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# Examples

## Automatic Management API Token Retrieval

To **automatically** obtain a Management API token via the ManagementClient, you can specify the parameters `clientId`, `clientSecret` (use a Non Interactive Client) and optionally `scope`.
Behind the scenes the Client Credentials Grant is used to obtain the `access_token` and is by default cached for the duration of the returned `expires_in` value.

```js
var ManagementClient = require('auth0').ManagementClient;
var auth0 = new ManagementClient({
domain: '{YOUR_ACCOUNT}.auth0.com',
clientId: '{YOUR_NON_INTERACTIVE_CLIENT_ID}',
clientSecret: '{YOUR_NON_INTERACTIVE_CLIENT_SECRET}',
scope: 'read:users update:users',
});
```

> Make sure your `clientId` is allowed to request tokens from Management API in [Auth0 Dashboard](https://manage.auth0.com/#/apis)
### Obtaining Management API Token from Node.js backend

To obtain a Management API token from your node backend, you can use Client Credentials Grant using your registered Auth0 Non Interactive Clients

```js
var AuthenticationClient = require('auth0').AuthenticationClient;

var auth0 = new AuthenticationClient({
domain: '{YOUR_ACCOUNT}.auth0.com',
clientId: '{CLIENT_ID}',
clientSecret: '{CLIENT_SECRET}',
});

auth0.clientCredentialsGrant(
{
audience: 'https://{YOUR_ACCOUNT}.auth0.com/api/v2/',
scope: '{MANAGEMENT_API_SCOPES}',
},
function (err, response) {
if (err) {
// Handle error.
}
console.log(response.access_token);
}
);
```

### Promises and callback support

All methods can be used with promises or callbacks, when a callback argument is provided no promise will be returned.

```js
// Using callbacks.
management.getUsers(function (err, users) {
if (err) {
// handle error.
}
console.log(users);
});

// Using promises.
management
.getUsers()
.then(function (users) {
console.log(users);
})
.catch(function (err) {
// Handle error.
});
```
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# Frequently Asked Questions

Below are a number of questions or issues that have arisen from using the SDK.

## Does this library have type definitions?

The types for this library are currently maintained by the community at [Definitely Typed](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/auth0). The team is planning taking ownership of this library as discussed in https://github.com/auth0/node-auth0/issues/572.

### Getting `Error: Can't resolve 'superagent-proxy'` when bundling with Webpack

We have a dependency on `rest-facade` which `require`s but doesn't include `superagent-proxy`. This SDK doesn't support proxies, so this dependency is not required. To workaround this you can add the following to your `webpack.config.js`:

```
resolve: {
alias: {
'superagent-proxy': false
}
}
```

Or install `superagent-proxy` yourself.
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# node-auth0
![Node.js client library for Auth0](https://cdn.auth0.com/website/sdks/banner/node-auth0-banner.png)

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Node.js client library for the [Auth0](https://auth0.com) platform.
📚 [Documentation](#documentation) - 🚀 [Getting Started](#getting-started) - 💻 [API Reference](#api-reference) - 💬 [Feedback](#feedback)

## Installation
## Documentation

```bash
npm install auth0
```
- [FAQs](https://github.com/auth0/node-auth0/blob/master/FAQ.md) - frequently asked questions about node-auth0.
- [Docs Site](https://auth0.com/docs) - explore our docs site and learn more about Auth0

## Documentation
## Getting Started

You can find this library documentation in this [page](https://auth0.github.io/node-auth0/).
### Requirements

For more information about [auth0](https://auth0.com) check our [documentation page](https://auth0.com/docs).
This library supports the following tooling versions:

## Node version support
- Node.js: `>=8.3.0`

This SDK is tested on the latest Node versions 8, 10, 12 and 14.
### Installation

## Authentication API Client
Using [npm](https://npmjs.org) in your project directory run the following command:

```bash
npm install auth0
```

### Configure the SDK

#### Authentication API Client

This client must be used to access Auth0's [Authentication API](https://auth0.com/docs/api/authentication).

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});
```

## Management API Client
#### Management API Client

> Note: When using the ManagementClient in a browser you should set `telemetry: false`.
The Auth0 Management API is meant to be used by back-end servers or trusted parties performing administrative tasks. Generally speaking, anything that can be done through the Auth0 dashboard (and more) can also be done through this API.

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});
```

> Note: When using at browser you should use `telemetry: false`.
To obtain **automatically** a Management API token via the ManagementClient, you can specify the parameters `clientId`, `clientSecret` (use a Non Interactive Client) and optionally `scope`.
Behind the scenes the Client Credentials Grant is used to obtain the `access_token` and is by default cached for the duration of the returned `expires_in` value.

```js
var ManagementClient = require('auth0').ManagementClient;
var auth0 = new ManagementClient({
domain: '{YOUR_ACCOUNT}.auth0.com',
clientId: '{YOUR_NON_INTERACTIVE_CLIENT_ID}',
clientSecret: '{YOUR_NON_INTERACTIVE_CLIENT_SECRET}',
scope: 'read:users update:users',
});
```

> Make sure your ClientId is allowed to request tokens from Management API in [Auth0 Dashboard](https://manage.auth0.com/#/apis)
To obtain a Management API token from your node backend, you can use Client Credentials Grant using your registered Auth0 Non Interactive Clients

```js
var AuthenticationClient = require('auth0').AuthenticationClient;

var auth0 = new AuthenticationClient({
domain: '{YOUR_ACCOUNT}.auth0.com',
clientId: '{CLIENT_ID}',
clientSecret: '{CLIENT_SECRET}',
});

auth0.clientCredentialsGrant(
{
audience: 'https://{YOUR_ACCOUNT}.auth0.com/api/v2/',
scope: '{MANAGEMENT_API_SCOPES}',
},
function (err, response) {
if (err) {
// Handle error.
}
console.log(response.access_token);
}
);
```

Also you can request a token when the user authenticates using any of our client side SDKs, e.g. [auth0.js](https://github.com/auth0/auth0.js).
For other examples see the [EXAMPLES.md](https://github.com/auth0/node-auth0/blob/master/EXAMPLES.md) document.

## Promises and callbacks
## API Reference

Be aware that all methods can be used with promises or callbacks. However, when a callback is provided no promise will be returned.
- [AuthenticationClient](https://auth0.github.io/node-auth0/AuthenticationClient.html)
- [ManagementClient](https://auth0.github.io/node-auth0/ManagementClient.html)

```js
// Using callbacks.
management.getUsers(function (err, users) {
if (err) {
// handle error.
}
console.log(users);
});

// Using promises.
management
.getUsers()
.then(function (users) {
console.log(users);
})
.catch(function (err) {
// Handle error.
});
```
## Feedback

## Typescript
### Contributing

The types for this library are currently maintained by the community at [Definitely Typed](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/auth0). The team is planning taking ownership of this library as discussed in https://github.com/auth0/node-auth0/issues/572. After the team has taken ownership we will remove this net from the Readme.
We appreciate feedback and contribution to this repo! Before you get started, please see the following:

## Troubleshooting
- [Auth0's general contribution guidelines](https://github.com/auth0/open-source-template/blob/master/GENERAL-CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [Auth0's code of conduct guidelines](https://github.com/auth0/open-source-template/blob/master/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md)

### Getting `Error: Can't resolve 'superagent-proxy'` when bundling with Webpack
### Raise an issue

We have a dependency on `rest-facade` which `require`s but doesn't include `superagent-proxy`. This SDK doesn't support proxies, so this dependency is not required. To workaround this you can add the following to your `webpack.config.js`:

```
resolve: {
alias: {
'superagent-proxy': false
}
}
```
To provide feedback or report a bug, please [raise an issue on our issue tracker](https://github.com/auth0/node-auth0/issues).

Or install `superagent-proxy` yourself.
### Vulnerability Reporting

Please do not report security vulnerabilities on the public GitHub issue tracker. The [Responsible Disclosure Program](https://auth0.com/whitehat) details the procedure for disclosing security issues.

## What is Auth0?

Auth0 helps you to:

- Add authentication with [multiple authentication sources](https://docs.auth0.com/identityproviders), either social like **Google, Facebook, Microsoft Account, LinkedIn, GitHub, Twitter, Box, Salesforce, amont others**, or enterprise identity systems like **Windows Azure AD, Google Apps, Active Directory, ADFS or any SAML Identity Provider**.
- Add authentication through more traditional **[username/password databases](https://docs.auth0.com/mysql-connection-tutorial)**.
- Add support for **[linking different user accounts](https://docs.auth0.com/link-accounts)** with the same user.
- Support for generating signed [Json Web Tokens](https://docs.auth0.com/jwt) to call your APIs and **flow the user identity** securely.
- Analytics of how, when and where users are logging in.
- Pull data from other sources and add it to the user profile, through [JavaScript rules](https://docs.auth0.com/rules).

## Create a free Auth0 Account

1. Go to [Auth0](https://auth0.com) and click "Try Auth0 for Free".
2. Use Google, GitHub or Microsoft Account to login.

## Issue Reporting

If you have found a bug or if you have a feature request, please report them at this repository issues section. Please do not report security vulnerabilities on the public GitHub issue tracker. The [Responsible Disclosure Program](https://auth0.com/whitehat) details the procedure for disclosing security issues.

## Author

[Auth0](https://auth0.com)

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT license. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more info.

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Auth0 is an easy to implement, adaptable authentication and authorization platform. To learn more checkout <a href="https://auth0.com/why-auth0">Why Auth0?</a>
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This project is licensed under the MIT license. See the <a href="https://github.com/auth0/node-auth0/blob/master/LICENSE"> LICENSE</a> file for more info.
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