Configuration

Complete guide to configuring @nauth-toolkit/client for your application.

Basic Configuration

Vanilla JS/TS
Angular

import { NAuthClient } from '@nauth-toolkit/client';

const client = new NAuthClient({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
  tokenDelivery: 'cookies',
  onSessionExpired: () => {
    window.location.replace('/login');
  },
});

See NAuthClientConfig for complete interface.

import { inject } from '@angular/core';
import { Router } from '@angular/router';
import { NAUTH_CLIENT_CONFIG } from '@nauth-toolkit/client-angular';

export const appConfig = {
  providers: [
    {
      provide: NAUTH_CLIENT_CONFIG,
      useFactory: () => {
        const router = inject(Router);
        return {
          baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
          tokenDelivery: 'cookies',
          onSessionExpired: () => router.navigate(['/login']),
        };
      },
    },
  ],
};

Required Options

Option	Type	Description
`baseUrl`	`string`	Backend auth API URL
`tokenDelivery`	`'json' \| 'cookies'`	Token delivery mode (must match backend). See Token Management
`onSessionExpired`	`() => void`	Callback when session expires

See NAuthClientConfig for all options.

Token Delivery Modes

Cookies (Web Applications)

{
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
  tokenDelivery: 'cookies',
}

Tokens stored in HTTP-only cookies (server-managed)
Automatic CSRF protection required
Interceptor adds withCredentials: true
Most secure option for web browsers

JSON (Mobile/Native Apps)

{
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/mobile/auth',  // Different endpoint for mobile
  tokenDelivery: 'json',
}

Tokens returned in response body
Stored in provided storage adapter (secure storage recommended)
Interceptor adds Authorization: Bearer header
Required for Capacitor, React Native, etc.

Hybrid Backend Deployment

When your backend supports both web and mobile apps (hybrid deployment), it exposes separate endpoints for each delivery mode:

Web (cookies): /auth/*
Mobile (JSON): /mobile/auth/*

The frontend chooses ONE mode based on the platform and uses the appropriate baseUrl. See Token Delivery for backend setup.

CSRF Configuration

Required for cookies mode:

{
  tokenDelivery: 'cookies',
  csrf: {
    cookieName: 'nauth_csrf_token',    // Default
    headerName: 'x-csrf-token',  // Default
  },
}

The interceptor automatically:

Reads CSRF token from cookie
Attaches to POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE requests

warning

CSRF cookie and header names must match your backend configuration.

reCAPTCHA Configuration

When your backend enforces reCAPTCHA (e.g., for login/signup), configure the client to send tokens:

{
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
  tokenDelivery: 'cookies',
  recaptcha: {
    enabled: true,
    version: 'enterprise',        // 'v2' | 'v3' | 'enterprise' - must match backend
    siteKey: '6Le...your-site-key',
    action: 'submit',             // Optional: fallback action. Angular SDK auto-passes 'login'/'signup' per-endpoint.
    autoLoadScript: true,         // Optional: preload script at startup (default: true for v3/Enterprise)
  },
}

Angular: Use provideRecaptcha({ enabled, version, siteKey }) from @nauth-toolkit/client-angular in addition to recaptcha in NAUTH_CLIENT_CONFIG. The SDK auto-generates and attaches tokens for v3/Enterprise, using 'login' and 'signup' as the action for their respective API calls.
Vanilla/React/Vue: Load the reCAPTCHA script, call grecaptcha.execute() (or grecaptcha.enterprise.execute() for Enterprise) before login/signup, and pass the token to client.login() / client.signup().

See reCAPTCHA Guide and NAuthClientConfig for full options.

Custom Storage

By default, uses localStorage in browser. Provide custom adapter for:

Mobile apps (Capacitor, React Native)
SSR (in-memory or server-side storage)
Session storage

import { NAuthClient, InMemoryStorage, BrowserStorage } from '@nauth-toolkit/client';

// Session storage instead of local storage
const client = new NAuthClient({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
  tokenDelivery: 'json',
  storage: new BrowserStorage(window.sessionStorage),
  onSessionExpired: () => {},
});

// In-memory for SSR
const ssrClient = new NAuthClient({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
  tokenDelivery: 'json',
  storage: new InMemoryStorage(),
  onSessionExpired: () => {},
});

See NAuthClientConfig for storage adapters.

Custom Storage Adapter

import { NAuthStorageAdapter } from '@nauth-toolkit/client';
import { Preferences } from '@capacitor/preferences';

class CapacitorStorage implements NAuthStorageAdapter {
  async getItem(key: string): Promise<string | null> {
    const { value } = await Preferences.get({ key });
    return value;
  }

  async setItem(key: string, value: string): Promise<void> {
    await Preferences.set({ key, value });
  }

  async removeItem(key: string): Promise<void> {
    await Preferences.remove({ key });
  }

  async clear(): Promise<void> {
    await Preferences.clear();
  }
}

const client = new NAuthClient({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
  tokenDelivery: 'json',
  storage: new CapacitorStorage(),
  onSessionExpired: () => {},
});

Callbacks

onAuthResponse

Custom handler for all authentication responses. Overrides automatic navigation. Perfect for dialog-based flows:

{
  onAuthResponse: (response, context) => {
    // context.source: 'login' | 'signup' | 'social' | 'challenge'

    if (response.challengeName) {
      // Handle challenge (dialog, modal, or custom navigation)
      dialog.open(ChallengeComponent, {
        data: { challenge: response, source: context.source }
      });
    } else if (response.user) {
      // Authentication complete
      router.navigate(['/dashboard']);
    }
  },
}

When to use:

Dialog/modal-based challenge flows
Custom navigation logic
Complex UI state management

note

When onAuthResponse is provided, the SDK skips automatic navigation. You control all routing.

navigationHandler

Custom navigation function. Use your framework's router instead of window.location:

{
  navigationHandler: (url: string) => {
    // Angular
    inject(Router).navigateByUrl(url);

    // React Router
    navigate(url);

    // Vue Router
    router.push(url);
  },
}

Default behavior:

Guards: window.location.replace(url)
Other contexts: window.location.href = url

onSessionExpired

Called when refresh fails (401 after refresh attempt):

{
  onSessionExpired: () => {
    // Clear app state
    appState.reset();
    // Redirect to login
    window.location.replace('/login');
  },
}

onAuthStateChange

Called when auth state changes (login, logout, token refresh):

{
  onAuthStateChange: (user) => {
    if (user) {
      analytics.identify(user.sub);
    } else {
      analytics.reset();
    }
  },
}

onTokenRefresh

Called after successful token refresh:

{
  onTokenRefresh: () => {
    console.log('Tokens refreshed at', new Date());
  },
}

onError

Global error handler:

{
  onError: (error) => {
    // Log to monitoring service
    Sentry.captureException(error);

    // Handle specific errors
    if (error.code === 'NETWORK_ERROR') {
      showToast('Network error. Please check your connection.');
    }
  },
}

Custom Endpoints

Override default endpoint paths:

{
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
  tokenDelivery: 'cookies',
  endpoints: {
    login: '/signin',
    signup: '/register',
    logout: '/signout',
    refresh: '/token/refresh',
    profile: '/me',
  },
  onSessionExpired: () => {},
}

All Available Endpoints

Backend Implementation Required

To override or customize API endpoint paths, your backend must implement these endpoints according to the NAuth specification. Otherwise, authentication flows will fail. all endpoint paths listed below should be present and correctly handle the expected request/response formats.

See the API Reference for type requirements.

Key	Default	Description
`login`	`/login`	Login endpoint
`signup`	`/signup`	Signup endpoint
`logout`	`/logout`	Logout endpoint
`logoutAll`	`/logout/all`	Logout all sessions
`refresh`	`/refresh`	Token refresh
`respondChallenge`	`/respond-challenge`	Challenge response
`resendCode`	`/challenge/resend`	Resend verification code
`getSetupData`	`/challenge/setup-data`	MFA setup data
`getChallengeData`	`/challenge/challenge-data`	Challenge data
`profile`	`/profile`	Get profile
`updateProfile`	`/profile`	Update profile
`changePassword`	`/change-password`	Change password
`mfaStatus`	`/mfa/status`	MFA status
`mfaDevices`	`/mfa/devices`	MFA devices
`mfaSetupData`	`/mfa/setup-data`	MFA setup
`mfaVerifySetup`	`/mfa/verify-setup`	Verify MFA setup
`mfaRemove`	`/mfa/remove`	Remove MFA device
`mfaPreferred`	`/mfa/preferred`	Set preferred MFA
`mfaBackupCodes`	`/mfa/backup-codes`	Generate backup codes
`socialRedirectStart`	`/social/:provider/redirect`	Start web social login redirect
`socialExchange`	`/social/exchange`	Exchange `exchangeToken` (json/hybrid or cookies-with-challenge)
`socialVerify`	`/social/:provider/verify`	Verify native social
`socialLinked`	`/social/linked`	Linked accounts
`socialLink`	`/social/link`	Link account
`socialUnlink`	`/social/unlink`	Unlink account
`trustDevice`	`/trust-device`	Trust device
`auditHistory`	`/audit/history`	Audit history

Device Trust

Configure device trust header:

{
  deviceTrust: {
    headerName: 'x-device-token',    // Default
    storageKey: 'nauth_device_token', // Default
  },
}

Custom Headers

Add headers to all requests:

{
  headers: {
    'X-App-Version': '1.0.0',
    'X-Platform': 'web',
  },
}

Request Timeout

Set request timeout in milliseconds:

{
  timeout: 30000, // 30 seconds
}

Debug Mode

Enable debug logging:

{
  debug: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
}

Full Configuration Example

import { AuthChallenge } from '@nauth-toolkit/client';

const client = new NAuthClient({
  // Required
  baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com/auth',
  tokenDelivery: 'cookies',

  // Challenge navigation
  redirects: {
    loginSuccess: '/dashboard',
    signupSuccess: '/onboarding',
    sessionExpired: '/login',
    oauthError: '/login',
    challengeBase: '/auth/challenge',

    // Optional: Custom routes
    challengeRoutes: {
      [AuthChallenge.MFA_REQUIRED]: '/auth/mfa',
    },

    // Optional: Single route mode
    // useSingleChallengeRoute: true,

    // Optional: MFA-specific routes
    mfaRoutes: {
      passkey: '/auth/passkey',
      selector: '/auth/choose-mfa',
      default: '/auth/verify-code',
    },
  },

  // Optional: Custom navigation
  navigationHandler: (url) => inject(Router).navigateByUrl(url),

  // Optional: Dialog-based flow
  // onAuthResponse: (response, context) => {
  //   if (response.challengeName) {
  //     dialog.open(ChallengeComponent, { data: response });
  //   }
  // },

  // CSRF (for cookies mode)
  csrf: {
    cookieName: 'nauth_csrf_token',
    headerName: 'x-csrf-token',
  },

  // Callbacks
  onAuthStateChange: (user) => {
    if (user) analytics.identify(user.sub);
  },
  onTokenRefresh: () => console.log('Tokens refreshed'),
  onError: (error) => Sentry.captureException(error),

  // Device trust
  deviceTrust: {
    headerName: 'x-device-token',
    storageKey: 'nauth_device',
  },

  // Custom headers
  headers: {
    'X-App-Version': APP_VERSION,
  },

  // Timeout
  timeout: 30000,

  // Debug
  debug: isDevelopment,
});

The SDK can automatically navigate after authentication and on certain error conditions using redirects.

redirects.loginSuccess: where to navigate after successful login/social (no challenge)
redirects.signupSuccess: where to navigate after successful signup (no challenge)
Legacy: redirects.success is a deprecated alias for loginSuccess

If you want to do all routing manually (for example in Angular by subscribing to authEvents$), set the redirect to null.

redirects: {
  loginSuccess: null,
  signupSuccess: null,
  oauthError: null,
  sessionExpired: null,
}

Notes:

Use null to disable. Leaving a key undefined/omitted means “not set” and falls back to defaults.
Challenge routing (MFA, verify-email, etc.) is controlled by challengeBase, challengeRoutes, mfaRoutes, and useSingleChallengeRoute.

NAuthClientConfig API - Full reference
Challenge Handling - Challenge navigation and routing
Token Management - Token handling
Getting Started - Setup guide

Configuration

Basic Configuration

Required Options

Token Delivery Modes

Cookies (Web Applications)

JSON (Mobile/Native Apps)

CSRF Configuration

reCAPTCHA Configuration

Custom Storage

Custom Storage Adapter

Callbacks

onAuthResponse

navigationHandler

onSessionExpired

onAuthStateChange

onTokenRefresh

onError

Custom Endpoints

All Available Endpoints

Device Trust

Custom Headers

Request Timeout

Debug Mode

Full Configuration Example

Redirects and Auto-Navigation

Disable auto-navigation (events-only routing)

Basic Configuration​

Required Options​

Token Delivery Modes​

Cookies (Web Applications)​

JSON (Mobile/Native Apps)​

CSRF Configuration​

reCAPTCHA Configuration​

Custom Storage​

Custom Storage Adapter​

Callbacks​

onAuthResponse​

navigationHandler​

onSessionExpired​

onAuthStateChange​

onTokenRefresh​

onError​

Custom Endpoints​

All Available Endpoints​

Device Trust​

Custom Headers​

Request Timeout​

Debug Mode​

Full Configuration Example​

Redirects and Auto-Navigation​

Disable auto-navigation (events-only routing)​

Related Documentation​

Basic Configuration

Required Options

Token Delivery Modes

Cookies (Web Applications)

JSON (Mobile/Native Apps)

CSRF Configuration

reCAPTCHA Configuration

Custom Storage

Custom Storage Adapter

Callbacks

onAuthResponse

navigationHandler

onSessionExpired

onAuthStateChange

onTokenRefresh

onError

Custom Endpoints

All Available Endpoints

Device Trust

Custom Headers

Request Timeout

Debug Mode

Full Configuration Example

Redirects and Auto-Navigation

Disable auto-navigation (events-only routing)

Related Documentation