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# useAttributeFilterHandler()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-ui-filters](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-filters/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Stability: beta
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-ui-filters/src/AttributeFilter/hooks/useAttributeFilterHandler.ts
- Guides: [useAttributeFilterHandler](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/filters/use-attribute-filter-handler/index.md)

> **Beta API.** Mostly stable, but details may change in a minor release, outside SemVer. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

Hook for retrieving AttributeFilterHandler [IMultiSelectAttributeFilterHandler](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-filters/sdk-ui-filters.imultiselectattributefilterhandler/index.md) Core API for Attribute Filter components. This hook is responsible for initialization of the AttributeFilterHandler.

**Signature:**

```typescript
useAttributeFilterHandler: (props: IUseAttributeFilterHandlerProps) => IMultiSelectAttributeFilterHandler | null
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| props | [IUseAttributeFilterHandlerProps](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-filters/sdk-ui-filters.iuseattributefilterhandlerprops/index.md) |  |

**Returns:**

[IMultiSelectAttributeFilterHandler](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-filters/sdk-ui-filters.imultiselectattributefilterhandler/index.md) | null