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

Question

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

Shroudlaid

What about React version? Please note: You need to be using React >= 16.8 in order to use useHistory hook! – Hospital

React version is already 16.8.4. Thanks for pointing out the 'react-router-dom' version. @Hospital – Shroudlaid

Answer 1

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

You can use:

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

Kumquat

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 ? – Spook

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! – Saleratus

@Spook Agreed, it's not that obvious. See my answer below: https://mcmap.net/q/41047/-attempted-import-error-39-usehistory-39-is-not-exported-from-39-react-router-dom-39 – Greggs

@Saleratus Agreed, it's not that obvious. See my answer below: https://mcmap.net/q/41047/-attempted-import-error-39-usehistory-39-is-not-exported-from-39-react-router-dom-39 – Greggs

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. – Ann

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. – Pathology

Answer 2

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' }})

Attain

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

Answer 3

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>
    </>
  );
}

Greggs

> Attempted import error: 'useHistory' is not exported from 'react-router-dom'. useHistory is no more exported member, V6 uses useNavigate() – Flanna

@M.AbdullahIqbal Thanks for your message, yes, my answer already says to use useNavigate() for v6. – Greggs

Answer 4

useHistory is replace by useNavigate in v6.

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

1. import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom' ; on the top of your file.

2. const navigate = useNavigate(); define in your function.

3. navigate("/path_name"); redirect to your path.

Pshaw

Answer 5

I upgraded the version of react-router-dom to

5.2.0

and it is working now.

Shroudlaid

Right, useHistory was launched in 5.2.0 – Keever

Answer 6

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')

Charmian

Answer 7

Just replace useHistory with useNavigate this way:

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

Then

const navigate = useNavigate();

Last,

navigate("/home");

Kidron

Answer 8

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');

Keever

Answer 9

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

const navigate = useNavigate();

const confirm = (e) => {
    navigate.push('/')
}

Carbonous

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

Answer 10

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

const navigate = useNavigate();

navigate("/login")

Gunpaper

Answer 11

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.

Bandwagon

Answer 12

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

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

Sulfonate

Your answer could be improved with the help of supporting information – Ghee

Answer 13

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>;

Heterophony