Components and APIs

Important: The Vega SDK supports many of the React Native version 0.72 components and APIs. You can use the supported components and APIs in the same manner as an ordinary React Native app. This page lists a specific React Native feature supported by the Vega SDK and contains React Native v72 documentation from the reactnative.dev website created by Meta and other contributors and licensed under the Attribution 4.0 International License. For more information about React Native v72, see the React Native documentation, version 0.72. For the most current feature information, see the Release Notes.

React Native provides a number of built-in Core Components ready for you to use in your app. You can find them all in the left sidebar (or menu above, if you are on a narrow screen). If you're not sure where to get started, take a look at the following categories on this page.

You're not limited to the components and APIs bundled with React Native. React Native has a community of thousands of developers. If you're looking for a library that does something specific, please refer to this guide about finding libraries.

Basic Components

Most apps will end up using one of these basic components.

View

The most fundamental component for building a UI.

Text

A component for displaying text.

Image

A component for displaying images.

TextInput

A component for inputting text into the app via a keyboard.

ScrollView

Provides a scrolling container that can host multiple components and views.

StyleSheet

Provides an abstraction layer similar to CSS stylesheets.

User Interface

These common user interface controls will render on any platform.

Button

A basic button component for handling touches that should render nicely on any platform.

List Views

Unlike the more generic ScrollView, the following list view components only render elements that are currently showing on the screen. This makes them a performant choice for displaying long lists of data.

FlatList

A component for rendering performant scrollable lists.

Vega Components and APIs

VideoPlayer

A general purpose, full screen streaming media player supporting a wide range of video formats.

Others

These components may be useful for certain applications. For an exhaustive list of components and APIs, check out the sidebar to the left (or menu above, if you are on a narrow screen).

ActivityIndicator

Displays a circular loading indicator.

Animated

A library for creating fluid, powerful animations that are easy to build and maintain.

Last updated: Sep 30, 2025