Introduction

React Native Cloud Storage allows you to use iCloud (iOS only) and Google Drive as file and data storage in your React Native app. Its API is intentionally developer-friendly, mirroring known tools like fs and AsyncStorage.

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• File storage with fs-like API — readFile, writeFile, appendFile, readdir, mkdir, stat, unlink, and more, modeled on Node's fs so there's nothing new to learn.
• Key-value storage — save preferences and small app state through native iCloud key-value storage or an emulated Google Drive store.
• Two providers, one API — iCloud (via a native iCloud module) and Google Drive (via the REST API). Use the platform default or switch between them at runtime.
• React hooks — useCloudFile, useCloudKV, and useIsCloudAvailable expose file content, key-value state, and provider availability.
• Scopes — read and write in a hidden, app-private container (AppData) or the user-visible iCloud Drive / Google Drive Documents folder.
• Expo config plugin — configures the native iCloud capability automatically, with no manual Xcode steps.
• Built for the New Architecture — ships as a Turbo Module and is fully typed with TypeScript.

Quick exampleCopy Anchor Link

import { CloudStorage, CloudKVStorage, CloudStorageScope } from 'react-native-cloud-storage';

// Write a file to the app-private scope (iCloud on iOS, Google Drive elsewhere).
await CloudStorage.writeFile('/data.txt', 'Hello, world!', CloudStorageScope.AppData);

// Or write to the key-value store (iCloud ubiquitous key-value store on iOS, Google Drive with emulated JSON file elsewhere)
await CloudKVStorage.setItem('theme', 'dark');

// Read it back later.
const helloWorld = await CloudStorage.readFile('/data.txt', CloudStorageScope.AppData); // 'Hello, world!'

const theme = await CloudKVStorage.getItem('theme'); // 'dark'

Prefer hooks? useCloudFile and useCloudKV wrap this into reactive values.

Provider & platform supportCopy Anchor Link

By default, the library picks the right provider for each platform: iCloud on iOS, Google Drive everywhere else. You can override this or even use both providers at once.

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