Read session and user data with Expo

This guide demonstrates how to access active session and user data in your Expo application.

Session data example

The useAuth() hook provides information about the current auth state, as well as helper methods to manage the current active session. The hook returns userId, which can be used to protect your routes, as shown in the following example:

components/UseAuthExample.tsx

import { useAuth } from '@clerk/clerk-expo'
import { Text } from 'react-native'

export default function UseAuthExample() {
  const { isLoaded, isSignedIn, userId, sessionId, getToken } = useAuth()

  if (!isLoaded) {
    return <Text>Loading...</Text>
  }

  if (!isSignedIn) {
    // You could also add a redirect to the sign-in page here
    return <Text>Sign in to view this page</Text>
  }

  return (
    <Text>
      Hello, {userId}! Your current active session is {sessionId}.
    </Text>
  )
}

User data example

The useUser() hook enables you to access the User object, which contains the current user's data such as their full name.

The following example demonstrates how to use useUser() to check if the user is signed in and display their first name:

src/Example.tsx

import { useUser } from '@clerk/clerk-expo'
import { Text } from 'react-native'

export default function Example() {
  const { isSignedIn, user, isLoaded } = useUser()

  if (!isLoaded) {
    return <Text>Loading...</Text>
  }

  if (!isSignedIn) {
    return <Text>Sign in to view this page</Text>
  }

  return <Text>Hello {user.firstName}!</Text>
}

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Last updated on Mar 8, 2025

Read session and user data with Expo

Session data example

User data example

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