Getting Started with React Data Grid

23 Jul 202611 minutes to read

This section explains the steps required to create a simple React Data Grid component and demonstrate its basic usage in a React environment.

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Prerequisites

Requirement Version
React 15.5.4 or higher
Node.js 14.0.0 or above
Yarn (optional) 0.25 or above

React supported versions

React version Minimum Syncfusion React Data Grid version
React v19 29.1.33 and above
React v18 20.2.36 and above
React v17 18.3.50 and above
React v16 16.2.45 and above

Browser support

Browser Supported versions
Chrome Latest
Firefox Latest
Opera Latest
Edge 13+
Internet Explorer (IE) 11+
Safari 9+
iOS Safari 9+
Android Browser / Chrome for Android 4.4+
Windows Mobile IE 11+

Setup for local development

Easily set up a React application using create-vite-app, which provides a faster development environment, smaller bundle sizes, and optimized builds compared to traditional tools like create-react-app. For detailed steps, refer to the Vite installation instructions. Vite sets up your environment using JavaScript and optimizes your application for production.

Note: To create a React application using create-react-app, refer to this documentation for more details.

To create a new React application, run one of the following commands based on your preferred language:

React with JavaScript

npx create-vite@latest my-app --template react

React with TypeScript

npx create-vite@latest my-app --template react-ts

During the setup process, the CLI will prompt you for a few configuration options. Select the following:

  • Which linter to use? → ESLint
  • Install with npm and start now? → Yes

Selecting Yes automatically installs the project dependencies and starts the development server.

After verifying that the application starts successfully, terminate the development server in the terminal and proceed to the next step.

Then, navigate to the project directory:

cd my-app

Adding React Grid packages

To install the Grids package, use the following command:

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-react-grids --save

Adding CSS reference

Themes for Syncfusion® Data Grid component can be applied using CSS files provided through npm theme packages. For available themes, refer to the Themes documentation.

Install the Material 3 theme package using the following command:

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-material3-theme --save

Then add the following CSS reference to the src/App.css file:

@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-material3-theme/styles/grid/index.css";

Adding Data Grid component

The Data Grid code should be added to the src/App.tsx file.

import { ColumnDirective, ColumnsDirective, GridComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-grids';
import './App.css';

// Defines the data to be displayed in the Grid.
const data = [
    { OrderID: 10248, CustomerName: 'Ana Trujillo', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 0, 12), ShipCountry: 'France', Freight: 32.38 },
    { OrderID: 10249, CustomerName: 'Martin Sommer', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 0, 15), ShipCountry: 'Germany', Freight: 11.61 },
    { OrderID: 10250, CustomerName: 'Thomas Hardy', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 1, 5), ShipCountry: 'Brazil', Freight: 65.83 },
    { OrderID: 10251, CustomerName: 'Elizabeth Lincoln', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 1, 18), ShipCountry: 'France', Freight: 41.34 },
    { OrderID: 10252, CustomerName: 'Victoria Ashworth', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 2, 10), ShipCountry: 'Belgium', Freight: 51.30 },
    { OrderID: 10253, CustomerName: 'Martine Rance', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 2, 22), ShipCountry: 'Brazil', Freight: 58.17 },
]

function App() {
    return <div>
        {/* Assigns the dataset to the Grid component */}
        <GridComponent dataSource={data}>
            {/* Define the columns to be displayed */}
            <ColumnsDirective>
                <ColumnDirective field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' width='100' textAlign='Right'/>
                <ColumnDirective field='CustomerName' headerText='Customer Name' width='120'/>
                <ColumnDirective field='OrderDate' headerText='Order Date' width='100' format='yMd' textAlign='Right'/>
                <ColumnDirective field='Freight' width='100' format='C2' textAlign='Right'/>
                <ColumnDirective field='ShipCountry' headerText='Ship Country' width='100'/>
            </ColumnsDirective>
        </GridComponent>
    </div>
}
export default App;
import { ColumnDirective, ColumnsDirective, GridComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-grids';
import './App.css';

// Defines the data to be displayed in the Grid.
const data: object[] = [
    { OrderID: 10248, CustomerName: 'Ana Trujillo', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 0, 12), ShipCountry: 'France', Freight: 32.38 },
    { OrderID: 10249, CustomerName: 'Martin Sommer', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 0, 15), ShipCountry: 'Germany', Freight: 11.61 },
    { OrderID: 10250, CustomerName: 'Thomas Hardy', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 1, 5), ShipCountry: 'Brazil', Freight: 65.83 },
    { OrderID: 10251, CustomerName: 'Elizabeth Lincoln', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 1, 18), ShipCountry: 'France', Freight: 41.34 },
    { OrderID: 10252, CustomerName: 'Victoria Ashworth', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 2, 10), ShipCountry: 'Belgium', Freight: 51.30 },
    { OrderID: 10253, CustomerName: 'Martine Rance', OrderDate: new Date(2025, 2, 22), ShipCountry: 'Brazil', Freight: 58.17 },
]

function App() {
    return <div>
        {/* Assigns the dataset to the Grid component */}
        <GridComponent dataSource={data}>
            {/* Define the columns to be displayed */}
            <ColumnsDirective>
                <ColumnDirective field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' width='100' textAlign='Right'/>
                <ColumnDirective field='CustomerName' headerText='Customer Name' width='120'/>
                <ColumnDirective field='OrderDate' headerText='Order Date' width='100' format='yMd' textAlign='Right'/>
                <ColumnDirective field='Freight' width='100' format='C2' textAlign='Right'/>
                <ColumnDirective field='ShipCountry' headerText='Ship Country' width='100'/>
            </ColumnsDirective>
        </GridComponent>
    </div>
}
export default App;
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-material3-theme/styles/grid/index.css";

Run the application

npm run dev

Registering Syncfusion license

The Syncfusion® React Data Grid requires a valid license key to be registered in the application. To prevent license validation warnings, refer to the Syncfusion licensing documentation.

Troubleshooting

  • Grid not rendering styles: Ensure the theme CSS is imported in App.css and that you removed the default Vite CSS in index.css.
  • Trial license warning banner: Register a license key via registerLicense() from @syncfusion/ej2-base.

NOTE

Looking for the full React Data Grid component overview, features, pricing, and documentation? Visit the React Data Grid page.

See also