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Grid in Razor Pages

Updated on Dec 10, 2025

This article describes how to seamlessly integrate and configure the Telerik UI Grid for ASP.NET Core in Razor Pages applications.

You can use any of the available data binding approaches to bind the component to data in a Razor Pages application.

Referencing Handler Methods in Razor Pages

Razor Pages is an alternative to the MVC pattern that makes page-focused coding easier and more productive. This approach consists of a cshtml file and a cshtml.cs file (by convention, the two files have the same name).

The cshtml.cs file, known as the PageModel, contains handler methods that respond to HTTP requests. These methods are prefixed with On followed by the HTTP verb (for example, OnGet, OnPost, OnPostRead, OnPostCreate).

Handler methods declared in a PageModel can be referenced from any Razor Page using one of the following URL patterns:

  • Using Url.Page()

    C#
    Url.Page("PageName", "HandlerName")
// OR
Url.Page("/FolderName/PageName", "HandlerName")

    For example, Url.Page("Index", "Read") references the OnPostRead or OnGetRead handler method in the Index.cshtml.cs file.

  • Using a query string

    C#
    Url("/PathToPage?handler=HandlerName")

    For example, Url("/Index?handler=Read") references the OnPostRead or OnGetRead handler method in the Index page.

For more information on Razor Pages architecture and concepts, refer to the official Microsoft documentation.

Binding to Remote Data

To configure the CRUD operations of the Grid DataSource within a Razor Pages application, follow the next steps:

  1. Specify the Read, Create, Update, and Destroy options of the DataSource configuration. The URL in each of these options must refer to the method name in the PageModel.

    Razor
        @page
    @model IndexModel
    @using Kendo.Mvc.UI

    @(Html.Kendo().Grid<OrderViewModel>()
        .Name("grid")
        .Editable()
        .Scrollable()
        .Pageable()
        .ToolBar(t => t.Create())
        .Columns(columns =>
        {
            columns.Bound(column => column.Freight);
            columns.Bound(column => column.ShipName);
            columns.Bound(column => column.ShipCity);
            columns.Command(column =>
            {
                column.Edit();
                column.Destroy();
            }).Width(230);
        })
        .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "height:430px;" })
        .DataSource(ds => ds
            .Ajax()
            .Read(r => r.Url(Url.Page("Index", "Read")).Data("forgeryToken"))
            .Update(u => u.Url(Url.Page("Index", "Update")).Data("forgeryToken"))
            .Create(c => c.Url(Url.Page("Index", "Create")).Data("forgeryToken"))
            .Destroy(d => d.Url(Url.Page("Index", "Destroy")).Data("forgeryToken"))
            .Model(m => m.Id(id => id.OrderID))
            .PageSize(10)
        )
    )

  2. Add an AntiForgeryToken at the top of the page.

    Razor
        @inject Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.IAntiforgery Xsrf
    @Html.AntiForgeryToken()

  3. Send the AntiForgeryToken with the CRUD requests.

    JavaScript
        <script>
        function forgeryToken() {
            return kendo.antiForgeryTokens();
        }
    </script>

    Additional parameters can also be supplied.

    JavaScript
        <script>
        function forgeryToken() {
            return {
                __RequestVerificationToken: kendo.antiForgeryTokens().__RequestVerificationToken,
                additionalParameter: "test"
            }
        }
    </script>

  4. Within the cshtml.cs file, add a handler method for each data operation.

    C#
    public class IndexModel : PageModel
{
    public static IList<OrderViewModel> orders;

    public void OnGet()
    {
        if (orders == null)
        {
            // Populate the "orders" collection with data.
            orders = new List<OrderViewModel>();
            Enumerable.Range(1, 50).ToList().ForEach(i => orders.Add(new OrderViewModel
            {
                OrderID = i,
                Freight = i * 10,
                ShipName = "ShipName " + i,
                ShipCity = "ShipCity " + i
            }));
        }
    }

    public JsonResult OnPostRead([DataSourceRequest] DataSourceRequest request)
    {
        return new JsonResult(orders.ToDataSourceResult(request));
    }

    public JsonResult OnPostCreate([DataSourceRequest] DataSourceRequest request, OrderViewModel order)
    {
        order.OrderID = orders.Count + 1;
        orders.Add(order);

        return new JsonResult(new[] { order }.ToDataSourceResult(request, ModelState));
    }

    public JsonResult OnPostUpdate([DataSourceRequest] DataSourceRequest request, OrderViewModel order)
    {
        orders.Where(x => x.OrderID == order.OrderID).Select(x => order);

        return new JsonResult(new[] { order }.ToDataSourceResult(request, ModelState));
    }

    public JsonResult OnPostDestroy([DataSourceRequest] DataSourceRequest request, OrderViewModel order)
    {
        orders.Remove(orders.FirstOrDefault(x => x.OrderID == order.OrderID));

        return new JsonResult(new[] { order }.ToDataSourceResult(request, ModelState));
    }
}

For the complete project, refer to the Grid in Razor Pages example.

Binding to a PageModel Property

To bind the Grid to a property from the PageModel, follow the next steps:

  1. Add a property to the PageModel that holds the data collection that must be loaded in the Grid.

    C#
        public class IndexModel : PageModel
    {
        [BindProperty]
        public IList<OrderViewModel> orders { get; set; }

        public void OnGet()
        {
            orders = new List<OrderViewModel>();
            // Populate the collection with data.
            Enumerable.Range(1, 50).ToList().ForEach(i => orders.Add(new OrderViewModel
            {
                OrderID = i + 1,
                Freight = i * 10,
                ShipName = "ShipName " + i,
                ShipCity = "ShipCity " + i
            }));
        }
    }

  2. Declare the PageModel at the top of the page.

    Razor
        @model IndexModel

  3. Bind the Grid to the collection property and disable the server data operations (ServerOperations(false)).

    Razor
    @page
@model IndexModel
@using Kendo.Mvc.UI

@inject Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.IAntiforgery Xsrf
@Html.AntiForgeryToken()

@(Html.Kendo().Grid<OrderViewModel>(Model.orders)
    .Name("grid")
    .Scrollable()
    .Pageable()
    .Columns(columns =>
    {
        columns.Bound(column => column.Freight);
        columns.Bound(column => column.ShipName);
        columns.Bound(column => column.ShipCity);
    })
    .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "height:430px;" })
    .DataSource(ds => ds
        .Ajax()
        .PageSize(20)
        .ServerOperation(false)
    )
)

See Also

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Referencing Handler Methods in Razor PagesBinding to Remote DataBinding to a PageModel PropertySee Also
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