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Form
Our Form component provides great user experience to collect some data from a user and submit it for extensions needs.
Two Types of Items: Controlled vs. Uncontrolled
Items in React can be one of two types: controlled or uncontrolled.
An uncontrolled item is the simpler of the two. It’s the closest to a plain HTML input. React puts it on the page, and Raycast keeps track of the rest. Uncontrolled inputs require less code, but make it harder to do certain things.
With a controlled item, YOU explicitly control the value that the item displays. You have to write code to respond to changes with defining onChange callback, store the current value somewhere, and pass that value back to the item to be displayed. It’s a feedback loop with your code in the middle. It’s more manual work to wire these up, but they offer the most control.
You can take look at these two styles below under each of the supported items.
Validation
Before submitting data, it is important to ensure all required form controls are filled out, in the correct format.
In Raycast, validation can be fully controlled from the API. To keep the same behavior as we have natively, the proper way of usage is to validate a value in the onBlur callback, update the error of the item and keep track of updates with the onChange callback to drop the error value.
Keep in mind that if the Form has any errors, the Action.SubmitForm onSubmit callback won't be triggered.
Example
import { Form } from "@raycast/api";
import { useState } from "react";
​
export default function Command() {
  const [nameError, setNameError] = useState<string | undefined>();
  const [passwordError, setPasswordError] = useState<string | undefined>();
​
  function dropNameErrorIfNeeded() {
    if (nameError && nameError.length > 0) {
      setNameError(undefined);
    }
  }
​
  function dropPasswordErrorIfNeeded() {
    if (passwordError && passwordError.length > 0) {
      setPasswordError(undefined);
    }
  }
​
  return (
    <Form>
      <Form.TextField
        id="nameField"
        title="Full Name"
        placeholder="Enter your name"
        error={nameError}
        onChange={dropNameErrorIfNeeded}
        onBlur={(event) => {
          if (event.target.value?.length == 0) {
            setNameError("The field should't be empty!");
          } else {
            dropNameErrorIfNeeded();
          }
        }}
      />
      <Form.PasswordField
        id="password"
        title="New Password"
        error={passwordError}
        onChange={dropPasswordErrorIfNeeded}
        onBlur={(event) => {
          const value = event.target.value;
          if (value && value.length > 0) {
            if (!validatePassword(value)) {
              setPasswordError("Password should be at least 8 characters!");
            } else {
              dropPasswordErrorIfNeeded();
            }
          } else {
            setPasswordError("The field should't be empty!");
          }
        }}
      />
      <Form.TextArea id="bioTextArea" title="Add Bio" placeholder="Describe who you are" />
      <Form.DatePicker id="birthDate" title="Date of Birth" />
    </Form>
  );
}
​
function validatePassword(value: string): boolean {
  return value.length >= 8;
}
Drafts
Drafts are a mechanism to preserve filled-in inputs (but not yet submitted) when an end-user exits the command. To enable this mechanism, set the enableDrafts prop on your Form and populate the initial values of the Form with the top-level props draftValues.
Property
Description
Type
draftValues
When a user enters the command via a draft, this object will contain the user inputs that were saved as a draft. Use its values to populate the initial state for your Form.
​Form.Values​
Drafts for forms nested in navigation are not supported yet. In this case, you will see a warning about it.
Drafts won't preserve the Form.Password's values.
Drafts will be dropped once Action.SubmitForm is triggered.
If you call popToRoot(), drafts won't be preserved or updated.
Example
Uncontrolled Form
Controlled Form
import { Form, ActionPanel, Action, popToRoot } from "@raycast/api";
​
interface TodoValues {
  title: string;
  description?: string;
  dueDate?: Date;
}
​
export default function Command(props: { draftValues?: TodoValues }) {
  const { draftValues } = props;
​
  function handleSubmit(values: TodoValues) {
    console.log("onSubmit", values);
    popToRoot();
  }
​
  return (
    <Form
      enableDrafts
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm
            onSubmit={(values: TodoValues) => {
              handleSubmit(values);
              popToRoot();
            }}
          />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.TextField id="title" title="Title" defaultValue={draftValues?.title} />
      <Form.TextArea id="description" title="Description" defaultValue={draftValues?.description} />
      <Form.DatePicker id="dueDate" title="Due Date" defaultValue={draftValues?.dueDate} />
    </Form>
  );
}
import { Form, ActionPanel, Action, popToRoot } from "@raycast/api";
import { useState } from "react";
​
interface TodoValues {
  title: string;
  description?: string;
  dueDate?: Date;
}
​
export default function Command(props: { draftValues?: TodoValues }) {
  const { draftValues } = props;
​
  const [title, setTitle] = useState<string>(draftValues?.title || "");
  const [description, setDescription] = useState<string>(draftValues?.description || "");
  const [dueDate, setDueDate] = useState<Date>(draftValues?.dueDate || "");
​
  function handleSubmit(values: TodoValues) {
    console.log("onSubmit", values);
    popToRoot();
  }
​
  return (
    <Form
      enableDrafts
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm
            onSubmit={(values: TodoValues) => {
              handleSubmit(values);
              popToRoot();
            }}
          />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.TextField id="title" title="Title" value={title} onChange={setTitle} />
      <Form.TextArea id="description" title="Description" value={description} onChange={setDescription} />
      <Form.DatePicker id="dueDate" title="Due Date" value={dueDate} onChange={setDueDate} />
    </Form>
  );
}
API Reference
Form
Shows a list of form items such as Form.TextField, Form.Checkbox or Form.Dropdown.
Props
Prop
Description
Type
Default
actions
A reference to an ActionPanel.
React.ReactNode
-
children
The Form.Item elements of the form.
React.ReactNode
-
enableDrafts
Defines whether the Form.Items values will be preserved when user exits the screen.
boolean
false
isLoading
Indicates whether a loading bar should be shown or hidden below the search bar
boolean
false
navigationTitle
The main title for that view displayed in Raycast
string
Command title
Form.TextField
A form item with a text field for input.
Example
Uncontrolled text field
Controlled text field
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
​
export default function Command() {
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Name" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.TextField id="name" defaultValue="Steve" />
    </Form>
  );
}
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
import { useState } from "react";
​
export default function Command() {
  const [name, setName] = useState<string>("");
​
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Name" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.TextField id="name" value={name} onChange={setName} />
    </Form>
  );
}
Props
Prop
Description
Type
Default
id*
ID of the form item. Make sure to assign each form item a unique id.
string
-
autoFocus
Indicates whether the item should be focused automatically once the form is rendered.
boolean
-
defaultValue
The default value of the item. Keep in mind that defaultValue will be configured once per component lifecycle. This means that if a user changes the value, defaultValue won't be configured on re-rendering.
string
-
error
An optional error message to show the form item validation issues. If the error is present, the Form Item will be highlighted with red border and will show an error message on the right.
string
-
info
An optional info message to describe the form item. It appears on the right side of the item with an info icon. When the icon is hovered, the info message is shown.
string
-
placeholder
Placeholder text shown in the text field.
string
-
storeValue
Indicates whether the value of the item should be persisted after submitting, and restored next time the form is rendered.
boolean
-
title
The title displayed on the left side of the item.
string
-
value
The current value of the item.
string
-
onBlur
The callback that will be triggered when the item loses its focus.
(event: FormEvent<string>) => void
-
onChange
The callback which will be triggered when the value of the item changes.
(newValue: string) => void
-
onFocus
The callback which will be triggered should be called when the item is focused.
(event: FormEvent<string>) => void
-
Methods (Imperative API)
Name
Signature
Description
focus
() => void
Makes the item request focus.
reset
() => void
Resets the form item to its initial value, or defaultValue if specified.
Form.PasswordField
A form item with a secure text field for password-entry in which the entered characters must be kept secret.
Example
Uncontrolled password field
Controlled password field
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
​
export default function Command() {
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Password" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.PasswordField id="password" title="Enter Password" />
    </Form>
  );
}
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
import { useState } from "react";
​
export default function Command() {
  const [password, setPassword] = useState<string>("");
​
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Password" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.PasswordField id="password" value={password} onChange={setPassword} />
    </Form>
  );
}
Props
Prop
Description
Type
Default
id*
ID of the form item. Make sure to assign each form item a unique id.
string
-
autoFocus
Indicates whether the item should be focused automatically once the form is rendered.
boolean
-
defaultValue
The default value of the item. Keep in mind that defaultValue will be configured once per component lifecycle. This means that if a user changes the value, defaultValue won't be configured on re-rendering.
string
-
error
An optional error message to show the form item validation issues. If the error is present, the Form Item will be highlighted with red border and will show an error message on the right.
string
-
info
An optional info message to describe the form item. It appears on the right side of the item with an info icon. When the icon is hovered, the info message is shown.
string
-
placeholder
Placeholder text shown in the password field.
string
-
storeValue
Indicates whether the value of the item should be persisted after submitting, and restored next time the form is rendered.
boolean
-
title
The title displayed on the left side of the item.
string
-
value
The current value of the item.
string
-
onBlur
The callback that will be triggered when the item loses its focus.
(event: FormEvent<string>) => void
-
onChange
The callback which will be triggered when the value of the item changes.
(newValue: string) => void
-
onFocus
The callback which will be triggered should be called when the item is focused.
(event: FormEvent<string>) => void
-
Methods (Imperative API)
Name
Signature
Description
focus
() => void
Makes the item request focus.
reset
() => void
Resets the form item to its initial value, or defaultValue if specified.
Form.TextArea
A form item with a text area for input. The item supports multiline text entry.
Example
Uncontrolled text area
Controlled text area
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
​
const DESCRIPTION =
  "We spend too much time staring at loading indicators. The Raycast team is dedicated to make everybody interact faster with their computers.";
​
export default function Command() {
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Description" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.TextArea id="description" defaultValue={DESCRIPTION} />
    </Form>
  );
}
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
import { useState } from "react";
​
export default function Command() {
  const [description, setDescription] = useState<string>("");
​
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Description" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.TextArea id="description" value={description} onChange={setDescription} />
    </Form>
  );
}
Props
Prop
Description
Type
Default
id*
ID of the form item. Make sure to assign each form item a unique id.
string
-
autoFocus
Indicates whether the item should be focused automatically once the form is rendered.
boolean
-
defaultValue
The default value of the item. Keep in mind that defaultValue will be configured once per component lifecycle. This means that if a user changes the value, defaultValue won't be configured on re-rendering.
string
-
enableMarkdown
Whether markdown will be highlighted in the TextArea or not. When enabled, markdown shortcuts starts to work for the TextArea (pressing ⌘ + B will add **bold** around the selected text, ⌘ + I will make the selected text italic, etc.)
boolean
false
error
An optional error message to show the form item validation issues. If the error is present, the Form Item will be highlighted with red border and will show an error message on the right.
string
-
info
An optional info message to describe the form item. It appears on the right side of the item with an info icon. When the icon is hovered, the info message is shown.
string
-
placeholder
Placeholder text shown in the text area.
string
-
storeValue
Indicates whether the value of the item should be persisted after submitting, and restored next time the form is rendered.
boolean
-
title
The title displayed on the left side of the item.
string
-
value
The current value of the item.
string
-
onBlur
The callback that will be triggered when the item loses its focus.
(event: FormEvent<string>) => void
-
onChange
The callback which will be triggered when the value of the item changes.
(newValue: string) => void
-
onFocus
The callback which will be triggered should be called when the item is focused.
(event: FormEvent<string>) => void
-
Methods (Imperative API)
Name
Signature
Description
focus
() => void
Makes the item request focus.
reset
() => void
Resets the form item to its initial value, or defaultValue if specified.
Form.Checkbox
A form item with a checkbox.
Example
Uncontrolled checkbox
Controlled checkbox
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
​
export default function Command() {
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Answer" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.Checkbox id="answer" label="Are you happy?" defaultValue={true} />
    </Form>
  );
}
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
import { useState } from "react";
​
export default function Command() {
  const [checked, setChecked] = useState(true);
​
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Answer" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.Checkbox id="answer" label="Do you like orange juice?" value={checked} onChange={setChecked} />
    </Form>
  );
}
Props
Prop
Description
Type
Default
id*
ID of the form item. Make sure to assign each form item a unique id.
string
-
label*
The label displayed on the right side of the checkbox.
string
-
autoFocus
Indicates whether the item should be focused automatically once the form is rendered.
boolean
-
defaultValue
The default value of the item. Keep in mind that defaultValue will be configured once per component lifecycle. This means that if a user changes the value, defaultValue won't be configured on re-rendering.
boolean
-
error
An optional error message to show the form item validation issues. If the error is present, the Form Item will be highlighted with red border and will show an error message on the right.
string
-
info
An optional info message to describe the form item. It appears on the right side of the item with an info icon. When the icon is hovered, the info message is shown.
string
-
storeValue
Indicates whether the value of the item should be persisted after submitting, and restored next time the form is rendered.
boolean
-
title
The title displayed on the left side of the item.
string
-
value
The current value of the item.
boolean
-
onBlur
The callback that will be triggered when the item loses its focus.
(event: FormEvent<boolean>) => void
-
onChange
The callback which will be triggered when the value of the item changes.
(newValue: boolean) => void
-
onFocus
The callback which will be triggered should be called when the item is focused.
(event: FormEvent<boolean>) => void
-
Methods (Imperative API)
Name
Signature
Description
focus
() => void
Makes the item request focus.
reset
() => void
Resets the form item to its initial value, or defaultValue if specified.
Form.DatePicker
A form item with a date picker.
Example
Uncontrolled date picker
Controlled date picker
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
​
export default function Command() {
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Form" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.DatePicker id="dateOfBirth" title="Date of Birth" defaultValue={new Date(1955, 1, 24)} />
    </Form>
  );
}
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
import { useState } from "react";
​
export default function Command() {
  const [date, setDate] = useState<Date | null>(null);
​
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Form" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.DatePicker id="launchDate" title="Launch Date" value={date} onChange={setDate} />
    </Form>
  );
}
Props
Prop
Description
Type
Default
id*
ID of the form item. Make sure to assign each form item a unique id.
string
-
autoFocus
Indicates whether the item should be focused automatically once the form is rendered.
boolean
-
defaultValue
The default value of the item. Keep in mind that defaultValue will be configured once per component lifecycle. This means that if a user changes the value, defaultValue won't be configured on re-rendering.
Date
-
error
An optional error message to show the form item validation issues. If the error is present, the Form Item will be highlighted with red border and will show an error message on the right.
string
-
info
An optional info message to describe the form item. It appears on the right side of the item with an info icon. When the icon is hovered, the info message is shown.
string
-
storeValue
Indicates whether the value of the item should be persisted after submitting, and restored next time the form is rendered.
boolean
-
title
The title displayed on the left side of the item.
string
-
type
Indicates what types of date components can be picked
​Form.DatePicker.Type​
-
value
The current value of the item.
Date
-
onBlur
The callback that will be triggered when the item loses its focus.
(event: FormEvent<Date | null>) => void
-
onChange
The callback which will be triggered when the value of the item changes.
(newValue: Date | null) => void
-
onFocus
The callback which will be triggered should be called when the item is focused.
(event: FormEvent<Date | null>) => void
-
Methods (Imperative API)
Name
Signature
Description
focus
() => void
Makes the item request focus.
reset
() => void
Resets the form item to its initial value, or defaultValue if specified.
Form.Dropdown
A form item with a dropdown menu.
Example
Uncontrolled dropdown
Controlled dropdown
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
​
export default function Command() {
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Favorite" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.Dropdown id="emoji" title="Favorite Emoji" defaultValue="lol">
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="poop" title="Pile of poop" icon="💩" />
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="rocket" title="Rocket" icon="🚀" />
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="lol" title="Rolling on the floor laughing face" icon="🤣" />
      </Form.Dropdown>
    </Form>
  );
}
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
import { useState } from "react";
​
export default function Command() {
  const [programmingLanguage, setProgrammingLanguage] = useState<string>("typescript");
​
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Favorite" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.Dropdown
        id="dropdown"
        title="Favorite Language"
        value={programmingLanguage}
        onChange={setProgrammingLanguage}
      >
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="cpp" title="C++" />
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="javascript" title="JavaScript" />
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="ruby" title="Ruby" />
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="python" title="Python" />
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="swift" title="Swift" />
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="typescript" title="TypeScript" />
      </Form.Dropdown>
    </Form>
  );
}
Props
Prop
Description
Type
Default
id*
ID of the form item. Make sure to assign each form item a unique id.
string
-
autoFocus
Indicates whether the item should be focused automatically once the form is rendered.
boolean
-
children
Sections or items. If Form.Dropdown.Item elements are specified, a default section is automatically created.
React.ReactNode
-
defaultValue
The default value of the item. Keep in mind that defaultValue will be configured once per component lifecycle. This means that if a user changes the value, defaultValue won't be configured on re-rendering.
string
-
error
An optional error message to show the form item validation issues. If the error is present, the Form Item will be highlighted with red border and will show an error message on the right.
string
-
info
An optional info message to describe the form item. It appears on the right side of the item with an info icon. When the icon is hovered, the info message is shown.
string
-
storeValue
Indicates whether the value of the item should be persisted after submitting, and restored next time the form is rendered.
boolean
-
title
The title displayed on the left side of the item.
string
-
value
The current value of the item.
string
-
onBlur
The callback that will be triggered when the item loses its focus.
(event: FormEvent<string>) => void
-
onChange
The callback which will be triggered when the value of the item changes.
(newValue: string) => void
-
onFocus
The callback which will be triggered should be called when the item is focused.
(event: FormEvent<string>) => void
-
Methods (Imperative API)
Name
Signature
Description
focus
() => void
Makes the item request focus.
reset
() => void
Resets the form item to its initial value, or defaultValue if specified.
Form.Dropdown.Item
A dropdown item in a Form.Dropdown​
Example
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
​
export default function Command() {
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Icon" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.Dropdown id="icon" title="Icon">
        <Form.Dropdown.Item value="circle" title="Cirlce" icon={Icon.Circle} />
      </Form.Dropdown>
    </Form>
  );
}
Props
Prop
Description
Type
Default
title*
The title displayed for the item.
string
-
value*
Value of the dropdown item. Make sure to assign each unique value for each item.
string
-
icon
A optional icon displayed for the item.
​Image.ImageLike​
-
keywords
An optional property used for providing additional indexable strings for search. When filtering the items in Raycast, the keywords will be searched in addition to the title.
string[]
The title of its section if any
Form.Dropdown.Section
Visually separated group of dropdown items.
Use sections to group related menu items together.
Example
import { ActionPanel, Form, Action } from "@raycast/api";
​
export default function Command() {
  return (
    <Form
      actions={
        <ActionPanel>
          <Action.SubmitForm title="Submit Favorite" onSubmit={(values) => console.log(values)} />
        </ActionPanel>
      }
    >
      <Form.Dropdown id="food" title="Favorite Food">
        <Form.Dropdown.Section title="Fruits">
          <Form.Dropdown.Item value="apple" title="Apple" icon="🍎" />
          <Form.Dropdown.Item value="banana" title="Banana" icon="🍌" />
        </Form.Dropdown.Section>
        <Form.Dropdown.Section title="Vegetables">
          <Form.Dropdown.Item value="broccoli" title="Broccoli" icon="🥦" />