{"id":46139,"date":"2026-07-10T18:59:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/blog\/?p=46139"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:04:58","slug":"react-native-video-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/blog\/react-native-video-call\/","title":{"rendered":"React Native Video Calling App: A Complete Development Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After building and testing 7+ video calling apps for enterprises, and startups, I created a clear, step-by-step tutorial on how to build react native video calling apps the easiest way. I\u2019ve also covered the prerequisites to create one, and the tools to build them in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_To_Build_A_Video_Calling_App_TLDR\"><\/span>Steps To Build A Video Calling App: TL;DR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To develop a cross-platform app with video calling capabilities in React Native:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Get SDK license key:<\/strong> Obtain the credentials for MirrorFly SDK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add NPM package: <\/strong>Install the React Native SDK package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrate call SDK:<\/strong> Add the calling features to your app<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Initialize call SDK:<\/strong> Configure and initialize the SDK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create a User: <\/strong>Generate a MirrorFly user account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Register User: <\/strong>Add a user with the SDK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connect to MirrorFly server:<\/strong> Connect the SDK with the server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prepare user JID: <\/strong>Format the user\u2019s JID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Make a voice call:<\/strong> Start audio call<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Make a video call:<\/strong> Start video call<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Receive incoming call: <\/strong>Listen for incoming call events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Answer a call:<\/strong> Accept and join the call<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>End a call: <\/strong>Disconnect the active call<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decline a call: <\/strong>Reject the incoming call<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_React_Native_for_Video_Calls\"><\/span><strong>Why React Native for Video Calls?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You use a <strong>single codebase<\/strong> for video streaming, call logic and signaling once, but can run it on <strong>both<\/strong> iOS and Android.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whichever OS you launch your app in, the experience can be maintained <strong>consistently<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You get to <strong>view the modifications instantly<\/strong> with React Native\u2019s Fast Refresh feature, without having to build it from scratch.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s easy to connect the React Native video calling components to <strong>system-level call frameworks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Youll_Need_To_Build_The_App\"><\/span><strong>What You\u2019ll Need To Build The App<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To build a React Native app for mobile &amp; web, you will need the following:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>React-Native &gt;= 0.73.0 &lt;=0.79.5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Node Version &gt;= 18.20.4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>npm &#8211; 10.7.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/video-call-solution.php\">Pre-built video call solution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"interested2\">\n<div class=\"interested-inn2\">\n<div class=\"flag2\">\n<div style=\"width: 47px; height: 47px; background: #ff0935; border-radius: 14px; transform: rotate(45deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-box\">\n<div class=\"left-part\">Ready to Build a React Native Video Calling App Using MirrorFly SDK?<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-part\"><a class=\"btns\"href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/contact-sales.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact Sales<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Create_A_Video_Calling_App_In_React_Native\"><\/span><strong>How To Create A Video Calling App In React Native<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To create a video calling app, you can start with a simple MVP, use a pre-built React Native solution, and expand as your needs grow. <strong>Follow the below steps for building video calling app using a custom SDK like <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/chat\/sdk\/react-native\/\"><strong>MirrorFly\u2019s <\/strong><strong>WebRTC React Native<\/strong><strong> Solution<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-get-sdk-license-key\"><strong>Step 1: Get SDK license key<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/contact-sales.php\">MirrorFly\u2019s sales team<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get a MirrorFly developer account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Login to your account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the \u2018Application Info\u2019 section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get the license key<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/assets\/images\/tutorials\/react-native\/dashboard.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-add-npm-package\"><strong>Step 2: Add NPM package<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/chat\/reactnative\/quick-start\/\">MirrorFly react native video chat SDK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\nnpm i mirrorfly-reactnative-sdk<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select where you want to import the SDK in your app, and import it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import { SDK } from \"mirrorfly-reactnative-sdk\";<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-integrate-call-sdk\"><strong>Step 3: Integrate call SDK<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Into the selected folder, add the dependencies as given below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>{\n   \/\/ Add chat related dependencies. And then add the below calls related dependencies\n   \"react-native-webrtc\": \"124.0.4\" \/\/ must use version \"124.0.4\"\n   \"react-native-background-timer\": \"^2.4.1\",\n   'react-native-permissions':'^5.2.1'\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4-initialize-call-sdk\"><strong>Step 4: Initialize call SDK<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before you initialize the react native video call SDK, you will need a few details related to the changes in the connection status of the client app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the space for the license key param, paste the license key you obtained from your MirrorFly account dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To pass data through the SDK and process further, use the below method:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>const incomingCallListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst callStatusListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst userTrackListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst muteStatusListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst missedCallListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst mediaErrorListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst callSpeakingListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst callUsersUpdateListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst callSwitchListener = (res) =&gt; {};\nconst userCallLogListener = (res) =&gt; {};\n\nconst helper = {}\n\nconst initializeObj = {\n  apiBaseUrl: `API_URL`,\n  licenseKey: `LICENSE_KEY`,\n  isTrialLicenseKey: `TRIAL_MODE`,\n  callbackListeners: {\n    connectionListener,\n    incomingCallListener,\n    callStatusListener,\n    userTrackListener,\n    muteStatusListener,\n    missedCallListener,\n    mediaErrorListener,\n    callSpeakingListener,\n    callUsersUpdateListener,\n    callSwitchListener,\n    userCallLogListener,\n    helper\n  },\n};\nawait SDK.initializeSDK(initializeObj);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-5-register-user\"><strong>Step 5: Register User<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the below step to register a new user. On registering, you will get a new username and password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>await SDK.register(`USER_IDENTIFIER`, `ANDROID_FCM_TOKEN`, `IOS_VOIP_TOKEN`, `IS_PRODUCTION`);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-6-connect-to-mirrorfly-server\"><strong>Step 6: Connect to MirrorFly server<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the credentials obtained from the above step to connect with the server.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the connection is established, it responds with an approval message \u2018statusCode of 200\u2019. Else, it will get an execution error.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>await SDK.connect(`USERNAME`, `PASSWORD`);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-7-prepare-user-jid\"><strong>Step 7: Prepare user JID<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To generate a JID for any user, make use the below code:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>const userJid = SDK.getJid(USER_NAME)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-8-make-a-voice-call\"><strong>Step 8: Make a voice call<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the user JID to the <strong>makeVoiceCall<\/strong> method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>await SDK.makeVoiceCall(&#91;'USER1_JID']);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-9-make-a-video-call\"><strong>Step 9: Make a video call<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the user JID to the <strong>makeVideoCall<\/strong> method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>await SDK.makeVideoCall(&#91;'USER1_JID']);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-10-receive-incoming-call\"><strong>Step 10: Receive incoming call<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Register to incomingCallListener to the callee\u2019s client app to start receiving incoming calls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/\/ Callback Response Argument Structure\n{\n  allUsers:&#91;\"USER1_JID\", \"USER2_JID\"],\n  callMode: \"onetoone\",\n  callTime: 1681905421215,\n  callType: \"audio|video\",\n  from: \"USER_JID|FROM_USER_JID\",\n  groupId: null,\n  localUser: BOOLEAN,\n  roomId: \"wmupbheao\",\n  roomLink: \"ndy-bmkb-eui\"\n  status: \"calling\",\n  to: \"FROM_USER_JID\", \n  toUsers: &#91;\"USER_JID\"],\n  userDetails: {},\n  userJid: \"FROM_USER_JID\",\n  usersStatus: &#91;{}]\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-11-answer-a-call\"><strong>Step 11: Answer a call<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To answer a call, use the answerCall method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>await SDK.answerCall();<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-12-end-a-call\"><strong>Step 12: End a call<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the endCall method to end ongoing calls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>await SDK.endCall();<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-13-decline-a-call\"><strong>Step 13: Decline a call<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the declineCall method to decline the call<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>await SDK.declineCall();<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Build_Your_Own_Custom_Video_Call_App_In_React_Native_With_MirrorFy\"><\/span><strong>Build Your Own Custom Video Call App In React Native With MirrorFy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MirrorFly is a secure CPaaS solution that you can use to build real-time video calling features into any web or mobile app. Their React Native Video Chat SDK solution supports over thousands of features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s&nbsp; why you need MirrorFly for building video calls:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>100% customizable SDK:<\/strong> You don\u2019t need to worry about rigid features when you build your app. MirrorFly is a fully customizable solution that gives you complete freedom to personalize any part, be it features or workflows, without any limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Full data control<\/strong>: When building a meeting app in React Native, most companies expect their data to stay in their control. Since MirrorFly supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/self-hosted-chat-solution.php\">self-hosting<\/a>, you\u2019ll have full control over the app\u2019s data, including user data that traverses through MirrorFly\u2019s video call SDK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Custom Security<\/strong>: One of the major concerns when building react native video calling apps with third-party solutions is the level of security it supports. With MirrorFly, businesses need not worry about this factor. 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