# The Backend ExternalAccount object

The Backend `ExternalAccount` object is a model around an identification obtained by an external provider (e.g. a social provider such as Google).

External account must be verified, so that you can make sure they can be assigned to their rightful owners. The `ExternalAccount` object holds all necessary state around the verification process.

## Properties

| Property                                         | Type                                                                                                                  | Description                                                                                               |
| ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <a id="approvedscopes"></a> `approvedScopes`     | `string`                                                                                                              | The scopes that the user has granted access to.                                                           |
| <a id="emailaddress"></a> `emailAddress`         | `string`                                                                                                              | The user's email address.                                                                                 |
| <a id="externalid"></a> ~~`externalId`~~         | `string`                                                                                                              | The unique ID of the user in the provider. **Deprecated.** Use providerUserId instead                     |
| <a id="firstname"></a> `firstName`               | `string`                                                                                                              | The user's first name.                                                                                    |
| <a id="id"></a> `id`                             | `string`                                                                                                              | The unique identifier for this external account.                                                          |
| <a id="identificationid"></a> `identificationId` | `string`                                                                                                              | The identification with which this external account is associated.                                        |
| <a id="imageurl"></a> `imageUrl`                 | `string`                                                                                                              | The user's image URL.                                                                                     |
| <a id="label"></a> `label`                       | `null | string`                                                                                            | A descriptive label to differentiate multiple external accounts of the same user for the same provider.   |
| <a id="lastname"></a> `lastName`                 | `string`                                                                                                              | The user's last name.                                                                                     |
| <a id="phonenumber"></a> `phoneNumber`           | `null | string`                                                                                            | The phone number related to this specific external account.                                               |
| <a id="provider"></a> `provider`                 | `string`                                                                                                              | The provider name (e.g., `google`).                                                                       |
| <a id="provideruserid"></a> `providerUserId`     | `string`                                                                                                              | The unique ID of the user in the provider.                                                                |
| <a id="publicmetadata"></a> `publicMetadata`     | <code>null | Record<string, unknown></code>                                                                           | Metadata that can be read from the Frontend API and Backend API and can be set only from the Backend API. |
| <a id="username"></a> `username`                 | `null | string`                                                                                            | The user's username.                                                                                      |
| <a id="verification"></a> `verification`         | <code>null | <a href="https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend/types/backend-verification.md">Verification</a></code> | An object holding information on the verification of this external account.                               |

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