This document lays out the current public properties and methods for the React Native WebView.
source
automaticallyAdjustContentInsets
injectedJavaScript
mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction
nativeConfig
onError
onLoad
onLoadEnd
onLoadStart
onLoadProgress
onMessage
onNavigationStateChange
originWhitelist
renderError
renderLoading
scalesPageToFit
onShouldStartLoadWithRequest
startInLoadingState
style
decelerationRate
domStorageEnabled
javaScriptEnabled
androidHardwareAccelerationDisabled
mixedContentMode
thirdPartyCookiesEnabled
userAgent
allowsInlineMediaPlayback
bounces
overScrollMode
contentInset
dataDetectorTypes
scrollEnabled
directionalLockEnabled
geolocationEnabled
allowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs
useWebKit
url
html
keyboardDisplayRequiresUserAction
hideKeyboardAccessoryView
allowsBackForwardNavigationGestures
incognito
allowFileAccess
saveFormDataDisabled
cacheEnabled
pagingEnabled
allowsLinkPreview
sharedCookiesEnabled
source
Loads static HTML or a URI (with optional headers) in the WebView. Note that static HTML will require setting originWhitelist
to ["*"]
.
The object passed to source
can have either of the following shapes:
Load uri
uri
(string) - The URI to load in the WebView
. Can be a local or remote file.method
(string) - The HTTP Method to use. Defaults to GET if not specified. On Android, the only supported methods are GET and POST.headers
(object) - Additional HTTP headers to send with the request. On Android, this can only be used with GET requests.body
(string) - The HTTP body to send with the request. This must be a valid UTF-8 string, and will be sent exactly as specified, with no additional encoding (e.g. URL-escaping or base64) applied. On Android, this can only be used with POST requests.Static HTML
Note that using static HTML requires the WebView property originWhiteList to ['*']
.
html
(string) - A static HTML page to display in the WebView.baseUrl
(string) - The base URL to be used for any relative links in the HTML.Type | Required |
---|---|
object | No |
automaticallyAdjustContentInsets
Controls whether to adjust the content inset for web views that are placed behind a navigation bar, tab bar, or toolbar. The default value is true
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | iOS |
injectedJavaScript
Set this to provide JavaScript that will be injected into the web page when the view loads. Make sure the string evaluates to a valid type (true
works) and doesn’t otherwise throw an exception.
Type | Required |
---|---|
string | No |
To learn more, read the Communicating between JS and Native guide.
mediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction
Boolean that determines whether HTML5 audio and video requires the user to tap them before they start playing. The default value is true
. (Android API minimum version 17).
NOTE: the default true
value might cause some videos to hang loading on iOS. Setting it to false
could fix this issue.
Type | Required |
---|---|
bool | No |
nativeConfig
Override the native component used to render the WebView. Enables a custom native WebView which uses the same JavaScript as the original WebView.
The nativeConfig
prop expects an object with the following keys:
component
(any)props
(object)viewManager
(object)Type | Required |
---|---|
object | No |
onError
Function that is invoked when the WebView
load fails.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
onError={syntheticEvent => {
const { nativeEvent } = syntheticEvent;
console.warn('WebView error: ', nativeEvent);
}}
/>
Function passed to onError
is called with a SyntheticEvent wrapping a nativeEvent with these properties:
canGoBack
canGoForward
code
description
didFailProvisionalNavigation
domain
loading
target
title
url
Note Domain is only used on iOS
onLoad
Function that is invoked when the WebView
has finished loading.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
onLoad={syntheticEvent => {
const { nativeEvent } = syntheticEvent;
this.url = nativeEvent.url;
}}
/>
Function passed to onLoad
is called with a SyntheticEvent wrapping a nativeEvent with these properties:
canGoBack
canGoForward
loading
target
title
url
onLoadEnd
Function that is invoked when the WebView
load succeeds or fails.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
onLoadEnd={syntheticEvent => {
// update component to be aware of loading status
const { nativeEvent } = syntheticEvent;
this.isLoading = nativeEvent.loading;
}}
/>
Function passed to onLoadEnd
is called with a SyntheticEvent wrapping a nativeEvent with these properties:
canGoBack
canGoForward
loading
target
title
url
onLoadStart
Function that is invoked when the WebView
starts loading.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native/=' }}
onLoadStart={syntheticEvent => {
// update component to be aware of loading status
const { nativeEvent } = syntheticEvent;
this.isLoading = nativeEvent.loading;
}}
/>
Function passed to onLoadStart
is called with a SyntheticEvent wrapping a nativeEvent with these properties:
canGoBack
canGoForward
loading
target
title
url
onLoadProgress
Function that is invoked when the WebView
is loading.
Note
On iOS, when useWebKit=false, this prop will not work. On android, You can’t get the url property, meaning that
event.nativeEvent.url
will be null.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
onLoadProgress={({ nativeEvent }) => {
this.loadingProgress = nativeEvent.progress;
}}
/>
Function passed to onLoadProgress
is called with a SyntheticEvent wrapping a nativeEvent with these properties:
canGoBack
canGoForward
loading
progress
target
title
url
onMessage
Function that is invoked when the webview calls window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage
. Setting this property will inject this global into your webview.
window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage
accepts one argument, data
, which will be available on the event object, event.nativeEvent.data
. data
must be a string.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
To learn more, read the Communicating between JS and Native guide.
onNavigationStateChange
Function that is invoked when the WebView
loading starts or ends.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
onNavigationStateChange={navState => {
// Keep track of going back navigation within component
this.canGoBack = navState.canGoBack;
}}
/>
The navState
object includes these properties:
canGoBack
canGoForward
loading
navigationType
target
title
url
Note that this method will not be invoked on hash URL changes (e.g. from https://example.com/users#list
to https://example.com/users#help
). There is a workaround for this that is described in the Guide.
originWhitelist
List of origin strings to allow being navigated to. The strings allow wildcards and get matched against just the origin (not the full URL). If the user taps to navigate to a new page but the new page is not in this whitelist, the URL will be handled by the OS. The default whitelisted origins are “http://” and “https://”.
Type | Required |
---|---|
array of strings | No |
Example:
//only allow URIs that begin with https:// or git://
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
originWhitelist={['https://*', 'git://*']}
/>
renderError
Function that returns a view to show if there’s an error.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
renderError={errorName => <Error name={errorName} />}
/>
The function passed to renderError
will be called with the name of the error
renderLoading
Function that returns a loading indicator. The startInLoadingState prop must be set to true in order to use this prop.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
startInLoadingState={true}
renderLoading={() => <Loading />}
/>
scalesPageToFit
Boolean that controls whether the web content is scaled to fit the view and enables the user to change the scale. The default value is true
.
On iOS, when useWebKit=true
, this prop will not work.
Type | Required |
---|---|
bool | No |
onShouldStartLoadWithRequest
Function that allows custom handling of any web view requests. Return true
from the function to continue loading the request and false
to stop loading.
On Android, is not called on the first load.
Type | Required |
---|---|
function | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
onShouldStartLoadWithRequest={request => {
// Only allow navigating within this website
return request.url.startsWith('https://facebook.github.io/react-native');
}}
/>
The request
object includes these properties:
title
url
loading
target
canGoBack
canGoForward
lockIdentifier
navigationType
startInLoadingState
Boolean value that forces the WebView
to show the loading view on the first load. This prop must be set to true
in order for the renderLoading
prop to work.
Type | Required |
---|---|
bool | No |
style
A style object that allow you to customize the WebView
style. Please note that there are default styles (example: you need to add flex: 0
to the style if you want to use height
property).
Type | Required |
---|---|
style | No |
Example:
<WebView
source={{ uri: 'https://facebook.github.io/react-native' }}
style={{ marginTop: 20 }}
/>
decelerationRate
A floating-point number that determines how quickly the scroll view decelerates after the user lifts their finger. You may also use the string shortcuts "normal"
and "fast"
which match the underlying iOS settings for UIScrollViewDecelerationRateNormal
and UIScrollViewDecelerationRateFast
respectively:
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
number | No | iOS |
domStorageEnabled
Boolean value to control whether DOM Storage is enabled. Used only in Android.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | Android |
javaScriptEnabled
Boolean value to enable JavaScript in the WebView
. Used on Android only as JavaScript is enabled by default on iOS. The default value is true
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | Android |
androidHardwareAccelerationDisabled
Boolean value to disable Hardware Acceleration in the WebView
. Used on Android only as Hardware Acceleration is a feature only for Android. The default value is false
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | Android |
mixedContentMode
Specifies the mixed content mode. i.e WebView will allow a secure origin to load content from any other origin.
Possible values for mixedContentMode
are:
never
(default) - WebView will not allow a secure origin to load content from an insecure origin.always
- WebView will allow a secure origin to load content from any other origin, even if that origin is insecure.compatibility
- WebView will attempt to be compatible with the approach of a modern web browser with regard to mixed content.Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
string | No | Android |
thirdPartyCookiesEnabled
Boolean value to enable third party cookies in the WebView
. Used on Android Lollipop and above only as third party cookies are enabled by default on Android Kitkat and below and on iOS. The default value is true
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | Android |
userAgent
Sets the user-agent for the WebView
. This will only work for iOS if you are using WKWebView, not UIWebView (see https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview/1414950-customuseragent).
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
string | No | Android, iOS WKWebView |
allowsInlineMediaPlayback
Boolean that determines whether HTML5 videos play inline or use the native full-screen controller. The default value is false
.
NOTE
In order for video to play inline, not only does this property need to be set to
true
, but the video element in the HTML document must also include thewebkit-playsinline
attribute.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | iOS |
bounces
Boolean value that determines whether the web view bounces when it reaches the edge of the content. The default value is true
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | iOS |
overScrollMode
Specifies the over scroll mode.
Possible values for overScrollMode
are:
always
(default) - Always allow a user to over-scroll this view, provided it is a view that can scroll.content
- Allow a user to over-scroll this view only if the content is large enough to meaningfully scroll, provided it is a view that can scroll.never
- Never allow a user to over-scroll this view.Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
string | No | Android |
contentInset
The amount by which the web view content is inset from the edges of the scroll view. Defaults to {top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0}.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
object: {top: number, left: number, bottom: number, right: number} | No | iOS |
dataDetectorTypes
Determines the types of data converted to clickable URLs in the web view’s content. By default only phone numbers are detected.
You can provide one type or an array of many types.
Possible values for dataDetectorTypes
are:
phoneNumber
link
address
calendarEvent
none
all
With the new WebKit implementation, we have three new values:
trackingNumber
flightNumber
lookupSuggestion
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
string, or array | No | iOS |
scrollEnabled
Boolean value that determines whether scrolling is enabled in the WebView
. The default value is true
. Setting this to false
will prevent the webview from moving the document body when the keyboard appears over an input.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | iOS |
directionalLockEnabled
A Boolean value that determines whether scrolling is disabled in a particular direction.
The default value is true
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | iOS |
showsHorizontalScrollIndicator
Boolean value that determines whether a horizontal scroll indicator is shown in the WebView
. The default value is true
.
Type | Required |
---|---|
bool | No |
showsVerticalScrollIndicator
Boolean value that determines whether a vertical scroll indicator is shown in the WebView
. The default value is true
.
Type | Required |
---|---|
bool | No |
geolocationEnabled
Set whether Geolocation is enabled in the WebView
. The default value is false
. Used only in Android.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | Android |
allowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs
Boolean that sets whether JavaScript running in the context of a file scheme URL should be allowed to access content from any origin. Including accessing content from other file scheme URLs. The default value is false
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
bool | No | Android |
useWebKit
If true, use WKWebView instead of UIWebView.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | iOS |
url
Deprecated. Use the source
prop instead.
Type | Required |
---|---|
string | No |
html
Deprecated. Use the source
prop instead.
Type | Required |
---|---|
string | No |
keyboardDisplayRequiresUserAction
If false, web content can programmatically display the keyboard when using the WKWebView. The default value is true
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | iOS |
hideKeyboardAccessoryView
If true, this will hide the keyboard accessory view (< > and Done) when using the WKWebView.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | iOS |
allowsBackForwardNavigationGestures
If true, this will be able horizontal swipe gestures when using the WKWebView. The default value is false
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | iOS |
incognito
Does not store any data within the lifetime of the WebView.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | iOS WKWebView |
allowFileAccess
If true, this will allow access to the file system via file://
URI’s. The default value is false
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | Android |
saveFormDataDisabled
Sets whether the WebView should disable saving form data. The default value is false
. This function does not have any effect from Android API level 26 onwards as there is an Autofill feature which stores form data.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | Android |
cacheEnabled
Sets whether WebView & WKWebView should use browser caching.
Type | Required | Default |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | true |
pagingEnabled
If the value of this property is true, the scroll view stops on multiples of the scroll view’s bounds when the user scrolls. The default value is false.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | iOS |
allowsLinkPreview
A Boolean value that determines whether pressing on a link displays a preview of the destination for the link. In iOS this property is available on devices that support 3D Touch. In iOS 10 and later, the default value is true; before that, the default value is false.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | iOS |
sharedCookiesEnabled
Set true
if shared cookies from [NSHTTPCookieStorage sharedHTTPCookieStorage]
should used for every load request in the RNCWKWebView
. The default value is false
.
Type | Required | Platform |
---|---|---|
boolean | No | iOS |
extraNativeComponentConfig()
static extraNativeComponentConfig()
goForward()
goForward();
Go forward one page in the web view’s history.
goBack()
goBack();
Go back one page in the web view’s history.
reload()
reload();
Reloads the current page.
stopLoading()
stopLoading();
Stop loading the current page.
injectJavaScript(str)
injectJavaScript('... javascript string ...');
Executes the JavaScript string.
To learn more, read the Communicating between JS and Native guide.
Also check out our Getting Started Guide and In-Depth Guide.