Supabase is an open source, real-time backend that makes it easy to build real-time applications. It provides an API for authentication, database, and storage. In this article, we’ll look at how to integrate Supabase with React Native apps.

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## What Is Supabase?

Supabase is an open source real-time backend that provides an API for authentication, database, and storage. It provides a powerful set of features like real-time streaming, authentication, database, storage, and more. It is a great tool for developers who want to quickly build real-time applications without having to manage servers or write complex code.

## How To Install Supabase in React Native?

To install Supabase in React Native, we need to first install the Supabase React Native library. To do this, we can use the &#96;npm&#96; command:

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npm install --save @supabase&#x2F;supabase-js
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## How to Handle Supabase Authentication in React Native?

Supabase provides an API for authentication so we can easily handle user authentication in React Native apps.

### Registration with Supabase in React Native

To register a user with Supabase in React Native, we can use the &#96;createUser&#96; method from the &#96;supabase&#96; library:

&#96;&#96;&#96;js
import { supabase } from &#x27;@supabase&#x2F;supabase-js&#x27;;

const { auth } = supabase;

const handleRegister = async (email, password) =&gt; {
  const response = await auth.createUser({ email, password });
  if (response.error) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle registration error
  } else {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle successful registration
  }
};
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### Login with Supabase in React Native

To login a user with Supabase in React Native, we can use the &#96;login&#96; method from the &#96;supabase&#96; library:

&#96;&#96;&#96;js
import { supabase } from &#x27;@supabase&#x2F;supabase-js&#x27;;

const { auth } = supabase;

const handleLogin = async (email, password) =&gt; {
  const response = await auth.login({ email, password });
  if (response.error) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle login error
  } else {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle successful login
  }
};
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## Supabase Database Integration in React Native

Supabase provides an API for working with databases in React Native apps.

### Writing Data to Supabase in React Native

To write data to Supabase in React Native, we can use the &#96;insert&#96; method from the &#96;supabase&#96; library:

&#96;&#96;&#96;js
import { supabase } from &#x27;@supabase&#x2F;supabase-js&#x27;;

const { db } = supabase;

const handleInsert = async (table, data) =&gt; {
  const response = await db.insert(table, data);
  if (response.error) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle insert error
  } else {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle successful insert
  }
};
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### Reading Single Data from Supabase in React Native

To read a single data from Supabase in React Native, we can use the &#96;select&#96; method from the &#96;supabase&#96; library:

&#96;&#96;&#96;js
import { supabase } from &#x27;@supabase&#x2F;supabase-js&#x27;;

const { db } = supabase;

const handleSelect = async (table, id) =&gt; {
  const response = await db.select(table, id);
  if (response.error) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle select error
  } else {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle successful select
  }
};
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### Reading Lists from Supabase in React Native

To read lists from Supabase in React Native, we can use the &#96;query&#96; method from the &#96;supabase&#96; library:

&#96;&#96;&#96;js
import { supabase } from &#x27;@supabase&#x2F;supabase-js&#x27;;

const { db } = supabase;

const handleQuery = async (table, query) =&gt; {
  const response = await db.query(table, query);
  if (response.error) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle query error
  } else {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle successful query
  }
};
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### Pagination with Supabase in React Native

To paginate data from Supabase in React Native, we can use the &#96;paginate&#96; method from the &#96;supabase&#96; library:

&#96;&#96;&#96;js
import { supabase } from &#x27;@supabase&#x2F;supabase-js&#x27;;

const { db } = supabase;

const handlePaginate = async (table, query, pageSize, pageNumber) =&gt; {
  const response = await db.paginate(table, query, pageSize, pageNumber);
  if (response.error) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle pagination error
  } else {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle successful pagination
  }
};
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### Sorting &amp; Filtering with Supabase in React Native

To sort and filter data from Supabase in React Native, we can use the &#96;sort&#96; and &#96;where&#96; methods from the &#96;supabase&#96; library:

&#96;&#96;&#96;js
import { supabase } from &#x27;@supabase&#x2F;supabase-js&#x27;;

const { db } = supabase;

const handleSortAndFilter = async (table, query) =&gt; {
  const response = await db
    .sort(table, query, { field: &#x27;name&#x27;, direction: &#x27;asc&#x27; })
    .where(table, query, { age: { gte: 18 } });
  if (response.error) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle sort and filter error
  } else {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle successful sort and filter
  }
};
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## Supabase Storage Integration in React Native

Supabase provides an API for working with storage in React Native apps. To upload a file to Supabase in React Native, we can use the &#96;upload&#96; method from the &#96;supabase&#96; library:

&#96;&#96;&#96;js
import { supabase } from &#x27;@supabase&#x2F;supabase-js&#x27;;

const { storage } = supabase;

const handleUpload = async (file) =&gt; {
  const response = await storage.upload(file);
  if (response.error) {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle upload error
  } else {
    &#x2F;&#x2F; Handle successful upload
  }
};
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## Conclusion

In this article, we looked at how to integrate Supabase with React Native apps. We looked at how to install Supabase, how to handle authentication, and how to work with the database and storage APIs. We also saw some examples of how to use the various methods provided by Supabase. If you are new to React Native, check out this article about working efficiently in [React Native &amp; VSCode](https:&#x2F;&#x2F;instamobile.io&#x2F;mobile-tools&#x2F;vscode-react-native&#x2F;).

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