getToken()
Retrieves a token for a JWT Template that is defined in the Clerk Dashboard on the JWT Templates page.
function getToken: (sessionId: string, template: string) => Promise<Token>;- Name
sessionId- Type
string- Description
The ID of the session to retrieve a token for.
- Name
template- Type
string- Description
The name of the JWT template from the Clerk Dashboard to generate a new token from.
For example: 'firebase', 'grafbase', or your custom template's name.
const sessionId = 'sess_123';
const template = 'test';
const response = await clerkClient.sessions.getToken(sessionId, template);
console.log(response);
/*
_Token {
jwt: 'eyJhbG...'
}
*/import { auth, clerkClient } from "@clerk/nextjs/server";
export async function GET() {
const { sessionId } = auth();
if (!sessionId){
return Response.json({ message: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
}
const template = 'test';
const token = await clerkClient.sessions.getToken(sessionId, template)
return Response.json({ token })
}import { clerkClient, getAuth } from '@clerk/nextjs/server';
import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
export default async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
const { sessionId } = getAuth(req);
if (!sessionId) {
return res.status(401).json({ error: "Unauthorized" })
}
const template = 'test';
const token = await clerkClient.sessions.getToken(sessionId, template);
return res.json({ token });
}import { clerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
app.post('/api/get-token',
// ClerkExpressRequireAuth returns an error for unauthorized requests
ClerkExpressRequireAuth(),
// Optionally ClerkExpressWithAuth returns an empty user with no error
// ClerkExpressWithAuth(),
async (req, res) => {
const sessionId = req.auth.sessionId
const template = 'test'
const token = await clerkClient.sessions.getToken(sessionId, template)
res.json({ token })
})import { createClerkClient } from "@clerk/remix/api.server"
import { getAuth } from "@clerk/remix/ssr.server"
import { ActionFunction, json } from "@remix-run/node"
export const action: ActionFunction = async (req) => {
const { sessionId } = await getAuth(req)
const template = 'test';
const token = await createClerkClient({ secretKey: process.env.CLERK_SECRET_KEY }).sessions.getToken(sessionId, template);
return json({ token })
}Feedback
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