table-component';