diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 0d969a8..349f565 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ The following options are supported via the main options object passed to `useTa
   - Defaults to `(row) => row.subRows || []`
   - Use this function to change how React Table detects subrows. You could even use this function to generate sub rows if you want.
   - By default, it will attempt to return the `subRows` property on the row, or an empty array if that is not found.
-- `getRowPathID: Function(row, relativeIndex) => string`
+- `getRowID: Function(row, relativeIndex) => string`
+  - Use this function to change how React Table detects unique rows and also how it constructs each row's underlying `path` property.
   - Optional
   - Must be **memoized**
   - Defaults to `(row, relativeIndex) => relativeIndex`
-  - Use this function to change how React Table constructs each row's underlying `path` property.
   - You may want to change this function if
-  - By default, it will attempt to return the `subRows` property on the row, or an empty array if that is not found.
+  - By default, it will use the `index` of the row within it's original array.
 - `debug: Bool`
   - Optional
   - A flag to turn on debug mode.
diff --git a/src/hooks/useTable.js b/src/hooks/useTable.js
index bfcf399..a623c93 100755
--- a/src/hooks/useTable.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useTable.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const propTypes = {
   columns: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
   defaultColumn: PropTypes.object,
   getSubRows: PropTypes.func,
-  getRowPathID: PropTypes.func,
+  getRowID: PropTypes.func,
   debug: PropTypes.bool,
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const renderErr =
 const defaultColumnInstance = {}
 
 const defaultGetSubRows = (row, index) => row.subRows || []
-const defaultGetRowPathID = (row, index) => index
+const defaultGetRowID = (row, index) => index
 
 export const useTable = (props, ...plugins) => {
   // Validate props
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const useTable = (props, ...plugins) => {
     columns: userColumns,
     defaultColumn = defaultColumnInstance,
     getSubRows = defaultGetSubRows,
-    getRowPathID = defaultGetRowPathID,
+    getRowID = defaultGetRowID,
     debug,
   } = props
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export const useTable = (props, ...plugins) => {
       // Keep the original reference around
       const original = originalRow
 
-      const rowID = getRowPathID(originalRow, i)
+      const rowID = getRowID(originalRow, i)
 
       // Make the new path for the row
       const path = [...parentPath, rowID]
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export const useTable = (props, ...plugins) => {
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && debug)
       console.timeEnd('getAccessedRows')
     return [accessedData, rowPaths, flatRows]
-  }, [debug, data, getRowPathID, getSubRows, flatColumns])
+  }, [debug, data, getRowID, getSubRows, flatColumns])
 
   instanceRef.current.rows = rows
   instanceRef.current.rowPaths = rowPaths