---
title: "Disable PDF annotation editing in React Native | Nutrient"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/annotations/create-edit-and-remove/disable-editing/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/annotations/create-edit-and-remove/disable-editing.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-09T10:24:43.323Z"
description: "Nutrient React Native SDK lets you edit (create, edit, or delete) annotations in a document."
---

# Disable annotation editing in React Native

Nutrient React Native SDK allows you to edit (create, edit, or delete) annotations in a document.

To disable annotation editing for your document, you can set the `enableAnnotationEditing` configuration option to `false`, like so:

```js

<NutrientView
	document={DOCUMENT}
	configuration={{
		enableAnnotationEditing: false,
	}}
	ref={this.pdfRef}
	fragmentTag="PDF1"
	style={{ flex: 1 }}
/>

```

## Enable modifications only for specific annotation types

You can control which annotation types are editable, and you can specify their types using the `editableAnnotationTypes` configuration option. For example, you can allow only the modification of ink annotations:

```js

<NutrientView
	document={DOCUMENT}
	configuration={{
		editableAnnotationTypes: ['ink'],
	}}
	ref={this.pdfRef}
	fragmentTag="PDF1"
	style={{ flex: 1 }}
/>

```

---

## Related pages

- [Detecting if annotations have changed in React Native](/guides/react-native/annotations/create-edit-and-remove/detect-changes.md)
- [Define annotation behavior with flags on React Native](/guides/react-native/annotations/create-edit-and-remove/annotation-flags.md)
- [Set annotation author in React Native](/guides/react-native/annotations/create-edit-and-remove/author-name.md)
- [Programmatically create annotations in React Native](/guides/react-native/annotations/create-edit-and-remove/programmatic.md)
- [Programmatically select or deselect annotations in React Native](/guides/react-native/annotations/create-edit-and-remove/selection-deselection.md)