Cloudinary React SDK

About

NOTE-IMPORTANT: This is a legacy package, please find latest at https://github.com/cloudinary/frontend-frameworks/tree/master/packages/react

The Cloudinary React SDK allows you to quickly and easily integrate your application with Cloudinary. Effortlessly optimize and transform your cloud's assets.

Note

This Readme provides basic installation and usage information. For the complete documentation, see the React SDK Guide.

Table of Contents

• Key Features
• Version Support
• Installation
• Usage
  • Setup
  • Transform and Optimize Assets
  • Generate Image and HTML Tags

Key Features

• Transform and optimize assets.
• Generate image and video tags.

Version Support

SDK Version	React 15.3	React 16.2	React 16.3	React 17	React 18
1.6.8 & up	X	X	V	V	V
1.2.0 - 1.6.7	X	X	V	X	X
1.0.5 - 1.1.4	X	V	X	X	X
1.0.0 - 1.0.4	V	X	X	X	X

Installation

Install using your favorite package manager (yarn, npm)

1npm install cloudinary-react

Or

1yarn add cloudinary-react

Usage

Setup

1import React from 'react';
2import {Image, Video, Transformation} from 'cloudinary-react';

Transform and Optimize Assets

• See full documentation

  1 // Apply a single transformation
  2 <Image cloudName="demo" publicId="sample">
  3   <Transformation crop="scale" width="200" angle="10" />
  4 </Image>

  1// Chain (compose) multiple transformations
  2<Image cloudName="demo" publicId="sample">
  3      <Transformation angle="-45" />
  4      <Transformation effect="trim" angle="45" crop="scale" width="600" />
  5      <Transformation overlay="text:Arial_100:Hello" />
  6</Image>

Generate Image and Video HTML Tags

- Use <Image> to generate image tags
- Use <Video> to generate video tags

File upload

This SDK does not provide file upload functionality, however there are several methods of uploading from the client side.

Contributions

• Ensure tests run locally (npm run test)
• Open a PR and ensure Travis tests pass

Get Help

If you run into an issue or have a question, you can either:

• Open a Github issue (for issues related to the SDK)
• Open a support ticket (for issues related to your account)

About Cloudinary

Cloudinary is a powerful media API for websites and mobile apps alike, Cloudinary enables developers to efficiently manage, transform, optimize, and deliver images and videos through multiple CDNs. Ultimately, viewers enjoy responsive and personalized visual-media experiences—irrespective of the viewing device.

Additional Resources

• Cloudinary Transformation and REST API References: Comprehensive references, including syntax and examples for all SDKs.
• MediaJams.dev: Bite-size use-case tutorials written by and for Cloudinary Developers
• DevJams: Cloudinary developer podcasts on YouTube.
• Cloudinary Academy: Free self-paced courses, instructor-led virtual courses, and on-site courses.
• Code Explorers and Feature Demos: A one-stop shop for all code explorers, Postman collections, and feature demos found in the docs.
• Cloudinary Roadmap: Your chance to follow, vote, or suggest what Cloudinary should develop next.
• Cloudinary Facebook Community: Learn from and offer help to other Cloudinary developers.
• Cloudinary Account Registration: Free Cloudinary account registration.
• Cloudinary Website: Learn about Cloudinary's products, partners, customers, pricing, and more.

Licence

Released under the MIT license.