At the core of many apps, user accounts have a notion that lets users securely access their information. Parse provides a specialized user class called Parse.User that automatically handles much of the functionality required for user account management.

In this guide, you will learn how the Parse.User class works by creating a user registration feature for your React App using Parse JS SDK.

To build a User Registration feature using Parse for a React App.

Parse User management uses the Parse.User object type, which extends the default ParseObject type while containing unique helper methods, such as current and getUsername, that will help you retrieve user data throughout your app. You can read more about the Parse.User object here at the official documentation.

In this guide, you will learn how to use the signUp method that creates a new valid and unique Parse.User object both locally and on the server, taking as arguments valid username and password values.

Let’s now build the functional component, which will call the signUp method in our App. First, create a new file in your src directory called UserRegistration.js (UserRegistration.tsx if you are using TypeScript) and also add the needed input elements (username and password inputs), using state hooks via useState to manage their data:

You can now create the sign-up function that will call the signUp method:

Insert this function inside the UserRegistration component, just before the return call, to be called and tested. Remember to update the form’s sign up button onClick action to () => doUserRegistration(). Your component should now look like this:

Also add these classes to your App.css file to fully render the layout styles:

Your app now should look like this:

After providing the desired user credentials, you will see this message after pressing on Sign Up if everything was successful:

Error handling can be tested if you try to register a user with the same username as before:

You will get another error if you try to sign up with no password:

At the end of this guide, you learned how to register new Parse users on React. In the next guide, we will show you how to log in and out users.