# pasteFromClipboard

Pastes clipboard content into the current target. Inspect applied and skipped cells in the result event.

Canonical: https://grid.syidax.com/docs/methods/pasteFromClipboard/

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## What does this API do?

Pastes clipboard content into the current target. Inspect applied and skipped cells in the result event.

API for Pro features: Range copy / paste

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## Exact input and result types

```typescript
pasteFromClipboard(): Promise<boolean>
```

| Arguments | Required | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |

The return type is `Promise<boolean>`.

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## Usage flow

After registering and initializing the Grid element, call grid.pasteFromClipboard(…). Read the return value with await. For methods returning a boolean or report, inspect the result before continuing.

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## Feature explanations and examples

- [Copy and paste ranges](https://grid.syidax.com/docs/features/range-clipboard.md) — Copy values from a rectangular range and paste them in the same row and column arrangement. Targets are determined from the starting cell and remain subject to editability, permissions, and validation.