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title: "Add PDF collaboration to your React Native application | Nutrient"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/get-started/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/get-started.md"
last_updated: "2026-05-15T19:10:05.056Z"
description: "Nutrient React Native SDK with Instant makes it easy to add real-time collaboration features to your Nutrient-powered app."
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# Integrating real-time collaboration into your React Native application

Nutrient React Native SDK with Instant makes it easy to add real-time collaboration features to your Nutrient-powered app. It allows users to seamlessly share, edit, and annotate PDF documents across Android, iOS, and web apps.

## Requirements

**Nutrient React Native SDK with Instant**

Nutrient React Native SDK supports Instant by default. No additional setup is required on the client side. To run Instant, provide the server URL and the [JSON Web Token (JWT)](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-engine/viewer/client-authentication/generate-a-jwt.md) from the server that contains the user authentication, permissions, and Instant layers.

**Document Engine instance**

To set up a Document Engine instance and set up an example project, follow the [example projects](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-engine/example-projects.md) guide.

## Quick start with the Catalog example

To run the [React Native Catalog example](https://github.com/PSPDFKit/react-native/blob/master/samples/Catalog/examples/InstantSynchronization.tsx) with a built-in Instant example:

1. Go to the Nutrient [Web demo](https://www.nutrient.io/demo/) page.

2. Click the **Collaborate in Real-time** button in the top-left corner.

3. A dialog appears with a collaboration URL and a QR code.

4. Run the [React Native Catalog example](https://github.com/PSPDFKit/react-native/blob/master/samples/Catalog/examples/InstantSynchronization.tsx) on an emulator or a physical device.

5. In the Nutrient Instant example, enter the collaboration URL, or scan the QR code (when using a physical device), to open the Instant document.
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## Related pages

- [Client authentication in PSPDFKit Instant](/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/authentication.md)
- [Syncing PDF annotations in React Native](/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/annotation-sync.md)
- [Adding Instant comments to PDFs in React Native](/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/comments.md)
- [Instant sync and document state in React Native](/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/document-state.md)
- [PDF collaboration library for React Native](/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization.md)
- [Create and manage PDF annotation layers in React Native](/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/instant-layers.md)
- [Offline PDF annotations with sync on React Native](/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/offline-support.md)
- [Nutrient Instant usage on React Native](/guides/react-native/instant-synchronization/usage.md)