How to autoplay video in react js?

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To autoplay video in react js, you can use <video autoPlay muted controls>. It will autoplay video in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to autoplay 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 <video autoPlay muted controls> to autoplay video in react js.

<div>
  <video autoPlay muted controls>
    <source src="earth.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
        Your browser does not support the video tag.
    </video>
</div>

Autoplay video example.

The below code is an example of a React. You have to import react and set <video autoPlay muted controls> to autoplay video in react js.

App.js

import React from 'react';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <video autoPlay muted controls>
        <source src="earth.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
        Your browser does not support the video tag.
      </video>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

In the above code example, I have used the autoPlay to autoplay video in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

All the best 👍