Attempted import error: 'useHistory' is not exported from 'react-router-dom'

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useHistory giving this error:

Failed to compile ./src/pages/UserForm/_UserForm.js Attempted import error: 'useHistory' is not exported from 'react-router-dom'. This error occurred during the build time and cannot be dismissed.

react-router-dom version:

4.3.1

Code:

import React, { useState, Fragment } from 'react'; import FormUserDetails from './FormUserDetails'; import FormPersonalDetails from './FormPersonalDetails'; import Confirm from './Confirm'; import Success from './Success'; import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button'; import { Grid, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core'; import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom'; function UserForm() { const [step, setStep] = useState(1); const history = useHistory(); const StepButtons = (props) => ( <React.Fragment> <Grid item xs={4}> {props.value !== 'initial' ? <Button variant="outlined" className={classes.button} onClick={(e) => previousStep(e)}>Back</Button> : <Button variant="outlined" className={classes.button} onClick={(e) => reGenerate(e)}>Re-generate</Button> } </Grid> <Grid item xs={4} /> <Grid item xs={4}> { props.value === 'confirm' ? <Button variant="outlined" className={classes.button} style={{ float: "right" }} onClick={(e) => confirm(e)}>Confirm</Button> : props.value !== 'final' ? <Button variant="outlined" className={classes.button} style={{ float: "right" }} onClick={(e) => nextStep(e)}>Continue</Button> : null } </Grid> </React.Fragment> ); const nextStep = (e) => { e.preventDefault(); setStep(prevState => prevState + 1) } const previousStep = (e) => { e.preventDefault(); setStep(prevState => prevState - 1) } const reGenerate = (e) => { e.preventDefault(); } const confirm = (e) => { history.push('/') } return ( <div> <h1>Hello</h1> </div> ) } export default UserForm

What about React version? Please note: You need to be using React >= 16.8 in order to use useHistory hook! — norbitrial
– norbitrial, Commented Jul 12, 2020 at 12:56
React version is already 16.8.4. Thanks for pointing out the 'react-router-dom' version. @norbitrial — Nafeo Alam
– Nafeo Alam, Commented Jul 12, 2020 at 12:58

Kostas Minaidis · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-27 00:49:51Z

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In react-router-dom v6 useHistory() is replaced by useNavigate().

You can use:

import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'; const navigate = useNavigate(); navigate('/home');

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ShashankAC Over a year ago

Here you are hardcoding the page to be opened. How to get history here so that I can navigate the user to the previous page ?

SammyPayne Over a year ago

I spent more than enough time digging around on react-routers Github profile and couldn't find anything noting the replacement of 'useHistory'...maybe it's there after all, but it wasn't obvious. Thanks for making this obvious!

lee_mcmullen Over a year ago

@ShashankAC Agreed, it's not that obvious. See my answer below: stackoverflow.com/a/71394655/842238

Victor Pudeyev Over a year ago

They absolutely did not need to change that. Now my employer has to pay me to spend time to play the catchup game with react-router team, as if they are my competitor. Component maintainers should not make life more difficult for the people using their components. Standard engineering courtesy.

Louis Huang Over a year ago

reactrouter.com/docs/en/v6/hooks/use-navigate The navigate function has two signatures: Either pass a To value (same type as <Link to>) with an optional second { replace, state } arg or Pass the delta you want to go in the history stack. For example, navigate(-1) is equivalent to hitting the back button.

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Sultan Aslam · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-17 05:55:15Z

Replace useHistory with useNavigate then

const navigate = useNavigate();

and then replace history.push('/path') with navigate('/path')

Change history.replace('/path') with navigate('/path', { replace: true })

Want to use state in push/navigate do navigate('/path', { state: { name:'Xyz' }})

Do you mean useNavigate(), because useNavigation() gives not an exported member error.

lee_mcmullen · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-08 11:57:15Z

None of the answers actually mention how to replicate the methods which used to be available from the v5 useHistory hook but which are no longer available in v6 e.g. goBack, goForward, go. The following example is taken from the migration guide:

React Router v5 app using methods from `useHistory` hook:

// This is a React Router v5 app import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom"; function App() { const { go, goBack, goForward } = useHistory(); return ( <> <button onClick={() => go(-2)}> Go 2 pages back </button> <button onClick={goBack}>Go back</button> <button onClick={goForward}>Go forward</button> <button onClick={() => go(2)}> Go 2 pages forward </button> </> ); }

Here is the equivalent app with v6 using `navigate` method from `useNavigate` hook:

// This is a React Router v6 app import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"; function App() { const navigate = useNavigate(); return ( <> <button onClick={() => navigate(-2)}> Go 2 pages back </button> <button onClick={() => navigate(-1)}>Go back</button> <button onClick={() => navigate(1)}> Go forward </button> <button onClick={() => navigate(2)}> Go 2 pages forward </button> </> ); }

> Attempted import error: 'useHistory' is not exported from 'react-router-dom'. useHistory is no more exported member, V6 uses useNavigate()
@M.AbdullahIqbal Thanks for your message, yes, my answer already says to use useNavigate() for v6.

Vinit Dabhi · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-22 11:48:51Z

`useHistory` is replace by `useNavigate` in v6.

Just replace useHistory name to useNavigate, or follow these 3 simple steps.

import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom' ; on the top of your file.
const navigate = useNavigate(); define in your function.
navigate("/path_name"); redirect to your path.

Nafeo Alam · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-12 12:55:47Z

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I upgraded the version of react-router-dom to

5.2.0

and it is working now.

answered Jul 12, 2020 at 12:55

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Hidayt Rahman Over a year ago

Right, useHistory was launched in 5.2.0

Hidayt Rahman · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-01 18:30:36Z

Based on above answers am adding an additional points if the issue exists with v5

If you stick to react-router-dom v5, You have to upgrade to 5.2.0 and the issue will be resolved, because it was introduced in the 5.2.0

Or you can upgrade to v6 and use the useNavigate instead of useHistory

import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'; const navigate = useNavigate(); navigate('/home');

Rizwan Ullah · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-31 08:37:24Z

V6 has scrapped useHistory hook. now useNavigate hook is used.
Usage

import {useNavigate} from 'react-router-dom';

let say you have a function name sendData

function sendData(){ let data = {name,email,password} let results = await fetch('http://localhost:8000/api/register',{ method:'POST', headers:{ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept':'application/json' }, body:JSON.stringify(data) }); results = await results.json(); console.warn("results",results); localStorage.setItem('user',JSON.stringify(results)) navigate('../add',{replace:true}) }

To Go Back use navigate('../add',{replace:true})
To Go Forward use navigate('/add')

Fortuner · Accepted Answer · 2022-10-10 11:25:33Z

Just replace useHistory with useNavigate this way:

import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";

Then

const navigate = useNavigate();

Last,

navigate("/home");

Sercan · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-10 08:05:13Z

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import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'; const navigate = useNavigate(); const confirm = (e) => { navigate.push('/') }

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Community Over a year ago

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Jacob David C. Cunningham Over a year ago

looks like this doesn't work anymore eg. "is not a function" - on v6

Jamal Ashraf · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-21 09:44:23Z

In react-router-dom v6 useHistory() function is replaced by useNavigate().

const navigate = useNavigate();

navigate("/login")

Tosin Akerele · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-05 15:24:06Z

If you must stick to the latest react-router-dom v6.0.0, then replace useHistory with useNavigate. Else, downgrade your react-router-dom to v5.2.0 and your code works as it should.

NAVXBEDI · Accepted Answer · 2023-05-20 22:50:14Z

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the newer version has useNavigate, which u can import from 'react-router-dom'

import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';

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Harrison Over a year ago

Your answer could be improved with the help of supporting information

Mhammed Talhaouy · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-11 14:02:18Z

react-router-dom v5 useHistory, but in v6 you should use useNavigate hook

Usage:

import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"; function SignupForm() { let navigate = useNavigate(); async function handleSubmit(event) { event.preventDefault(); await submitForm(event.target); navigate("../success", { replace: true }); } return <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>{/* ... */}</form>;

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