react route send informaion in url
// your route setup <Route path="/category/:catId" component={Category} / > // your link creation const newTo = { pathname: "/category/595212758daa6810cbba4104", param1: "Par1" }; // link to the "location" // see (https://reacttraining.com/react-router/web/api/location) <Link to={newTo}> </Link> // In your Category Component, you can access the data like this this.props.match.params.catId // this is 595212758daa6810cbba4104 this.props.location.param1 // this is Par1