React Wrapper for Tawk.to Live Chat

A React component library for integrating Tawk.to live chat into your React applications. This library provides a simple and flexible way to add Tawk.to chat functionality using React components and hooks.

Features

• Supports React 19.
• Built with TypeScript.
• Comprehensive API for controlling the chat widget.
• Event subscription system for handling Tawk.to events.

Installation

You can install the package via npm:

npm install tawk-react

Usage

Basic Setup

To use the TawkLiveChat component, you need to provide your Tawk.to propertyId and widgetId:

• propertyId: Go to Tawk.to Dashboard -> Administration -> Overview -> Value in Property ID field.
• widgetId: Go to Tawk.to Dashboard -> Administration -> Channels -> Chat Widget -> Value in Widget ID field.

import { TawkLiveChat } from 'tawk-react'

const App = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Tawk.to Integration Example</h1>
      <TawkLiveChat propertyId="your-property-id" widgetId="your-widget-id" />
    </div>
  )
}

export default App

Using Hooks

The library also provides hooks for interacting with the Tawk.to API as well as for listening Tawk.to events.

useTawkAction

This hook provides methods to control the chat widget programmatically. You can use it from any component in your codebase.

import { useTawkAction } from 'tawk-react'

const ChatControls = () => {
  const { maximize, minimize, endChat } = useTawkAction()

  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={maximize}>Maximize Chat</button>
      <button onClick={minimize}>Minimize Chat</button>
      <button onClick={endChat}>End Chat</button>
    </div>
  )
}

export default ChatControls

Event Subscription

You can subscribe to Tawk.to events using the useTawkEvent hook.

import { useTawkEvent, TawkEvent } from 'tawk-react'

const ChatEventListener = () => {
  useTawkEvent(TawkEvent.onLoad, () => {
    console.log('Chat loaded')
  })

  return null
}

export default ChatEventListener

API Reference

TawkLiveChat Props

• propertyId (string): Your Tawk.to Property ID.
• widgetId (string): Your Tawk.to Widget ID.
• visitor (optional): Object containing visitor information (name, email).
• customStyle (optional): Object to customize widget styling. Only zIndex is supported.
• autoStart (optional): Boolean to disable the auto-start connection of the chat widget.

Hooks

useTawkAction

Provides methods like start, shutdown, maximize, minimize, toggle, etc., to control the chat widget.

useTawkEvent

Allows subscribing to various Tawk.to events such as onLoad, onChatStarted, onChatEnded, etc.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Tawk.to for providing the live chat service.