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getCredentialsById #

Gets credential information for the user identified by the strategy's unique user identifier userId.

The returned object will vary depending on the strategy (see getById plugin function), and can be empty.

Note: the user identifier to use depends on the specified strategy. If you wish to get credential information using a kuid identifier, use the getCredentials action instead.


getCredentialsById(strategy, id, [options]);

PropertyTypeDescription
strategy
string
Strategy identifier
id
string
Credential identifier (this is not the kuid)
options
object
Query options

options #

Additional query options

PropertyType
(default)
Description
queuable
boolean

(true)
If true, queues the request during downtime, until connected to Kuzzle again
timeout
number

(-1)
Time (in ms) during which a request will still be waited to be resolved. Set it -1 if you want to wait indefinitely
triggerEvents
boolean

(false)
If set to true, will trigger events even if using Embeded SDK. You should always ensure that your events/pipes does not create an infinite loop.
Available since Kuzzle 2.31.0

Resolves #

An object containing the credential information (depends on the authentication strategy).

Usage #

try {
  const response = await kuzzle.security.getCredentialsById('local', 'jdoe');
  console.log(response);
  /*
  { username: 'jdoe', kuid: 'john.doe' }
    */
} catch (e) {
  console.error(e);
}