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description: API reference for RtkSidebar component (React Native Library)
title: RtkSidebar
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# RtkSidebar

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Full-screen sidebar modal with tabbed navigation for chat, participants, polls, and plugins panels.

## Properties

| Property        | Type               | Required       | Default                                        | Description                       |      |              |                    |
| --------------- | ------------------ | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ---- | ------------ | ------------------ |
| meeting         | RealtimeKitClient  | ✅              | \-                                             | The RealtimeKit meeting instance  |      |              |                    |
| config          | UIConfig           | ❌              | defaultConfig                                  | UI configuration object           |      |              |                    |
| iconPack        | IconPack           | ❌              | defaultIconPack                                | Custom icon pack                  |      |              |                    |
| size            | 'lg' \| 'md'       | 'sm'           | 'xl'                                           | ❌                                 | 'sm' | Size variant |                    |
| states          | States             | ❌              | \-                                             | UI state object                   |      |              |                    |
| defaultSection  | 'chat' \| 'none'   | 'participants' | 'plugins'                                      | 'polls'                           | ❌    | 'chat'       | Default active tab |
| enabledSections | SidebarSection\[\] | ❌              | \['chat', 'polls', 'participants', 'plugins'\] | Which sidebar sections to display |      |              |                    |
| t               | RtkI18n            | ❌              | \-                                             | i18n translation function         |      |              |                    |

## Usage Examples

### Basic Usage

```tsx
import { RtkSidebar } from "@cloudflare/realtimekit-react-native-ui";

function MyComponent() {
	return <RtkSidebar meeting={meeting} />;
}
```

### With Properties

```tsx
import { RtkSidebar } from "@cloudflare/realtimekit-react-native-ui";

function MyComponent() {
	return (
		<RtkSidebar
			meeting={meeting}
			defaultSection="chat"
			enabledSections={["chat", "participants", "polls"]}
			size="md"
		/>
	);
}
```

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