User Login

Call the createNewSession function: API Reference

supertokens.createNewSession(res, userId, jwtPayload, sessionData);

• jwtPayload (type object) should not contain any sensitive information.
• sessionData (type object) is stored in your database and can contain any information.
• This will attach all relevant cookies and header to the res object.

Example

Javascript

Typescript

const supertokens = require("supertokens-node");

app.post("/login", async function (req, res) {
    // check for user credentials..

    let userId = "User1";
    let jwtPayload = {name: "spooky action at a distance"};
    let sessionData = {awesomeThings: ["programming", "javascript", "supertokens"]};

    await supertokens.createNewSession(res, userId, jwtPayload, sessionData);
    
    res.send("logged in");
});

import * as supertokens from 'supertokens-node';

app.post("/login", async function (req, res) {
    // check for user credentials..

    let userId = "User1";
    let jwtPayload = {name: "spooky action at a distance"};
    let sessionData = {awesomeThings: ["programming", "javascript", "supertokens"]};

    await supertokens.createNewSession(res, userId, jwtPayload, sessionData);

    res.send("logged in");
});