aws-amplify Authentication...how to access tokens on successful Auth.signIn?

Question

I'm trying to figure out how to access the accessToken, refreshToken, and idToken that I receive back from aws-amplify using the Auth library.

example in docs: https://aws.github.io/aws-amplify/media/authentication_guide.html

example of my usage:

const user = await Auth.signIn(email, password);

user has a bunch of properties that are inaccessible including everything I need. In the docs, it's unclear how to get to these properties because the examples all log the result. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Auth.currentSession().then(res=>{   let accessToken = res.getAccessToken()   let jwt = accessToken.getJwtToken()   //You can print them to see the full objects   console.log(`myAccessToken: ${JSON.stringify(accessToken)}`)   console.log(`myJwt: ${jwt}`) }) 

Answer 2

Auth.currentSession() will return a CognitoUserSession containing accessToken, idToken, and refreshToken.

The CognitoUserSession is actually the following: CognitoUserSession {idToken: CognitoIdToken, refreshToken: CognitoRefreshToken, accessToken: CognitoAccessToken, clockDrift: 0}

Accessing pairs within that object can be achieved through straightforward dot notation at this point.

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Example: Retrieve the accessToken and log to console

Auth.currentSession().then(data => console.log(data.accessToken)); 

The result will be a CognitoAccessToken in the form CognitoAccessToken { jwtToken: '', payload: ''}

If you just want the jwtToken within the CognitoAccessToken, it's just dot notation all the way down (with log to console example):

Auth.currentSession().then(data => console.log(data.accessToken.jwtToken)); 

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Note: This method also refreshes the current session if needed (reference).