---
sidebar_label: "Action Menu"
---

import { TypeList } from "docs-ui"

export const metadata = {
  title: `Action Menu - Admin Components`,
}

# {metadata.title}

The Medusa Admin often provides additional actions in a dropdown shown when users click a three-dot icon.

![Example of an action menu in the Medusa Admin](https://res.cloudinary.com/dza7lstvk/image/upload/v1728291319/Medusa%20Resources/action-menu_jnus6k.png)

To create a component that shows this menu in your customizations, create the file `src/admin/components/action-menu.tsx` with the following content:

```tsx title="src/admin/components/action-menu.tsx"
import { 
  DropdownMenu,
  IconButton,
  clx,
} from "@medusajs/ui"
import { EllipsisHorizontal } from "@medusajs/icons"
import { Link } from "react-router-dom"

export type Action = {
  icon: React.ReactNode
  label: string
  disabled?: boolean
} & (
  | {
      to: string
      onClick?: never
    }
  | {
      onClick: () => void
      to?: never
    }
)

export type ActionGroup = {
  actions: Action[]
}

export type ActionMenuProps = {
  groups: ActionGroup[]
}

export const ActionMenu = ({ groups }: ActionMenuProps) => {
  return (
    <DropdownMenu>
      <DropdownMenu.Trigger asChild>
        <IconButton size="small" variant="transparent">
          <EllipsisHorizontal />
        </IconButton>
      </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
      <DropdownMenu.Content>
        {groups.map((group, index) => {
          if (!group.actions.length) {
            return null
          }

          const isLast = index === groups.length - 1

          return (
            <DropdownMenu.Group key={index}>
              {group.actions.map((action, index) => {
                if (action.onClick) {
                  return (
                    <DropdownMenu.Item
                      disabled={action.disabled}
                      key={index}
                      onClick={(e) => {
                        e.stopPropagation()
                        action.onClick()
                      }}
                      className={clx(
                        "[&_svg]:text-ui-fg-subtle flex items-center gap-x-2",
                        {
                          "[&_svg]:text-ui-fg-disabled": action.disabled,
                        }
                      )}
                    >
                      {action.icon}
                      <span>{action.label}</span>
                    </DropdownMenu.Item>
                  )
                }

                return (
                  <div key={index}>
                    <DropdownMenu.Item
                      className={clx(
                        "[&_svg]:text-ui-fg-subtle flex items-center gap-x-2",
                        {
                          "[&_svg]:text-ui-fg-disabled": action.disabled,
                        }
                      )}
                      asChild
                      disabled={action.disabled}
                    >
                      <Link to={action.to} onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
                        {action.icon}
                        <span>{action.label}</span>
                      </Link>
                    </DropdownMenu.Item>
                  </div>
                )
              })}
              {!isLast && <DropdownMenu.Separator />}
            </DropdownMenu.Group>
          )
        })}
      </DropdownMenu.Content>
    </DropdownMenu>
  )
}
```

The `ActionMenu` component shows a three-dots icon (or `EllipsisHorizontal`) from the [Medusa Icons package](!ui!/icons/overview) in a button.

When the button is clicked, a dropdown menu is shown with the actions passed in the props.

The component accepts the following props:

<TypeList
  types={[
    {
      name: "groups",
      type: "`object[]`",
      optional: false,
      description: "Groups of actions to be shown in the dropdown. Each group is separated by a divider.",
      children: [
        {
          name: "actions",
          type: "`object[]`",
          optional: false,
          description: "Actions in the group.",
          children: [
            {
              name: "icon",
              type: "`React.ReactNode`",
              optional: false,
              description: `The icon of the action. You can use icons from the [Medusa Icons package](https://docs.medusajs.com/ui/icons/overview).`
            },
            {
              name: "label",
              type: "`string`",
              optional: false,
              description: "The action's text."
            },
            {
              name: "disabled",
              type: "`boolean`",
              optional: true,
              defaultValue: false,
              description: "Whether the action is shown as disabled."
            },
            {
              name: "`to`",
              type: "`string`",
              optional: true,
              description: "The link to take the user to when they click the action. This is required if `onClick` isn't provided."
            },
            {
              name: "`onClick`",
              type: "`() => void`",
              optional: true,
              description: "The function to execute when the action is clicked. This is required if `to` isn't provided."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]}
/>

---

## Example

Use the `ActionMenu` component in any widget or UI route.

For example, create the widget `src/admin/widgets/product-widget.tsx` with the following content:

```tsx title="src/admin/widgets/product-widget.tsx"
import { defineWidgetConfig } from "@medusajs/admin-sdk"
import { Pencil } from "@medusajs/icons"
import { Container } from "../components/container"
import { ActionMenu } from "../components/action-menu"

const ProductWidget = () => {
  return (
    <Container>
      <ActionMenu groups={[
        {
          actions: [
            {
              icon: <Pencil />,
              label: "Edit",
              onClick: () => {
                alert("You clicked the edit action!")
              },
            },
          ],
        },
      ]} />
    </Container>
  )
}

export const config = defineWidgetConfig({
  zone: "product.details.before",
})

export default ProductWidget
```

This widget also uses a [Container](../container/page.mdx) custom component.

### Use in Header

You can also use the action menu in the [Header](../header/page.mdx) component as part of its actions.

For example:

```tsx title="src/admin/widgets/product-widget.tsx"
import { defineWidgetConfig } from "@medusajs/admin-sdk"
import { Pencil } from "@medusajs/icons"
import { Container } from "../components/container"
import { Header } from "../components/header"

const ProductWidget = () => {
  return (
    <Container>
      <Header 
        title="Product Widget"
        subtitle="This is my custom product widget"
        actions={[
          {
            type: "action-menu",
            props: {
              groups: [
                {
                  actions: [
                    {
                      icon: <Pencil />,
                      label: "Edit",
                      onClick: () => {
                        alert("You clicked the edit action!")
                      },
                    },
                  ],
                },
              ],
            },
          },
        ]}
      />
    </Container>
  )
}

export const config = defineWidgetConfig({
  zone: "product.details.before",
})

export default ProductWidget
```