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What is react-native-daily-js?

react-native-daily-js (@daily-co/react-native-daily-js) is Daily’s React Native SDK for building WebRTC-based video and audio calls on iOS and Android. It mirrors the daily-js API, so if you’ve used Daily on the web, the concepts carry over directly.

Installation

Install react-native-daily-js and configure your project

API Reference

Explore the full API surface

Playground demo

A working example app to get started quickly

npm package

README and peer dependency version requirements

Getting started

Install react-native-daily-js along with its peer dependencies:
See the installation guide for Expo and bare React Native setup steps. Once installed, join a call:

Key features

Participant management

Track participants, control audio/video, and manage permissions

Recording

Cloud recording with custom layout presets

Live streaming

Stream to any RTMP endpoint

Transcription

Real-time transcription powered by Deepgram

Screen sharing

Share your screen on supported platforms

Network diagnostics

Monitor network quality during calls

Platform requirements

Daily Prebuilt (our embeddable video chat UI) is not supported in react-native-daily-js. Use daily-js if you want to embed the Prebuilt UI.
Daily supports versions of react-native-daily-js released in the past six months. Update your Daily libraries regularly to access the latest features.