{"id":14191,"date":"2024-03-15T08:38:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T08:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-navigating-and-passing-parameters-in-react-router\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T05:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T05:10:36","slug":"what-is-the-method-for-navigating-and-passing-parameters-in-react-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-navigating-and-passing-parameters-in-react-router\/","title":{"rendered":"React Router Navigation: Passing Parameters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In React, you can use React Router for routing navigation and passing parameters. Here is the method for routing navigation and passing parameters using React Router:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To install React Router: First, you need to install the React Router library. 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