Wraps Stytch's Exchange Access Token endpoint and exchanges a Connected Apps token for a Session for the original User.
Exchange Access Token
Method parameters
The access token to exchange for a Stytch Session. Must be granted the full_access scope.
Set the session lifetime to be this many minutes from now. This will return both an opaque session_token and session_jwt for this session, which will automatically be stored either in the browser cookies if you're using our JavaScript SDK, or in the iOS Keychain/ Android SharedPreferences if you're using one of our mobile SDKs. The session_jwt will have a fixed lifetime of five minutes regardless of the underlying session duration, and will be automatically refreshed by the SDK in the background over time.
This value must be a minimum of 5 and may not exceed the maximum session duration minutes value set in the Frontend SDK page of the Stytch Dashboard.
A successful authentication will continue to extend the session this many minutes.
Response fields
Globally unique UUID that is returned with every API call. This value is important to log for debugging purposes; we may ask for this value to help identify a specific API call when helping you debug an issue.
The HTTP status code of the response. Stytch follows standard HTTP response status code patterns, e.g. 2XX values equate to success, 3XX values are redirects, 4XX are client errors, and 5XX are server errors.
If you initiate a Session, by including session_duration_minutes in your authenticate call, you'll receive a full Session object in the response.
See Session object for complete response fields.
A unique identifier for a specific Session.
The unique ID of the affected User.
An array of different authentication factors that comprise a Session.
The timestamp when the Session was created. Values conform to the RFC 3339 standard and are expressed in UTC, e.g. 2021-12-29T12:33:09Z.
The timestamp when the Session was last accessed. Values conform to the RFC 3339 standard and are expressed in UTC, e.g. 2021-12-29T12:33:09Z.
The timestamp when the Session expires. Values conform to the RFC 3339 standard and are expressed in UTC, e.g. 2021-12-29T12:33:09Z.
Provided attributes help with fraud detection.
The IP address of the user.
The user agent of the User.
The custom claims map for a Session. Claims can be added to a session during a Sessions authenticate call.
The JSON Web Token (JWT) for a given Stytch Session.
A secret token for a given Stytch Session.
The unique ID of the affected User.
The user object affected by this API call. See the Get user endpoint for complete response field details.
The unique ID of the affected User.
The HTTP status code of the response. Stytch follows standard HTTP response status code patterns, e.g. 2XX values equate to success, 3XX values are redirects, 4XX are client errors, and 5XX are server errors.
Globally unique UUID that is returned with every API call. This value is important to log for debugging purposes; we may ask for this value to help identify a specific API call when helping you debug an issue.
The name of the User. Each field in the name object is optional.
The first name of the user.
The middle name(s) of the user.
The last name of the user.
The trusted_metadata field contains an arbitrary JSON object of application-specific data. See the Metadata reference for complete field behavior details.
The untrusted_metadata field contains an arbitrary JSON object of application-specific data. Untrusted metadata can be edited by end users directly via the SDK, and cannot be used to store critical information. See the Metadata reference for complete field behavior details.
An array of email objects for the User.
The unique ID of a specific email address.
The email address.
The verified boolean denotes whether or not this send method, e.g. phone number, email address, etc., has been successfully authenticated by the User.
An array of phone number objects linked to the User.
The unique ID for the phone number.
The phone number.
The verified boolean denotes whether or not this send method, e.g. phone number, email address, etc., has been successfully authenticated by the User.
An array of OAuth provider objects linked to the User.
The unique ID for an OAuth registration.
The unique identifier for the User within a given OAuth provider. Also commonly called the "sub" or "Subject field" in OAuth protocols.
Denotes the OAuth identity provider that the user has authenticated with, e.g. Google, Facebook, GitHub etc.
If available, the profile_picture_url is a url of the User's profile picture set in OAuth identity the provider that the User has authenticated with, e.g. Facebook profile picture.
If available, the locale is the User's locale set in the OAuth identity provider that the user has authenticated with.
An array that contains a list of all Passkey or WebAuthn registrations for a given User in the Stytch API.
The unique ID for the Passkey or WebAuthn registration.
The domain on which Passkey or WebAuthn registration was started. This will be the domain of your app.
The user agent of the User.
The authenticator_type string displays the requested authenticator type of the Passkey or WebAuthn device. The two valid types are "platform" and "cross-platform". If no value is present, the Passkey or WebAuthn device was created without an authenticator type preference.
The verified boolean denotes whether or not this send method, e.g. phone number, email address, etc., has been successfully authenticated by the User.
The name of the Passkey or WebAuthn registration.
An array that contains a list of all biometric registrations for a given User in the Stytch API.
The unique ID for a biometric registration.
The verified boolean denotes whether or not this send method, e.g. phone number, email address, etc., has been successfully authenticated by the User.
An array containing a list of all TOTP instances for a given User in the Stytch API.
The unique ID for a TOTP instance.
The verified boolean denotes whether or not this send method, e.g. phone number, email address, etc., has been successfully authenticated by the User.
An array contains a list of all crypto wallets for a given User in the Stytch API.
The unique ID for a crypto wallet
The actual blockchain address of the User's crypto wallet.
The blockchain that the User's crypto wallet operates on, e.g. Ethereum, Solana, etc.
The verified boolean denotes whether or not this send method, e.g. phone number, email address, etc., has been successfully authenticated by the User.
The password object is returned for users with a password.
The unique ID of a specific password
Indicates whether this password requires a password reset
Roles assigned to this User. See the RBAC guide for more information about role assignment.
The timestamp of the User's creation. Values conform to the RFC 3339 standard and are expressed in UTC, e.g. 2021-12-29T12:33:09Z.
The status of the User. The possible values are pending and active.
import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
import { useStytch } from '@stytch/react';
export const App = () => {
const stytch = useStytch();
const exchangeAccessToken = useCallback(() => {
stytch.session.exchangeAccessToken({
access_token: 'SeiGwdj5lKkrEVgcEY3QNJXt6srxS3IK2Nwkar6mXD4=',
session_duration_minutes: 60,
});
}, [stytch]);
return <button onClick={exchangeAccessToken}>Exchange Access Token</button>;
};
{
"status_code": 200,
"request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
"user_id": "user-test-16d9ba61-97a1-4ba4-9720-b03761dc50c6"
"session_jwt": "eyJ...",
"session_token": "mZAYn5aLEqKUlZ_Ad9U_fWr38GaAQ1oFAhT8ds245v7Q",
"user": {...},
"session": {...},
}
{
"status_code": 400,
"request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
"error_type": "invalid_trusted_auth_token",
"error_message": "Provided trusted auth token is not valid.",
"error_url": "https://stytch.com/docs/api/errors/400"
}
{
"status_code": 404,
"request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
"error_type": "trusted_token_profile_not_found",
"error_message": "The trusted token profile could not be found.",
"error_url": "https://stytch.com/docs/api/errors/404"
}
{
"status_code": 429,
"request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
"error_type": "too_many_requests",
"error_message": "Too many requests have been made.",
"error_url": "https://stytch.com/docs/api/errors/429"
}
{
"status_code": 500,
"request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
"error_type": "internal_server_error",
"error_message": "Oops, something seems to have gone wrong, please reach out to support@stytch.com to let us know what went wrong.",
"error_url": "https://stytch.com/docs/api/errors/500"
}