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AuthenticateWith

These are all methods on the SignUp class that allow you to authenticate with different methods.

authenticateWithRedirect()

Signs up users via OAuth, where an external account provider is used to verify the user's identity and provide certain information about the user.

function authenticateWithRedirect(params: AuthenticateWithRedirectParams): Promise<void>;

AuthenticateWithRedirectParams

NameTypeDescription
redirectUrlstringFull URL or path to the route that will complete the OAuth or SAML flow. Typically, this will be a simple /sso-callback route that calls Clerk.handleRedirectCallback or mounts the <AuthenticateWithRedirectCallback /> component.
redirectUrlCompletestringFull URL or path to navigate after the OAuth or SAML flow completes.
continueSignUpboolean | undefinedWhether to continue (i.e. PATCH) an existing SignUp (if present) or create a new SignUp.
strategy'oauth_<provider>' | 'saml'The strategy to use for authentication.
The following strategies are supported:
  • oauth_<provider>: The user will be authenticated with their social sign-in account. See available OAuth providers.
  • saml: The user will be authenticated with SAML.
identifierstring | undefinedIdentifier to use for targeting a SAML connection at sign-up.
emailAddressstring | undefinedEmail address to use for targeting a SAML connection at sign-up.

authenticateWithWeb3()

Starts a sign-up flow that authenticates the user against their public wallet address.

function authenticateWithWeb3(params: AuthenticateWithWeb3Params): Promise<SignUpResource>;

AuthenticateWithWeb3Params

NameTypeDescription
identifierstringThe user's Web3 ID
generateSignature(opts: GenerateSignatureParams) => Promise<string>The method of how to generate the signature for the Web3 sign-in. See GenerateSignatureParams for more details.

GenerateSignatureParams

NameTypeDescription
identifierstringThe user's Web3 ID
noncestringThe cryptographic nonce(opens in a new tab) used in the sign-in.

authenticateWithWeb3() returns

TypeDescription
Promise<SignUpResource>A Promise which resolves to the current SignUp.

authenticateWithMetamask()

Starts a sign-up flow that uses the Metamask browser extension to authenticate the user using their public wallet address.

function authenticateWithMetamask(params?: SignUpAuthenticateWithMetamaskParams): Promise<SignUpResource>;

SignUpAuthenticateWithMetamaskParams

NameTypeDescription
unsafeMetadata{[string]: any}Custom fields that will be attached to the User object post-signup.

authenticateWithMetamask() returns

TypeDescription
Promise<SignUpResource>A Promise which resolves to the current SignUp.

Last updated on March 25, 2024

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