marmelab/react-admin · error · Error

DatagridRow expects an id prop

Error message

DatagridRow expects an id prop

What it means

Inside <Datagrid>, each row (DatagridRow) needs the record id to build selection state, row click handlers, and expansion keys. The expand-content variant of DatagridRow destructures `id` from props and throws immediately when it is undefined, since rows without ids cannot participate in the datagrid's row identity logic.

Solutions

1. Forward all row props to DatagridRow, including id: `<DatagridRow {...props} />`.
2. When using DatagridRow directly, pass `id={record.id}`.
3. In custom wrappers, explicitly destructure and re-pass `id`.

Example fix

// before
const MyRow = ({ id, ...rest }) => <DatagridRow {...rest} />;
// after
const MyRow = (props) => <DatagridRow {...props} />;

rows.forEach(r => { if (r.id == null) throw new Error('dataProvider returned a row without id'); });

const hasId = (r: Record<string, unknown> & { id?: unknown }): r is { id: Identifier } =>
  r.id !== undefined && r.id !== null;

When it happens

Trigger: Rendering a custom row component (row via `<Datagrid row={...}>` or expand panel) that does not forward the `id` prop down to DatagridRow, or using DatagridRow directly without an id.

Common situations: Wrapping DatagridRow in a custom component that filters out unknown props (including id); building a custom expand renderer and forgetting `{...props}` passthrough; TypeScript not catching it because props were spread loosely.

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.

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AI-assisted analysis of marmelab/react-admin@051f511bb0 (2026-08-30). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cc733086980082e8. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/datagrid/DatagridRow.tsx:60

> = React.forwardRef<HTMLTableRowElement, DatagridRowProps>((props, ref) => {
    const {
        children,
        className,
        expand,
        hasBulkActions = false,
        hover = true,
        id,
        onToggleItem,
        record: recordOverride,
        rowClick,
        selected = false,
        style,
        selectable = true,
        ...rest
    } = props;

    if (typeof id === 'undefined') {
        throw new Error('DatagridRow expects an id prop');
    }
    const context = useDatagridContext();
    const translate = useTranslate();
    const record = useRecordContext(props);
    if (!record) {
        throw new Error(
            'DatagridRow can only be used within a RecordContext or be passed a record prop'
        );
    }
    const resource = useResourceContext(props);
    const resourceDefinition = useResourceDefinition(props);
    const hasDetailView =
        resourceDefinition.hasShow || resourceDefinition.hasEdit;
    if (!resource) {
        throw new Error(
            'DatagridRow can only be used within a ResourceContext or be passed a resource prop'
        );
    }

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