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pageReference Types

To navigate in Lightning Experience, Lightning communities, or the Salesforce mobile app, define a PageReference object. The pageReference type generates a unique URL format and defines attributes that apply to all pages of that type.
The following types are supported.
  • App
  • Lightning Component (must implement lightning:isUrlAddressable)
  • Knowledge Article
  • Login Page
  • Named Page (Communities)
  • Named Page (Standard)
  • Navigation Item Page
  • Object Page
  • Record Page
  • Record Relationship Page
  • Web Page

PageReference objects are supported on a limited basis for Lightning communities, as noted for each type.

Note

App Type

A standard or custom app available from the App Launcher in an org. Use this pageReference type to create custom navigation components that take users to a specific app or page within the app. Connected apps aren’t supported.

If you’re navigating users to a different app using a pageRef, the app opens in the same window by default. To open a link in a new tab, see the navigation service documentation.

Note

Type
1standard__app
Experience
Lightning Experience
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
appTarget String

App that you are navigating to. Pass either the appId or appDeveloperName to the appTarget.

The appId is the DurableId field on the AppDefinition sObject.

The appDeveloperName value is formed by concatenating the app’s namespace with the developer name. To find the app’s developer name, navigate to the App Manager in Setup and look in the Developer Name column.

For standard apps, the namespace is standard__. For custom apps, it’s c__. For managed packages, it’s the namespace registered for the package.

Yes
pageRef PageReference Identifies a specific location in the app you are navigating to. Pass in the pageRef and applicable attributes for that pageRef type. No
Example Navigating to an App
1{
2    type: "standard__app",
3    attributes: {
4        appTarget: "standard__Sales",
5    }
6}
Example Navigating to a Record in an App
1{
2    type: "standard__app",
3    attributes: {
4        appTarget: "standard__LightningSales",
5        pageRef: {
6            type: "standard__recordPage",
7            attributes: {
8                recordId: "001xx000003DGg0AAG",
9                objectApiName: "Account",
10                actionName: "view"
11            }
12        }
13    }
14}
URL Format
1/lightning/app/{appTarget}{...pageRef}
URL Format Examples

Navigate to the app’s homepage using the appId

1/lightning/app/06mRM0000008dNrYAI

Navigate to an object record’s page in the app using the appId

1/lightning/app/06mRM0000008dNrYAI/o/Case/home

Navigate to the app’s homepage using the appDeveloperName

1/lightning/app/standard__LightningSales

Navigate to an object record’s page in the app using the appDeveloperName

1/lightning/app/standard__LightningSales/o/Case/home

Lightning Component Type

A Lightning component that implements the lightning:isUrlAddressable interface, which enables the component to be navigated directly via URL.

Type
1standard__component
Experience
Lightning Experience, Salesforce Mobile App
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
componentName String The Lightning component name in the format namespace__componentName. Yes
Example
1{    
2    "type": "standard__component",
3    "attributes": {
4        "componentName": "c__MyLightningComponent"    
5    },    
6    "state": {
7        "myAttr": "attrValue"    
8    }
9}
URL Format
1/cmp/{componentName}?myAttr=attrValue

Login Page Type

An authentication for a community.

Type
1comm__loginPage
Experience
Lightning communities
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required
actionName String A login-related action to be performed. Possible values are:
  • login
  • logout
Yes

You can only navigate to the following

1comm__namedPages

Note

Example
1{
2    type: "comm__loginPage",
3    attributes: {
4        actionName: "login"
5    }
6}

Knowledge Article Page Type

A page that interacts with a Knowledge Article record.

Type
1standard__knowledgeArticlePage
Experience
Lightning Experience, Lightning communities, Salesforce Mobile App
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
articleType String The ArticleType API name of the Knowledge Article record.

In communities, articleType is ignored.

Yes
urlName String The value of the urlName field on the target KnowledgeArticleVersion record. The urlName is the article's URL. Yes
Example
1{    
2    "type": "standard__knowledgeArticlePage",
3    "attributes": {
4        "articleType": "Briefings",
5        "urlName": "February-2017"
6    }
7}
URL Format
1/articles/{articleType}/{urlName}
URL Format (Communities)
1/article/{urlName}

Named Page Type (Communities)

A standard page in communities with a unique name. If an error occurs, the error view loads and the URL isn’t updated.

Type
1comm__namedPage
Experience
Lightning communities
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
name String The unique name of the Lightning community page. The value for name is the API Name value for a supported page. The API Name field can only be defined when a new page is being created, and must be unique. If the API Name isn’t defined upon page creation, it’s automatically generated. The value of home is reserved for the landing page of any community in your org.
Supported pages are:
  • Home
  • Account Management
  • Contact Support
  • Error
  • Login
  • My Account
  • Top Articles
  • Topic Catalog
  • Custom pages
Yes
Example
1{
2    type: "comm__namedPage",
3    attributes: {
4        name: "Home"
5    }
6}
URL Format
1/{URL as defined on the community page’s properties}

Named Page Type (Standard)

A standard page with a unique name. If an error occurs, the error view loads and the URL isn’t updated.

Type
1standard__namedPage
Experience
Lightning Experience, Salesforce Mobile App
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
pageName String The unique name of the page.
Possible values are:
  • home
  • chatter
  • today
  • dataAssessment
  • filePreview
Yes
Example
1{    
2    "type": "standard__namedPage",
3    "attributes": {
4        "pageName": "home"    
5    }
6}
URL Format
1/page/{pageName}

Navigation Item Page Type

A page that displays the content mapped to a CustomTab. Visualforce tabs, web tabs, Lightning Pages, and Lightning Component tabs are supported.

Type
1standard__navItemPage
Experience
Lightning Experience, Salesforce Mobile App
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
apiName String The unique name of the CustomTab. Yes
Example
1{    
2    "type": "standard__navItemPage",
3    "attributes": {
4        "apiName": "MyCustomTabName"    
5    }
6}
URL Format
1/n/{apiName}

Object Page Type

A page that interacts with a standard or custom object in the org and supports standard actions for that object.

The standard__objectPage type replaces the force:navigateToObjectHome and the force:navigateToList events.

Note

Type
1standard__objectPage
Experience
Lightning Experience, Lightning communities, Salesforce Mobile App
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
actionName String The action name to invoke. Valid values include home, list, and new.

In communities, list and home are the same.

Yes
objectApiName String The API name of the standard or custom object. For custom objects that are part of a managed package, prefix the custom object with ns__. Yes
State
Property Type Description Supported Actions Required?
filterName String ID or developer name of the object page. Default is Recent. list No
defaultFieldValues String List of key-value pairs for the default field values that you are passing. This list is generated by the lightning:pageReferenceUtils component. See lightning:pageReferenceUtils for details. new No
nooverride String To use a standard action, assign this property any value, such as 1. To use an override action, don’t include this property at all. home, list, new No
Standard Object Example
1// Opens the case home page.
2{    
3    "type": "standard__objectPage",
4    "attributes": {
5        "objectApiName": "Case",
6        "actionName": "home"
7    }
8}
Navigate to a Specific List View Example
1// Navigates to account list with the filter set to RecentlyViewedAccounts.
2{    
3    "type": "standard__objectPage",
4    "attributes": {
5        "objectApiName": "ns__Widget__c",
6        "actionName": "list"
7    },
8    "state": {
9        "filterName": "RecentlyViewedAccounts"
10  }
11}
Navigate to a Record Create Page with Default Field Values
1// Navigates to a new account object using these default field values.
2//{
3//    Name: "Salesforce, #1=CRM",
4//    OwnerId: "005XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
5//    AccountNumber: "ACXXXX",
6//    NumberOfEmployees: 35000,
7//    CustomCheckbox__c: true
8//}
9{
10    type: "standard__objectPage",
11    attributes: {
12        objectApiName: "Account",
13        actionName: "new"
14    },
15    state: {
16        defaultFieldValues = "AccountNumber=ACXXXX,CustomCheckbox__c=true,Name=Salesforce%2C%20%231%3DCRM,NumberOfEmployees=35000,OwnerId=005XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
17        nooverride: "1"
18    }
19}
URL Format
1/o/{objectApiName}/{actionName}
2/o/{objectApiName}/{actionName}?filterName=Recent
URL Format (Communities)
1/recordlist/{objectApiName}
2/{baseUrl}/{objectApiName}

Record Page Type

A page that interacts with a record in the org and supports standard actions for that record.

The standard__recordPage type replaces the force:navigateToSObject event.

Note

Type
1standard__recordPage
Experience
Lightning Experience, Lightning communities, Salesforce Mobile App
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
actionName String The action name to invoke. Valid values include clone, edit, and view.

Communities doesn’t support the values clone or edit.

Yes
objectApiName String The API name of the record’s object. Optional for lookups. No
recordId String The 18 character record ID. Yes
State
Property Type Description Required?
nooverride String To use a standard action, assign this property any value, such as 1. To use an override action, don’t include this property at all. No
Example
1{    
2       "type": "standard__recordPage",
3       "attributes": {
4           "recordId": "001xx000003DGg0AAG",
5           "objectApiName": "PersonAccount",
6           "actionName": "view"
7       }
8}
URL Format
1/r/{objectApiName}/{recordId}/{actionName}
2/r/{recordId}/{actionName}
URL Format (Communities)
1/detail/{recordId}
2/{baseUrl}/{recordId}

Record Relationship Page Type

A page that interacts with a relationship on a particular record in the org. Only related lists are supported.

The standard__recordRelationshipPage type replaces the force:navigateToRelatedList event.

Note

Type
1standard__recordRelationshipPage
Experience
Lightning Experience, Salesforce Mobile App
Type Attributes
Property Type Description Required?
actionName String The action name to invoke. Only view is supported. Yes
objectApiName String The API name of the object that defines the relationship. Optional for lookups. No
recordId String The 18 character record ID of the record that defines the relationship. Yes
relationshipApiName String The API name of the object’s relationship field. Yes
Example
1{    
2    "type": "standard__recordRelationshipPage",
3    "attributes": {
4        "recordId": "500xx000000Ykt4AAC",
5        "objectApiName": "Case",
6        "relationshipApiName": "CaseComments",
7        "actionName": "view"
8    }
9}
URL Format
1/r/{objectApiName}/{recordId}/related/{relationshipApiName}/{actionName}
2/r/{recordId}/related/{relationshipApiName}/{actionName}
URL Format (Communities)
1/relatedlist/{recordId}/{relationshipApiName}
2/{baseUrl}/related/{recordId}/{relationshipApiName}

Web Page

An external URL.

The standard__webPage type replaces the force:navigateToURL event.

Note

Type
1standard__webPage
Experience
Lightning Experience, Salesforce Mobile App
Attributes
Property Type Description Required
url String The URL of the page you are navigating to. Yes
Example
1{    
2    "type": "standard__webPage",
3    "attributes": {
4        "url": "http://salesforce.com"
5    }
6}
URL Format
A web page opens as is in a new tab, so it doesn’t have a URL format.