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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>

Parameters

  • 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.

Example

Note

Learn how to get the sessionId and other properties.

const sessionId = 'sess_123'

const template = 'test'

const response = await clerkClient.sessions.getToken(sessionId, template)

console.log(response)
/*
_Token {
  jwt: 'eyJhbG...'
}
*/

Examples with frameworks

app/api/get-token-example/route.ts
import { auth, clerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs/server'

export async function GET() {
  const { sessionId } = await auth()

  if (!sessionId) {
    return Response.json({ message: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
  }

  const template = 'test'

  const client = await clerkClient()

  const token = await client.sessions.getToken(sessionId, template)

  console.log(token)
  /*
  _Token {
    jwt: 'eyJhbG...'
  }
  */

  return Response.json({ token })
}
pages/api/getToken.ts
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 client = await clerkClient()

  const token = await client.sessions.getToken(sessionId, template)

  console.log(token)
  /*
  _Token {
    jwt: 'eyJhbG...'
  }
  */

  return res.json({ token })
}

Caution

On January 8, 2025, the Node SDK will no longer be available. Upgrade to the Express SDK.

getToken.ts
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)

    console.log(token)
    /*
    _Token {
      jwt: 'eyJhbG...'
    }
    */

    res.json({ token })
  },
)
app/routes/get-token.ts
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)

  console.log(token)
  /*
  _Token {
    jwt: 'eyJhbG...'
  }
  */

  return json({ token })
}

Backend API (BAPI) endpoint

This method in the SDK is a wrapper around the BAPI endpoint POST/sessions/{session_id}/tokens/{template_name}. See the BAPI reference for more information.

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