Simplest way to embed a Youtube video in your React app

bravemaster619

bravemaster619

Posted on December 17, 2020

Simplest way to embed a Youtube video in your React app

Overview

  • Quick and simple
  • No npm i
  • Fully responsive
  • Feel free to Copy & Paste

1. Make a component for iframe:

YoutubeEmbed.js

import React from "react";
import PropTypes from "prop-types";

const YoutubeEmbed = ({ embedId }) => (
  <div className="video-responsive">
    <iframe
      width="853"
      height="480"
      src={`https://www.youtube.com/embed/${embedId}`}
      frameBorder="0"
      allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
      allowFullScreen
      title="Embedded youtube"
    />
  </div>
);

YoutubeEmbed.propTypes = {
  embedId: PropTypes.string.isRequired
};

export default YoutubeEmbed;
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2. Add some css for responsiveness:

styles.css

.video-responsive {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-bottom: 56.25%;
  position: relative;
  height: 0;
}

.video-responsive iframe {
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
}

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3. Use it

Couldn't be simpler. Easy-breezy:

import React from "react";
import "./styles.css";
import YoutubeEmbed from "./YoutubeEmbed";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <div className="App">
      <h1>Youtube Embed</h1>
      <YoutubeEmbed embedId="rokGy0huYEA" />
    </div>
  );
}

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Result

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bravemaster619
bravemaster619

Posted on December 17, 2020

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