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Thanks Allan, it was far more simple than I was making it out to be. Here's my code in case someone else may need it. var url = window.location.href; if(url.indexOf('?add=true') != -1) { editor .title( 'Add new record' ) .buttons( 'Create' ) .create(); }

Using id in the URL string did exactly what

Hello , i has been find out correct url address for the errors code which be DataTables can report, https://datatables.net/manual/tech-notes/ BR Kai

the point about the url being undefined. It should

to change the Ajax url (something I'll add in

In the first your columns are inside of ajax object. Try it instead: $('#example').dataTable( { "ajax": { "url": "json.data", "type": "GET", "cache": true, "complete": function(xhr, status){ console.log(xhr.responseText); console.log(status); } }, "columns": [ { "data": "id" }, { "data": "name" }, { "data": "description" }, { "data": "createdAt" }, { "data": "updatedAt" } ] } );

to added to your url: $("#my_checkbox").change(function(){ //If you need

Dear Allan, I have changed the function _fnBuildAjax( oSettings, data, fn ) added to check the url is empty if(ajax.url!=="") oSettings.jqXHR = $.ajax( $.extend( baseAjax, ajax ) );

Figured it out: from the client side: ajax: { "url": "/historyData", "type": "POST", data: function ( d ) { return { 'd': JSON.stringify( d ) }; } } from the server side (node.js on express): var mybody = JSON.parse(req.body.d); mybody.columns[3].search.value Found one of @allan 's comments from another post: https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables/issues/311

The URL itself is fine - but