React error

Updated 11 October 2026

Short answer

React's docs explain the blank page: if a component throws an error while rendering, React removes the whole UI. Open the console. It shows the error and the component tree where it happened. Fix that component (very often it's reading data that isn't there yet), and wrap risky parts of the page in an Error Boundary so one broken component shows a fallback instead of blanking everything.

What's the problem

Your React app shows a white screen, a part of it disappears, or the console shows red errors mentioning components, hooks or "Minified React error" in production.

Why it happens

  • Rendering with missing data: reading a property of data that hasn't loaded. See Cannot read property of undefined.
  • Hook mistakes: hooks called conditionally or in loops.
  • Rendering an object where text was expected.
  • A dependency update that changed behaviour.
  • Production-only errors: environment variables missing in the production build.

How to fix it

  1. Open the console and find the first error and the component named.
  2. For "Minified React error #...", follow the link in the message or reproduce in development mode for the full message.
  3. Guard data access while data loads.
  4. Add Error Boundaries around parts of the page so a failure shows a fallback.
  5. Check environment variables are set for production builds.
  6. Check recent changes to the failing component and your dependencies.

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Sources

  1. React: Componentofficial docsBy default, if your application throws an error during rendering, React will remove its UI from the screen.
  2. React: Componentofficial docsTo prevent this, you can wrap a part of your UI into an Error Boundary .

Related

JavaScript error Open the browser console (F12). The red error names the problem, the file and the line. That's the starting point for every JavaScript error. "Cannot read property of undefined" Code tried to read a property of something that's undefined or null, usually data that hasn't loaded yet or an element that isn't on the page. Next.js error Find where it happens: at build time (read the build log), on the server (your host's function logs), or in the browser (the console). Each has its own fix. Vue error Read the console: Vue warnings name the component. Most Vue errors are reading data before it loads or a template referring to something undefined.

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