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Cannot generate a link for a record without a resource. You

Error message

Cannot generate a link for a record without a resource. You must use useGetPathForRecord within a ResourceContextProvider, or pass a resource prop.

What it means

useGetPathForRecord computes the URL for a record using the resource context and resource definition hooks. If no resource is available — neither from props/options nor from a ResourceContextProvider (e.g. inside List/Edit) — react-admin throws because a record link cannot be generated without knowing the resource.

Source

Thrown at packages/ra-core/src/routing/useGetPathForRecord.ts:50

 * };
 *
 * // the link option can be a function returning a promise
 * const EditLink = ({ record, resource }) => {
 *   const path = useGetPathForRecord({ record, resource, link: async (record, resource) => {
 *     const canEdit = await canEditRecord(record, resource);
 *     return canEdit ? 'edit' : false;
 *   }});
 *   return path ? <Link to={path}>Edit</Link> : null;
 * };
 */
export const useGetPathForRecord = <RecordType extends RaRecord = RaRecord>(
    options: UseGetPathForRecordOptions<RecordType> = {}
): string | false | undefined => {
    const { link } = options || {};
    const record = useRecordContext(options);
    const resource = useResourceContext(options);
    if (!resource) {
        throw new Error(
            'Cannot generate a link for a record without a resource. You must use useGetPathForRecord within a ResourceContextProvider, or pass a resource prop.'
        );
    }
    const resourceDefinition = useResourceDefinition(options);
    const createPath = useCreatePath();
    const [path, setPath] = useState<string | false>(
        link && typeof link !== 'function' && record != null
            ? createPath({
                  resource,
                  id: record.id,
                  type: link,
              })
            : false
    );

    // in preparation for the default value, does the user have access to the show and edit pages?
    // (we can't run hooks conditionally, so we need to run them even though the link is specified)
    const { canAccess: canAccessShow } = useCanAccess({

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Solutions

1. Pass resource explicitly: useGetPathForRecord({ resource: 'posts', record }).
2. Render the component inside a ResourceContextProvider (or a List/Edit/Show page that provides one).
3. Wrap with <ResourceContextProvider value="posts"> for reusable components used on custom pages.

Example fix

// before
const path = useGetPathForRecord({ record }); // throws on custom page

// after
import { ResourceContextProvider } from 'react-admin';
<ResourceContextProvider value="posts">
    <MyLink record={record} />
</ResourceContextProvider>;
// or
const path = useGetPathForRecord({ resource: 'posts', record });

const resource = useResourceContext(options);
if (!resource) {
    return null; // or render a fallback
}
const path = useGetPathForRecord({ ...options, resource });

const hasResource = (r: string | undefined | false): r is string => typeof r === 'string' && r.length > 0;

try {
    path = useGetPathForRecord({ record });
} catch (e) {
    console.warn('useGetPathForRecord: no resource in context', e);
    path = undefined;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling useGetPathForRecord({ record }) in a component outside any ResourceContextProvider without passing resource in options; rendering such a component directly on a custom page or in a test; options.resource typo'd or undefined at first render.

Common situations: Reusable RecordLink/TextField-derived components moved to a dashboard page (outside <List>/<Edit>); hooks consumed in modals portaled outside the resource tree; forgetting the resource prop on custom field components used outside resource pages.

Understand the failure class

Background: "missing required argument" and "the following required arguments were not provided": what required-argument errors mean and how to fix them — this error's family across 20 libraries.

Related errors

• Cannot generate a link for a record without a resource. You
• useEditController requires an id prop or a route with an /:i
• <InfiniteList> was called outside of a ResourceContext and w
• useListController requires a non-empty resource prop or cont
• useShowController requires a non-empty resource prop or cont

AI-assisted analysis of marmelab/react-admin@051f511bb0 (2026-08-30). Data as JSON: /api/errors/74c3c9e05120b9e7. Report an issue: GitHub.