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auth.getCanvaUserToken

API reference for the auth.getCanvaUserToken method.
This version of the API is deprecated. This version will soon be unsupported. You should use a stable version of the API in your app.

Gets a JSON Web Token (JWT) for the current user.

To learn more, see JSON Web Tokens.

Usage

import { auth } from "@canva/user";
const token = await auth.getCanvaUserToken();
console.log(token);
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Returns

A Promise that resolves with the following string:

resultstring
REQUIRED

The JSON Web Token for the current user.

When decoded and verified, an object is returned with the following properties: