How to add youtube video in react js?

August 29, 2024

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To add youtube video in react js, you can use <iframe>. It will add youtube video in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to add youtube video in react js.

Table of contents

Install and create a new React app.
Import react component.
Create a Component.

Let’s start with the first step.

Step 1: Install and create a new React app.

First you have to install the React project. You should use create-react-app command to create a new React project.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Step 2: Import react component.

After installing, you have to import your React component.

import React from 'react';

Step 3: Create a Component.

You can use <iframe> to add youtube video in react js.

<div>
      <h1>Embed YouTube Video</h1>
      <iframe 
      width="560" 
      height="315" 
      src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFYlN5Fayvs?si=GRI4tUVZkzqh-WfE" 
      title="YouTube video player" 
      frameborder="0" 
      allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" 
      allowfullscreen>
      </iframe>
</div>

Add youtube video example.

The below code is an example of a React. You have to import react and set <iframe> to add youtube video in react js.

App.js


import React from 'react';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Embed YouTube Video</h1>
      <iframe 
      width="560" 
      height="315" 
      src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFYlN5Fayvs?si=GRI4tUVZkzqh-WfE" 
      title="YouTube video player" 
      frameborder="0" 
      allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" 
      allowfullscreen>
      </iframe>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

In the above code example, I have used the <iframe> to add youtube video in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

All the best 👍