How to use the Drag and Drop API - JavaScript Tutorial

In today's video I'll be showing you how to use the HTML5 Drag and Drop API within JavaScript. This API allows you to drag around elements and drop them onto other elements, as well as drag in files for upload forms.

Videos mentioned:
Drag and Drop File Upload

Preview Image before Uploading

Support me on Patreon:

For your reference, check this out:

Follow me on Twitter @dcodeyt!

If this video helped you out and you'd like to see more, make sure to leave a like and subscribe to dcode!

#dcode #javascript #html5

[smoothbeak]

This here, this is one of those subjects that I often wish had higher quality tutorials. I've yet to start this one but I already know it will be good as your work is always very consistently of a high standard!

[karenkharatyan]

Huge Like!
Excellent and very pure tutorial!

[mateuszwoczewski]

This helped me to implement the mechanism i wanted. Thanks <3

[janezvosner]

The code worked perfectly till the 'appendChild', when the console wrote this: Uncaught TypeError: Failed to execute 'appendChild' on 'Node': parameter 1 is not of type 'Node'. Please help me with this.

[lucasrohrbach]

great video! question: How could i get this to work with multiple elements?

[rajsharma-rfje]

Hi dcode, Its was very nice explain, Thanks you. I have one request for you, can you also please create a video on save the draggable position using JavaScript, it would be good learn from you, once again thank you. I am waiting for your video.

[sreejarathish]

Thanks for the video. can you suggest how to achieve dragging and dropping text on the HTML.

[smoothbeak]

Based on the fast pace of those console.logs it looks like the "dragover" event is firing more than every couple of hundred milliseconds? Looks like 30 - 60 times a second at least

[const]

Hi, you have cool lessons! Can you tell me how to fix this error in your console?

[ananduanandu]

How to drag and drop list? With multi select?

[franciscogutierrezramirez]

Hi Dcode, I don't know if you're channel is still active but I was wondering if you knew how to make images on the html drag and droppable into a drag and drop upload box. So for example, in my html I'll have an <img src="picture.jpg" ... >, now the user can upload or drag a file from his computer or simply drag my image right there into the box and submit.

Great tutorial!!!

Please share the code with us Dom :)
Thanks,