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rjsf-team/react-jsonschema-form

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15,766TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

React component that auto-generates a working web form, including validation, from a JSON Schema. Supports themes like Material UI, Ant Design, and Chakra.

Mindmap

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  root((react-jsonschema-form))
    Inputs
      JSON Schema
      UI schema
      Form data
    Outputs
      Rendered form
      Validation errors
      Submitted JSON
    Use Cases
      Admin panel forms
      Dynamic config UIs
      Survey builders
    Tech Stack
      React
      TypeScript
      JSON Schema
      Material UI
      Ant Design
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Render a settings form in a React admin panel from a JSON Schema

USE CASE 2

Build a dynamic survey that changes fields based on backend-provided schema

USE CASE 3

Add validated edit forms for arbitrary record types without hand-coding inputs

USE CASE 4

Style auto-generated forms to match a Material UI or Chakra app

What is it built with?

ReactTypeScriptJSON Schema

How does it compare?

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Stars15,76615,78615,789
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity2/53/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Pick the theme package that matches your UI library, the core package alone is unstyled.

Apache 2.0 lets you use, modify, and ship it commercially as long as you keep the license notice and patent grant.

In plain English

react-jsonschema-form is a React component (a reusable building block for web apps built with the React JavaScript framework) that automatically generates web forms from a JSON Schema. JSON Schema is a standard way to describe the structure and rules of data using a simple text format, for example, specifying that a "name" field must be a string or an "age" field must be a number between 0 and 120. Instead of hand-coding each input field, label, and validation rule, you write a JSON Schema that describes what data you want to collect, and the library renders a complete form for you. It handles validation automatically, showing errors when users enter data that does not match the schema. The library supports a wide range of visual styling themes, including Ant Design, Chakra UI, Material UI, and others, so you can match the look and feel of your existing app without redesigning the form from scratch. You would use it when you need to build data-entry forms quickly, especially when the form structure comes from a schema that might change over time, or when you need consistent validation across multiple forms. It is built in TypeScript and targets React web applications.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Render a react-jsonschema-form from this user-profile JSON Schema with Material UI theme
Prompt 2
Add a custom widget to react-jsonschema-form that turns an enum field into a tag picker
Prompt 3
Show me how to handle async server-side validation errors in react-jsonschema-form
Prompt 4
Wire react-jsonschema-form to react-hook-form so I can mix it with hand-built fields

Frequently asked questions

What is react-jsonschema-form?

React component that auto-generates a working web form, including validation, from a JSON Schema. Supports themes like Material UI, Ant Design, and Chakra.

What language is react-jsonschema-form written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes React, TypeScript, JSON Schema.

What license does react-jsonschema-form use?

Apache 2.0 lets you use, modify, and ship it commercially as long as you keep the license notice and patent grant.

How hard is react-jsonschema-form to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is react-jsonschema-form for?

Mainly developer.

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