Which frontend SDK do you use?

supertokens-web-js / mobile

supertokens-auth-react

Sending Requests with Axios

Step 1) Add axios interceptors

Via NPM

import SuperTokens from 'supertokens-website';

SuperTokens.addAxiosInterceptors(axios);

Via Script Tag

supertokens.addAxiosInterceptors(axios);

important

To be called on each axios instances that is being imported.

Step 2) Use axios as usual

Via NPM

import SuperTokens from 'supertokens-website';
import axios from "axios";
SuperTokens.addAxiosInterceptors(axios);

SuperTokens.init({
    apiDomain: "https://api.example.com"
});

async function doAPICalls() {
    try {
        let postData = { ... };
        let response = await axios({url: "someAPI", method: "post", data: postData });
        let data = await response.data;
        let someField = data.someField;
    } catch (err) {
        if (err.response !== undefined && err.response.status === 401) {
            // redirect user to login
        } else {
            // handle error
        }
    }
}

Via Script Tag

supertokens.addAxiosInterceptors(axios);
supertokens.init({
    apiDomain: "https://api.example.com"
});

async function doAPICalls() {
    try {
        let postData = { ... };
        let response = await axios({url: "someAPI", method: "post", data: postData });
        let data = await response.data;
        let someField = data.someField;
    } catch (err) {
        if (err.response !== undefined && err.response.status === 401) {
            // redirect user to login
        } else {
            // handle error
        }
    }
}