Reflex Documentation

Reflex is an open-source framework for building full-stack web applications in pure Python — no JavaScript required.

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References

Topic	URL
Getting Started	https://reflex.dev/docs/getting-started/introduction
Components	https://reflex.dev/docs/components/props
State	https://reflex.dev/docs/state/overview
Vars	https://reflex.dev/docs/vars/base-vars
Events	https://reflex.dev/docs/events/events-overview
Pages & Routing	https://reflex.dev/docs/pages/overview
Styling	https://reflex.dev/docs/styling/overview
Database	https://reflex.dev/docs/database/overview
Assets	https://reflex.dev/docs/assets/overview
Authentication	https://reflex.dev/docs/authentication/authentication-overview
Client Storage	https://reflex.dev/docs/client-storage/overview
API Routes	https://reflex.dev/docs/api-routes/overview
API Reference	https://reflex.dev/docs/api-reference/cli
Custom Components	https://reflex.dev/docs/custom-components/overview
Wrapping React	https://reflex.dev/docs/wrapping-react/overview
Component Library	https://reflex.dev/docs/library
Recipes	https://reflex.dev/docs/recipes
GitHub Source (docs)	https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex/tree/main/reflex/docs

Core Concepts

State & Vars

• State (rx.State): Server-side Python class holding app state. Define vars as class attributes and event handlers as methods.
• Base Vars: Typed class attributes on State (count: int = 0)
• Computed Vars: Derived values using @rx.var decorator
• Var Operations: Transform vars in components without event handlers

Components

• All UI is built with rx.* components (Python wrappers around React)
• Components accept props and can be composed/nested
• Conditional rendering with rx.cond(), iteration with rx.foreach()

Events

• Event Handlers: Methods on State decorated with @rx.event
• Event Triggers: Component props like on_click, on_change
• Event Chaining: Return multiple events from a handler
• Setters: Auto-generated set_<var> event handlers for each base var

Pages & Routing

• Pages are functions decorated with rx.page or added via app.add_page()
• Dynamic routes with bracket syntax: [slug]

Styling

• Inline props, Tailwind CSS, theming, responsive design
• rx.theme() for global theming

Database

• Built-in SQLModel integration for database tables
• Define models, run queries, set up relationships