`useOrganization()`

The useOrganization() hook is used to retrieve attributes of the currently active organization.

`useOrganization()` parameters

useOrganization() accepts a single object with the following optional properties:

Properties	Description
`invitations?`	`true` or an object with `status: OrganizationInvitationStatus` or any of the properties described in Shared properties. If set to `true`, all default properties will be used.
`membershipRequests?`	`true` or an object with `status: OrganizationInvitationStatus` or any of the properties described in Shared properties. If set to `true`, all default properties will be used.
`memberships?`	`true` or an object with `role: OrganizationCustomRoleKey[]` or any of the properties described in Shared properties. If set to `true`, all default properties will be used.
`domains?`	`true` or an object with `enrollmentMode: OrganizationEnrollmentMode` or any of the properties described in Shared properties. If set to `true`, all default properties will be used.

By default, the memberships, invitations, membershipRequests, and domains attributes are not populated. You must pass true or an object with the desired properties to fetch and paginate the data.

Shared properties

Properties that are shared across the invitations, membershipRequests, memberships, and domains properties.

Properties	Description
`initialPage?`	A number that can be used to skip the first n-1 pages. For example, if `initialPage` is set to 10, it is will skip the first 9 pages and will fetch the 10th page. Defaults to `1`.
`pageSize?`	A number that indicates the maximum number of results that should be returned for a specific page. Defaults to `10`.
`keepPreviousData?`	If `true`, it will persist the cached data until the new data has been fetched. Defaults to `false`.
`infinite?`	If `true`, the new downloaded data will be appended to the list with the existing data. Ideal for infinite lists. Defaults to `false`.

`OrganizationInvitationStatus`

useOrganization() accepts status as a property for the invitations and membershipRequests parameters.

status is a string that can be one of the following:


type OrganizationInvitationStatus = "pending" | "accepted" | "revoked";

`OrganizationCustomRoleKey`

useOrganization accepts role as a property for the memberships parameter.

role is a string that represents the user's role in the organization. Clerk provides the default roles org:admin and org:member. However, you can create custom roles as well.

`OrganizationEnrollmentMode`

useOrganization() accepts enrollmentMode as a property for the domains paramater.

enrollmentMode is a string that can be one of the following:


type OrganizationEnrollmentMode = "manual_invitation" | "automatic_invitation" | "automatic_suggestion";

These attributes are updating automatically and will re-render their respective components whenever you set a different organization using the setActive({ organization }) method or update any of the memberships or invitations. No need for you to manage updating anything manually.

`useOrganization()` returns

Name	Type	Description
`isLoaded`	`boolean`	A boolean that is set to `false` until Clerk loads and initializes.
`organization`	`Organization`	The currently active organization.
`membership`	`OrganizationMembership`	The current organization membership.
`memberships`	`PaginatedResources`	Includes a paginated list of the organization's memberships.
`invitations`	`PaginatedResources`	Includes a paginated list of the organization's invitations.
`membershipRequests`	`PaginatedResources`	Includes a paginated list of the organization's membership requests.
`domains`	`PaginatedResources`	Includes a paginated list of the organization's domains.

`PaginatedResources`

Variables	Description
`data`	An array that contains the fetched data.
`count`	The total count of data that exist remotely.
`isLoading`	A boolean that is `true` if there is an ongoing request and there is no fetched data.
`isFetching`	A boolean that is `true` if there is an ongoing request or a revalidation.
`isError`	A boolean that indicates the request failed.
`page`	A number that indicates the current page.
`pageCount`	A number that indicates the total amount of pages. It is calculated based on `count` , `initialPage` , and `pageSize`
`fetchPage`	A function that triggers a specific page to be loaded.
`fetchPrevious`	A helper function that triggers the previous page to be loaded. This is the same as `fetchPage(page=> Math.max(0, page - 1))`
`fetchNext`	A helper function that triggers the next page to be loaded. This is the same as `fetchPage(page=> Math.min(pageCount, page + 1))`
`hasNextPage`	A boolean that indicates if there are available pages to be fetched.
`hasPreviousPage`	A boolean that indicates if there are available pages to be fetched.
`revalidate`	A function that triggers a revalidation of the current page.
`setData`	A function that allows you to set the data manually.

How to use the `useOrganization()` hook

Expanding and paginating attributes

To keep network usage to a minimum, developers are required to opt-in by specifying which resource they need to fetch and paginate through. So by default, the memberships, invitations, membershipRequests, and domains attributes are not populated. You must pass true or an object with the desired properties to fetch and paginate the data.


// invitations.data will never be populated.
const { invitations } = useOrganization();
 
// Use default values to fetch invitations, such as initialPage = 1 and pageSize = 10
const { invitations } = useOrganization({
  invitations: true
});
 
// Pass your own values to fetch invitations
const { invitations } = useOrganization({
  invitations: {
    pageSize: 20,
    initialPage: 2, // skips the first page
  }
});
 
// Aggregate pages in order to render an infinite list
const { invitations } = useOrganization({
  invitations: {
    infinite: true,
  }
});

Infinite pagination

The following example demonstrates how to use the infinite property to fetch and append new data to the existing list. The memberships attribute will be populated with the first page of the organization's memberships. When the "Load more" button is clicked, the fetchNext helper function will be called to append the next page of memberships to the list.


import { useOrganization } from "@clerk/clerk-react";
 
export default function MemberList() {
  const { memberships } = useOrganization({
    memberships: {
      infinite: true, // Append new data to the existing list
      keepPreviousData: true, // Persist the cached data until the new data has been fetched
    },
  });
 
  if (!memberships) {
    // Handle loading state
    return null;
  }
 
  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Organization members</h2>
      <ul>
        {memberships.data?.map((membership) => (
          <li key={membership.id}>
            {membership.publicUserData.firstName} {membership.publicUserData.lastName} &lt;
            {membership.publicUserData.identifier}&gt; :: {membership.role}
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
 
      <button
        disabled={!memberships.hasNextPage} // Disable the button if there are no more available pages to be fetched
        onClick={memberships.fetchNext}
      >
        Load more
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

Simple pagination

The following example demonstrates how to use the fetchPrevious and fetchNext helper functions to paginate through the data. The memberships attribute will be populated with the first page of the organization's memberships. When the "Previous page" or "Next page" button is clicked, the fetchPrevious or fetchNext helper function will be called to fetch the previous or next page of memberships.

Notice the difference between this example's pagination and the infinite pagination example above.


import { useOrganization } from "@clerk/clerk-react";
 
export default function MemberList() {
  const { memberships } = useOrganization({
    memberships: {
      keepPreviousData: true, // Persist the cached data until the new data has been fetched
    },
  });
 
  if (!memberships) {
    // Handle loading state
    return null;
  }
 
  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Organization members</h2>
      <ul>
        {memberships.data?.map((membership) => (
          <li key={membership.id}>
            {membership.publicUserData.firstName} {membership.publicUserData.lastName} &lt;
            {membership.publicUserData.identifier}&gt; :: {membership.role}
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
 
      <button
        disabled={!memberships.hasPreviousPage}
        onClick={memberships.fetchPrevious}
      >
        Previous page
      </button>
 
      <button
        disabled={!memberships.hasNextPage}
        onClick={memberships.fetchNext}
      >
        Next page
      </button>
    </div>
  );
}

To see the different organization features integrated into one application, take a look at our organizations demo repository(opens in a new tab).

Last updated on February 27, 2024

useOrganization() parameters

Shared properties

OrganizationInvitationStatus

OrganizationCustomRoleKey

OrganizationEnrollmentMode

useOrganization() returns

PaginatedResources

How to use the useOrganization() hook