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If you are looking to migrate from v4, visit the Upgrade Guide (v5).

Installation​

npm install next-auth@beta

Environment variable inference​

NEXTAUTH_URL and NEXTAUTH_SECRET have been inferred since v4.

Since NextAuth.js v5 can also automatically infer environment variables that are prefixed with AUTH_.

For example AUTH_GITHUB_ID and AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET will be used as the clientId and clientSecret options for the GitHub provider.

tip

The environment variable name inferring has the following format for OAuth providers: AUTH_{PROVIDER}_{ID|SECRET}.

PROVIDER is the uppercase snake case version of the provider's id, followed by either ID or SECRET respectively.

AUTH_SECRET and AUTH_URL are also aliased for NEXTAUTH_SECRET and NEXTAUTH_URL for consistency.

To add social login to your app, the configuration becomes:

auth.ts
import NextAuth from "next-auth"
import GitHub from "next-auth/providers/github"
export const { handlers, auth } = NextAuth({ providers: [ GitHub ] })

And the .env.local file:

.env.local
AUTH_GITHUB_ID=...
AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET=...
AUTH_SECRET=...
tip

In production, AUTH_SECRET is a required environment variable - if not set, NextAuth.js will throw an error. See MissingSecretError for more details.

If you need to override the default values for a provider, you can still call it as a function GitHub({...}) as before.

Lazy initialization​

You can also initialize NextAuth.js lazily (previously known as advanced intialization), which allows you to access the request context in the configuration in some cases, like Route Handlers, Middleware, API Routes or getServerSideProps. The above example becomes:

auth.ts
import NextAuth from "next-auth"
import GitHub from "next-auth/providers/github"
export const { handlers, auth } = NextAuth(req => {
 if (req) {
  console.log(req) // do something with the request
 }
 return { providers: [ GitHub ] }
})
tip

This is useful if you want to customize the configuration based on the request, for example, to add a different provider in staging/dev environments.

default()​

default(config): NextAuthResult

Initialize NextAuth.js.

Parameters​

▪ config: NextAuthConfig | (request) => NextAuthConfig

Returns​

NextAuthResult

Example​

auth.ts
import NextAuth from "next-auth"
import GitHub from "@auth/core/providers/github"

export const { handlers, auth } = NextAuth({ providers: [GitHub] })

Lazy initialization:

Example​

auth.ts
import NextAuth from "next-auth"
import GitHub from "@auth/core/providers/github"

export const { handlers, auth } = NextAuth((req) => {
  console.log(req) // do something with the request
  return {
    providers: [GitHub],
  },
})

Account​

Usually contains information about the provider being used and also extends TokenSet, which is different tokens returned by OAuth Providers.

Extends​

  • Partial< OpenIDTokenEndpointResponse >

Properties​

provider​

provider: string;

Provider's id for this account. Eg.: "google"

providerAccountId​

providerAccountId: string;

This value depends on the type of the provider being used to create the account.

  • oauth/oidc: The OAuth account's id, returned from the profile() callback.
  • email: The user's email address.
  • credentials: id returned from the authorize() callback

type​

type: ProviderType;

Provider's type for this account

expires_at​

expires_at?: number;

Calculated value based on [OAuth2TokenEndpointResponse.expires_in]([object Object]).

It is the absolute timestamp (in seconds) when the [OAuth2TokenEndpointResponse.access_token]([object Object]) expires.

This value can be used for implementing token rotation together with [OAuth2TokenEndpointResponse.refresh_token]([object Object]).

See​

userId​

userId?: string;

id of the user this account belongs to

See​

https://authjs.dev/reference/core/adapters#user

NextAuthConfig​

Configure NextAuth.js.

Extends​

  • Omit< AuthConfig, "raw" >

Properties​

providers​

providers: Provider[];

List of authentication providers for signing in (e.g. Google, Facebook, Twitter, GitHub, Email, etc) in any order. This can be one of the built-in providers or an object with a custom provider.

Default​
[]
Inherited from​

Omit.providers

adapter​

adapter?: Adapter;

You can use the adapter option to pass in your database adapter.

Inherited from​

Omit.adapter

basePath​

basePath?: string;

The base path of the Auth.js API endpoints.

Default​
"/auth"
Inherited from​

Omit.basePath

callbacks​

callbacks?: Partial< CallbacksOptions< Profile, Account > > & {
  authorized: (params) => Awaitable< undefined | boolean | Response | NextResponse< unknown > >;
};

Callbacks are asynchronous functions you can use to control what happens when an auth-related action is performed. Callbacks allow you to implement access controls without a database or to integrate with external databases or APIs.

Type declaration​
authorized​
authorized?: (params) => Awaitable< undefined | boolean | Response | NextResponse< unknown > >;

Invoked when a user needs authorization, using Middleware.

You can override this behavior by returning a [NextResponse]([object Object]).

Parameters​

▪ params: { auth: null | Session; request: NextRequest; }

▪ params.auth: null | Session

The authenticated user or token, if any.

▪ params.request: NextRequest

The request to be authorized.

Returns​

Awaitable< undefined | boolean | Response | NextResponse< unknown > >

Example​
app/auth.ts
...
async authorized({ request, auth }) {
  const url = request.nextUrl

  if(request.method === "POST") {
    const { authToken } = (await request.json()) ?? {}
    // If the request has a valid auth token, it is authorized
    const valid = await validateAuthToken(authToken)
    if(valid) return true
    return NextResponse.json("Invalid auth token", { status: 401 })
  }

  // Logged in users are authenticated, otherwise redirect to login page
  return !!auth.user
}
...
warning

If you are returning a redirect response, make sure that the page you are redirecting to is not protected by this callback, otherwise you could end up in an infinite redirect loop.

Overrides​

Omit.callbacks

cookies​

cookies?: Partial< CookiesOptions >;

You can override the default cookie names and options for any of the cookies used by Auth.js. You can specify one or more cookies with custom properties and missing options will use the default values defined by Auth.js. If you use this feature, you will likely want to create conditional behavior to support setting different cookies policies in development and production builds, as you will be opting out of the built-in dynamic policy.

  • ⚠ This is an advanced option. Advanced options are passed the same way as basic options, but may have complex implications or side effects. You should try to avoid using advanced options unless you are very comfortable using them.
Default​
{}
Inherited from​

Omit.cookies

debug​

debug?: boolean;

Set debug to true to enable debug messages for authentication and database operations.

  • ⚠ If you added a custom [AuthConfig.logger]([object Object]), this setting is ignored.
Default​
false
Inherited from​

Omit.debug

events​

events?: Partial< EventCallbacks >;

Events are asynchronous functions that do not return a response, they are useful for audit logging. You can specify a handler for any of these events below - e.g. for debugging or to create an audit log. The content of the message object varies depending on the flow (e.g. OAuth or Email authentication flow, JWT or database sessions, etc), but typically contains a user object and/or contents of the JSON Web Token and other information relevant to the event.

Default​
{}
Inherited from​

Omit.events

experimental​

experimental?: {
  enableWebAuthn: boolean;
};

Use this option to enable experimental features. When enabled, it will print a warning message to the console.

Note​

Experimental features are not guaranteed to be stable and may change or be removed without notice. Please use with caution.

Default​
{}
Type declaration​
enableWebAuthn​
enableWebAuthn?: boolean;

Enable WebAuthn support.

Default​
false
Inherited from​

Omit.experimental

jwt​

jwt?: Partial< JWTOptions >;

JSON Web Tokens are enabled by default if you have not specified an [AuthConfig.adapter]([object Object]). JSON Web Tokens are encrypted (JWE) by default. We recommend you keep this behaviour.

Inherited from​

Omit.jwt

logger​

logger?: Partial< LoggerInstance >;

Override any of the logger levels (undefined levels will use the built-in logger), and intercept logs in NextAuth. You can use this option to send NextAuth logs to a third-party logging service.

Example​
// /auth.ts
import log from "logging-service"

export const { handlers, auth, signIn, signOut } = NextAuth({
  logger: {
    error(code, ...message) {
      log.error(code, message)
    },
    warn(code, ...message) {
      log.warn(code, message)
    },
    debug(code, ...message) {
      log.debug(code, message)
    }
  }
})
  • ⚠ When set, the [AuthConfig.debug]([object Object]) option is ignored
Default​
console
Inherited from​

Omit.logger

pages​

pages?: Partial< PagesOptions >;

Specify URLs to be used if you want to create custom sign in, sign out and error pages. Pages specified will override the corresponding built-in page.

Default​
{}
Example​
  pages: {
    signIn: '/auth/signin',
    signOut: '/auth/signout',
    error: '/auth/error',
    verifyRequest: '/auth/verify-request',
    newUser: '/auth/new-user'
  }
Inherited from​

Omit.pages

redirectProxyUrl​

redirectProxyUrl?: string;

When set, during an OAuth sign-in flow, the redirect_uri of the authorization request will be set based on this value.

This is useful if your OAuth Provider only supports a single redirect_uri or you want to use OAuth on preview URLs (like Vercel), where you don't know the final deployment URL beforehand.

The url needs to include the full path up to where Auth.js is initialized.

Note​

This will auto-enable the state OAuth2Config.checks on the provider.

Example​
"https://authjs.example.com/api/auth"

You can also override this individually for each provider.

Example​
GitHub({
  ...
  redirectProxyUrl: "https://github.example.com/api/auth"
})
Default​

AUTH_REDIRECT_PROXY_URL environment variable

See also: Guide: Securing a Preview Deployment

Inherited from​

Omit.redirectProxyUrl

secret​

secret?: string | string[];

A random string used to hash tokens, sign cookies and generate cryptographic keys.

To generate a random string, you can use the Auth.js CLI: npx auth secret

Note​

You can also pass an array of secrets, in which case the first secret that successfully decrypts the JWT will be used. This is useful for rotating secrets without invalidating existing sessions. The newer secret should be added to the start of the array, which will be used for all new sessions.

Inherited from​

Omit.secret

session​

session?: {
  generateSessionToken: () => string;
  maxAge: number;
  strategy: "jwt" | "database";
  updateAge: number;
};

Configure your session like if you want to use JWT or a database, how long until an idle session expires, or to throttle write operations in case you are using a database.

Type declaration​
generateSessionToken​
generateSessionToken?: () => string;

Generate a custom session token for database-based sessions. By default, a random UUID or string is generated depending on the Node.js version. However, you can specify your own custom string (such as CUID) to be used.

Returns​

string

Default​

randomUUID or randomBytes.toHex depending on the Node.js version

maxAge​
maxAge?: number;

Relative time from now in seconds when to expire the session

Default​
2592000 // 30 days
strategy​
strategy?: "jwt" | "database";

Choose how you want to save the user session. The default is "jwt", an encrypted JWT (JWE) in the session cookie.

If you use an adapter however, we default it to "database" instead. You can still force a JWT session by explicitly defining "jwt".

When using "database", the session cookie will only contain a sessionToken value, which is used to look up the session in the database.

Documentation | Adapter | About JSON Web Tokens

updateAge​
updateAge?: number;

How often the session should be updated in seconds. If set to 0, session is updated every time.

Default​
86400 // 1 day
Inherited from​

Omit.session

theme​

theme?: Theme;

Changes the theme of built-in [AuthConfig.pages]([object Object]).

Inherited from​

Omit.theme

trustHost​

trustHost?: boolean;

Auth.js relies on the incoming request's host header to function correctly. For this reason this property needs to be set to true.

Make sure that your deployment platform sets the host header safely.

note

Official Auth.js-based libraries will attempt to set this value automatically for some deployment platforms (eg.: Vercel) that are known to set the host header safely.

Inherited from​

Omit.trustHost

useSecureCookies​

useSecureCookies?: boolean;

When set to true then all cookies set by NextAuth.js will only be accessible from HTTPS URLs. This option defaults to false on URLs that start with http:// (e.g. http://localhost:3000) for developer convenience. You can manually set this option to false to disable this security feature and allow cookies to be accessible from non-secured URLs (this is not recommended).

  • ⚠ This is an advanced option. Advanced options are passed the same way as basic options, but may have complex implications or side effects. You should try to avoid using advanced options unless you are very comfortable using them.

The default is false HTTP and true for HTTPS sites.

Inherited from​

Omit.useSecureCookies

NextAuthResult​

The result of invoking NextAuth, initialized with the NextAuthConfig. It contains methods to set up and interact with NextAuth.js in your Next.js app.

Properties​

auth​

auth: (...args) => Promise< null | Session > & (...args) => Promise< null | Session > & (...args) => Promise< null | Session > & (...args) => AppRouteHandlerFn;

A universal method to interact with NextAuth.js in your Next.js app. After initializing NextAuth.js in auth.ts, use this method in Middleware, Server Components, Route Handlers (app/), and Edge or Node.js API Routes (pages/).

In Middleware​

info

Adding auth to your Middleware is optional, but recommended to keep the user session alive.

Authentication is done by the callbacks.authorized callback.

Example​
middleware.ts
export { auth as middleware } from "./auth"

Alternatively you can wrap your own middleware with auth, where req is extended with auth:

Example​
middleware.ts
import { auth } from "./auth"
export default auth((req) => {
  // req.auth
})
// Optionally, don't invoke Middleware on some paths
// Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/routing/middleware#matcher
export const config = {
  matcher: ["/((?!api|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)"],
}

In Server Components​

Example​
app/page.ts
import { auth } from "../auth"

export default async function Page() {
  const { user } = await auth()
  return <p>Hello {user?.name}</p>
}

In Route Handlers​

Example​
app/api/route.ts
import { auth } from "../../auth"

export const POST = auth((req) => {
  // req.auth
})

In Edge API Routes​

Example​
pages/api/protected.ts
import { auth } from "../../auth"

export default auth((req) => {
  // req.auth
})

export const config = { runtime: "edge" }

In API Routes​

Example​
pages/api/protected.ts
import { auth } from "../auth"
import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next"

export default async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => {
  const session = await auth(req, res)
  if (session) {
    // Do something with the session
    return res.json("This is protected content.")
  }
  res.status(401).json("You must be signed in.")
}

In getServerSideProps​

Example​
pages/protected-ssr.ts
import { auth } from "../auth"
//...
export const getServerSideProps: GetServerSideProps = async (context) => {
  const session = await auth(context)

  if (session) {
    // Do something with the session
    return { props: { session, content: (await res.json()).content } }
  }

  return { props: {} }
}
Type declaration​
Type declaration​
Type declaration​
Type declaration​

handlers​

handlers: AppRouteHandlers;

The NextAuth.js Route Handler methods. These are used to expose an endpoint for OAuth/Email providers, as well as REST API endpoints (such as /api/auth/session) that can be contacted from the client.

After initializing NextAuth.js in auth.ts, re-export these methods.

In app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts:

app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts
export { GET, POST } from "../../../../auth"
export const runtime = "edge" // optional

Then auth.ts:

auth.ts
// ...
export const { handlers: { GET, POST }, auth } = NextAuth({...})

signIn​

signIn: <P, R>(provider?, options?, authorizationParams?) => Promise< R extends false ? any : never >;

Sign in with a provider. If no provider is specified, the user will be redirected to the sign in page.

By default, the user is redirected to the current page after signing in. You can override this behavior by setting the redirectTo option.

Type parameters​

▪ P extends BuiltInProviderType | string & {}

▪ R extends boolean = true

Parameters​

▪ provider?: P

Provider to sign in to

▪ options?: FormData | { redirect: R; redirectTo: string; } & Record< string, any >

▪ authorizationParams?: string | string[][] | Record< string, string > | URLSearchParams

Returns​

Promise< R extends false ? any : never >

Example​
app/layout.tsx
import { signIn } from "../auth"

export default function Layout() {
 return (
  <form action={async () => {
    "use server"
    await signIn("github")
  }}>
   <button>Sign in with GitHub</button>
  </form>
)

If an error occurs during signin, an instance of AuthError will be thrown. You can catch it like this:

app/layout.tsx
import { AuthError } from "next-auth"
import { signIn } from "../auth"

export default function Layout() {
 return (
   <form action={async (formData) => {
     "use server"
     try {
       await signIn("credentials", formData)
    } catch(error) {
      if (error instanceof AuthError) // Handle auth errors
      throw error // Rethrow all other errors
    }
   }}>
    <button>Sign in</button>
  </form>
 )
}

signOut​

signOut: <R>(options?) => Promise< R extends false ? any : never >;

Sign out the user. If the session was created using a database strategy, the session will be removed from the database and the related cookie is invalidated. If the session was created using a JWT, the cookie is invalidated.

By default the user is redirected to the current page after signing out. You can override this behavior by setting the redirectTo option.

Type parameters​

▪ R extends boolean = true

Parameters​

▪ options?: { redirect: R; redirectTo: string; }

▪ options.redirect?: R

If set to false, the signOut method will return the URL to redirect to instead of redirecting automatically.

▪ options.redirectTo?: string

The URL to redirect to after signing out. By default, the user is redirected to the current page.

Returns​

Promise< R extends false ? any : never >

Example​
app/layout.tsx
import { signOut } from "../auth"

export default function Layout() {
 return (
  <form action={async () => {
    "use server"
    await signOut()
  }}>
   <button>Sign out</button>
  </form>
)

Profile​

The user info returned from your OAuth provider.

See​

https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html#StandardClaims

Session​

The active session of the logged in user.

Extends​

  • DefaultSession

User​

The shape of the returned object in the OAuth providers' profile callback, available in the jwt and session callbacks, or the second parameter of the session callback, when using a database.

AuthError​

Base error class for all Auth.js errors. It's optimized to be printed in the server logs in a nicely formatted way via the logger.error option.

Extends​

  • Error

Properties​

type​

type: ErrorType;

The error type. Used to identify the error in the logs.

CredentialsSignin​

Can be thrown from the authorize callback of the Credentials provider. When an error occurs during the authorize callback, two things can happen:

  1. The user is redirected to the signin page, with error=CredentialsSignin&code=credentials in the URL. code is configurable.
  2. If you throw this error in a framework that handles form actions server-side, this error is thrown, instead of redirecting the user, so you'll need to handle.

Extends​

  • SignInError

Properties​

code​

code: string;

The error code that is set in the code query parameter of the redirect URL.

⚠ NOTE: This property is going to be included in the URL, so make sure it does not hint at sensitive errors.

The full error is always logged on the server, if you need to debug.

Generally, we don't recommend hinting specifically if the user had either a wrong username or password specifically, try rather something like "Invalid credentials".

type​

type: ErrorType;

The error type. Used to identify the error in the logs.

Inherited from​

SignInError.type