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useLocalCredentials()

The useLocalCredentials() hook enables you to store a user's password credentials on their device and subsequently use biometrics for sign-in. This enhances the user experience by allowing users to sign in using Face ID or another biometric authentication method during future sign-ins.

Warning

This hook isn't supported in web apps and can only be used in native apps. This API is available only for @clerk/clerk-expo v2 >=2.2.0. Be aware that this works only for sign-in attempts with the password strategy.

Returns

  • Name
    hasCredentials
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Indicates if there are any credentials stored on the device.

  • Name
    userOwnsCredentials
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Indicates if the stored credentials belong to the signed in user. When there is no signed-in user, the value will always be false.

  • Name
    biometricType
    Type
    'face-recognition' | 'fingerprint' | null
    Description

    Indicates the supported enrolled biometric authenticator type.

  • Name
    setCredentials()
    Type
    (params: LocalCredentials) => Promise<void>
    Description

    Stores the provided credentials on the device if the device has enrolled biometrics. The end user needs to have a passcode set in order for the credentials to be stored, and those credentials will be removed if the passcode gets removed. The promise will reject if the value cannot be stored on the device.

  • Name
    clearCredentials()
    Type
    () => Promise<void>
    Description

    Removes the stored credentials from the device. The promise will reject if the value cannot be deleted from the device.

  • Name
    authenticate()
    Type
    () => Promise<SignInResource>
    Description

    Attempts to read the stored credentials and creates a sign-in attempt with the password strategy.The promise will resolve to a SignInResource if the stored credentials were accessed. Otherwise, the promise will reject.

LocalCredentials

  • Name
    identifier
    Type
    string?
    Description

    The identifier of the credentials to be stored on the device. It can be a username, email, phone number, etc.

  • Name
    password
    Type
    string
    Description

    The password for the identifier to be stored on the device. If an identifier already exists on the device, passing only password would update the password for the stored identifier.

How to use the useLocalCredentials() hook

To learn how to use the useLocalCredentials() hook, see the reference doc.

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