Alert

When the user takes an important action (for example when irreversibly deleting something), you can ask for confirmation by using confirmAlert.

API Reference

confirmAlert

Creates and shows a confirmation Alert with the given options.

Signature

async function confirmAlert(options: Alert.Options): Promise<boolean>;

Example

import { confirmAlert } from "@raycast/api";

export default async function Command() {
  if (await confirmAlert({ title: "Are you sure?" })) {
    console.log("confirmed");
    // do something
  } else {
    console.log("canceled");
  }
}

Parameters

Name	Description	Type
options*	The options used to create the Alert.	Alert.Options

Return

A Promise that resolves to a boolean when the user triggers one of the actions. It will be true for the primary Action, false for the dismiss Action.

Types

Alert.Options

The options to create an Alert.

Example

import { Alert, confirmAlert } from "@raycast/api";

export default async function Command() {
  const options: Alert.Options = {
    title: "Finished cooking",
    message: "Delicious pasta for lunch",
    primaryAction: {
      title: "Do something",
      onAction: () => {
        // while you can register a handler for an action, it's more elegant
        // to use the `if (await confirmAlert(...)) { ... }` pattern
        console.log("The alert action has been triggered");
      },
    },
  };
  await confirmAlert(options);
}

Properties

Property	Description	Type
title*	The title of an alert. Displayed below the icon.	string
dismissAction	The Action to dismiss the alert. There usually shouldn't be any side effects when the user takes this action.	Alert.ActionOptions
icon	The icon of an alert to illustrate the action. Displayed on the top.	Image.ImageLike
message	An additional message for an Alert. Useful to show more information, e.g. a confirmation message for a destructive action.	string
primaryAction	The primary Action the user can take.	Alert.ActionOptions
rememberUserChoice	If set to true, the Alert will also display a Do not show this message again checkbox. When checked, the answer is persisted and directly returned to the extension the next time the alert should be shown, without the user actually seeing the alert.	boolean

Alert.ActionOptions

The options to create an Alert Action.

Properties

Property	Description	Type
title*	The title of the action.	string
style	The style of the action.	Alert.ActionStyle
onAction	A callback called when the action is triggered.	() => void

Alert.ActionStyle

Defines the visual style of an Action of the Alert.

Use Alert.ActionStyle.Default for confirmations of a positive action. Use Alert.ActionStyle.Destructive for confirmations of a destructive action (eg. deleting a file).

Enumeration members

Name	Value
Default
Destructive
Cancel