The Account service allows you to authenticate and manage a user account. You can use the account service to update user information, retrieve the user sessions across different devices, and fetch the user security logs with his or her recent activity.
Register new user accounts with the Create Account, Create Magic URL session, or Create Phone session endpoint. You can authenticate the user account by using multiple sign-in methods available. Once the user is authenticated, a new session object will be created to allow the user to access his or her private data and settings.
This service also exposes an endpoint to save and read the user preferences as a key-value object. This feature is handy if you want to allow extra customization in your app. Common usage for this feature may include saving the user's preferred locale, timezone, or custom app theme.
https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1
GET /account
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let user = try await account.get()
print(String(describing: user)
}
Create Account
Use this endpoint to allow a new user to register a new account in your project. After the user registration completes successfully, you can use the /account/verfication route to start verifying the user email address. To allow the new user to login to their new account, you need to create a new account session.
Request
userId requiredUnique Id. Choose your own unique ID or pass the string "unique()" to auto generate it. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
email requiredUser email.
password requiredUser password. Must be at least 8 chars.
name User name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + IP
POST /account
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let user = try await account.create(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
email: "email@example.com",
password: "password"
)
print(String(describing: user)
}
Update Account Email
Update currently logged in user account email address. After changing user address, the user confirmation status will get reset. A new confirmation email is not sent automatically however you can use the send confirmation email endpoint again to send the confirmation email. For security measures, user password is required to complete this request. This endpoint can also be used to convert an anonymous account to a normal one, by passing an email address and a new password.
Request
email requiredUser email.
password requiredUser password. Must be at least 8 chars.
Response
200
PATCH /account/email
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let user = try await account.updateEmail(
email: "email@example.com",
password: "password"
)
print(String(describing: user)
}
Create Account JWT
Use this endpoint to create a JSON Web Token. You can use the resulting JWT to authenticate on behalf of the current user when working with the Appwrite server-side API and SDKs. The JWT secret is valid for 15 minutes from its creation and will be invalid if the user will logout in that time frame.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 100 requests URL + USER ID
POST /account/jwt
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let jwt = try await account.createJWT()
print(String(describing: jwt)
}
Get Account Logs
Get currently logged in user list of latest security activity logs. Each log returns user IP address, location and date and time of log.
Request
limit Maximum number of logs to return in response. By default will return maximum 25 results. Maximum of 100 results allowed per request.
offset Offset value. The default value is 0. Use this value to manage pagination. learn more about pagination
Response
200
GET /account/logs
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let logList = try await account.getLogs()
print(String(describing: logList)
}
Update Account Name
Update currently logged in user account name.
Request
name requiredUser name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
200
PATCH /account/name
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let user = try await account.updateName(
name: "[NAME]"
)
print(String(describing: user)
}
Update Account Password
Update currently logged in user password. For validation, user is required to pass in the new password, and the old password. For users created with OAuth, Team Invites and Magic URL, oldPassword is optional.
Request
password requiredNew user password. Must be at least 8 chars.
oldPassword Current user password. Must be at least 8 chars.
Response
200
PATCH /account/password
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let user = try await account.updatePassword(
password: "password"
)
print(String(describing: user)
}
Update Account Phone
Update the currently logged in user's phone number. After updating the phone number, the phone verification status will be reset. A confirmation SMS is not sent automatically, however you can use the POST /account/verification/phone endpoint to send a confirmation SMS.
Request
number requiredPhone number. Format this number with a leading '+' and a country code, e.g., +16175551212.
password requiredUser password. Must be at least 8 chars.
Response
200
PATCH /account/phone
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let user = try await account.updatePhone(
number: "",
password: "password"
)
print(String(describing: user)
}
Get Account Preferences
Get currently logged in user preferences as a key-value object.
Response
200
GET /account/prefs
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let preferences = try await account.getPrefs()
print(String(describing: preferences)
}
Update Account Preferences
Update currently logged in user account preferences. The object you pass is stored as is, and replaces any previous value. The maximum allowed prefs size is 64kB and throws error if exceeded.
Request
prefs requiredPrefs key-value JSON object.
Response
200
PATCH /account/prefs
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let user = try await account.updatePrefs(
prefs: [:]
)
print(String(describing: user)
}
Create Password Recovery
Sends the user an email with a temporary secret key for password reset. When the user clicks the confirmation link he is redirected back to your app password reset URL with the secret key and email address values attached to the URL query string. Use the query string params to submit a request to the PUT /account/recovery endpoint to complete the process. The verification link sent to the user's email address is valid for 1 hour.
Request
email requiredUser email.
url requiredURL to redirect the user back to your app from the recovery email. Only URLs from hostnames in your project platform list are allowed. This requirement helps to prevent an open redirect attack against your project API.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + EMAIL 60 minutes 10 requests IP
POST /account/recovery
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.createRecovery(
email: "email@example.com",
url: "https://example.com"
)
print(String(describing: token)
}
Create Password Recovery (confirmation)
Use this endpoint to complete the user account password reset. Both the userId and secret arguments will be passed as query parameters to the redirect URL you have provided when sending your request to the POST /account/recovery endpoint.
Please note that in order to avoid a Redirect Attack the only valid redirect URLs are the ones from domains you have set when adding your platforms in the console interface.
Request
userId requiredUser ID.
secret requiredValid reset token.
password requiredNew user password. Must be at least 8 chars.
passwordAgain requiredRepeat new user password. Must be at least 8 chars.
Response
200
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + USER ID
PUT /account/recovery
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.updateRecovery(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
secret: "[SECRET]",
password: "password",
passwordAgain: "password"
)
print(String(describing: token)
}
Get Account Sessions
Get currently logged in user list of active sessions across different devices.
Response
200
GET /account/sessions
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let sessionList = try await account.getSessions()
print(String(describing: sessionList)
}
Delete All Account Sessions
Delete all sessions from the user account and remove any sessions cookies from the end client.
Response
204
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 100 requests URL + IP
DELETE /account/sessions
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let result = try await account.deleteSessions()
print(String(describing: result)
}
Create Anonymous Session
Use this endpoint to allow a new user to register an anonymous account in your project. This route will also create a new session for the user. To allow the new user to convert an anonymous account to a normal account, you need to update its email and password or create an OAuth2 session.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 50 requests IP
POST /account/sessions/anonymous
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let session = try await account.createAnonymousSession()
print(String(describing: session)
}
Create Account Session with Email
Allow the user to login into their account by providing a valid email and password combination. This route will create a new session for the user.
Request
email requiredUser email.
password requiredUser password. Must be at least 8 chars.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + EMAIL
POST /account/sessions/email
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let session = try await account.createEmailSession(
email: "email@example.com",
password: "password"
)
print(String(describing: session)
}
Create Magic URL session
Sends the user an email with a secret key for creating a session. If the provided user ID has not be registered, a new user will be created. When the user clicks the link in the email, the user is redirected back to the URL you provided with the secret key and userId values attached to the URL query string. Use the query string parameters to submit a request to the PUT /account/sessions/magic-url endpoint to complete the login process. The link sent to the user's email address is valid for 1 hour. If you are on a mobile device you can leave the URL parameter empty, so that the login completion will be handled by your Appwrite instance by default.
Request
userId requiredUnique Id. Choose your own unique ID or pass the string "unique()" to auto generate it. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
email requiredUser email.
url URL to redirect the user back to your app from the magic URL login. Only URLs from hostnames in your project platform list are allowed. This requirement helps to prevent an open redirect attack against your project API.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + EMAIL
POST /account/sessions/magic-url
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.createMagicURLSession(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
email: "email@example.com"
)
print(String(describing: token)
}
Create Magic URL session (confirmation)
Use this endpoint to complete creating the session with the Magic URL. Both the userId and secret arguments will be passed as query parameters to the redirect URL you have provided when sending your request to the POST /account/sessions/magic-url endpoint.
Please note that in order to avoid a Redirect Attack the only valid redirect URLs are the ones from domains you have set when adding your platforms in the console interface.
Request
userId requiredUser ID.
secret requiredValid verification token.
Response
200
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + USER ID
PUT /account/sessions/magic-url
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let session = try await account.updateMagicURLSession(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
secret: "[SECRET]"
)
print(String(describing: session)
}
Create Account Session with OAuth2
Allow the user to login to their account using the OAuth2 provider of their choice. Each OAuth2 provider should be enabled from the Appwrite console first. Use the success and failure arguments to provide a redirect URL's back to your app when login is completed.
If there is already an active session, the new session will be attached to the logged-in account. If there are no active sessions, the server will attempt to look for a user with the same email address as the email received from the OAuth2 provider and attach the new session to the existing user. If no matching user is found - the server will create a new user..
Request
provider requiredOAuth2 Provider. Currently, supported providers are: amazon, apple, auth0, autodesk, bitbucket, bitly, box, dailymotion, discord, dropbox, facebook, github, gitlab, google, linkedin, microsoft, notion, okta, paypal, paypalSandbox, salesforce, slack, spotify, stripe, tradeshift, tradeshiftBox, twitch, wordpress, yahoo, yammer, yandex, zoom.
success URL to redirect back to your app after a successful login attempt. Only URLs from hostnames in your project platform list are allowed. This requirement helps to prevent an open redirect attack against your project API.
failure URL to redirect back to your app after a failed login attempt. Only URLs from hostnames in your project platform list are allowed. This requirement helps to prevent an open redirect attack against your project API.
scopes A list of custom OAuth2 scopes. Check each provider internal docs for a list of supported scopes. Maximum of 100 scopes are allowed, each 4096 characters long.
Response
301
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 50 requests IP
GET /account/sessions/oauth2/{provider}
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let success = try await account.createOAuth2Session(
provider: "amazon"
)
print(String(describing: success)
}
Create Phone session
Sends the user an SMS with a secret key for creating a session. If the provided user ID has not be registered, a new user will be created. Use the returned user ID and secret and submit a request to the PUT /account/sessions/phone endpoint to complete the login process. The secret sent to the user's phone is valid for 15 minutes.
Request
userId requiredUnique Id. Choose your own unique ID or pass the string "unique()" to auto generate it. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can't start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.
number requiredPhone number. Format this number with a leading '+' and a country code, e.g., +16175551212.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + EMAIL
POST /account/sessions/phone
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.createPhoneSession(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
number: ""
)
print(String(describing: token)
}
Create Phone session (confirmation)
Use this endpoint to complete creating a session with SMS. Use the userId from the createPhoneSession endpoint and the secret received via SMS to successfully update and confirm the phone session.
Request
userId requiredUser ID.
secret requiredValid verification token.
Response
200
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + USER ID
PUT /account/sessions/phone
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let session = try await account.updatePhoneSession(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
secret: "[SECRET]"
)
print(String(describing: session)
}
Get Session By ID
Use this endpoint to get a logged in user's session using a Session ID. Inputting 'current' will return the current session being used.
Request
sessionId requiredSession ID. Use the string 'current' to get the current device session.
Response
200
GET /account/sessions/{sessionId}
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let session = try await account.getSession(
sessionId: "[SESSION_ID]"
)
print(String(describing: session)
}
Update Session (Refresh Tokens)
Access tokens have limited lifespan and expire to mitigate security risks. If session was created using an OAuth provider, this route can be used to "refresh" the access token.
Request
sessionId requiredSession ID. Use the string 'current' to update the current device session.
Response
200
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + IP
PATCH /account/sessions/{sessionId}
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let session = try await account.updateSession(
sessionId: "[SESSION_ID]"
)
print(String(describing: session)
}
Delete Account Session
Use this endpoint to log out the currently logged in user from all their account sessions across all of their different devices. When using the Session ID argument, only the unique session ID provided is deleted.
Request
sessionId requiredSession ID. Use the string 'current' to delete the current device session.
Response
204
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 100 requests URL + IP
DELETE /account/sessions/{sessionId}
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let result = try await account.deleteSession(
sessionId: "[SESSION_ID]"
)
print(String(describing: result)
}
Update Account Status
Block the currently logged in user account. Behind the scene, the user record is not deleted but permanently blocked from any access. To completely delete a user, use the Users API instead.
Response
200
PATCH /account/status
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let user = try await account.updateStatus()
print(String(describing: user)
}
Create Email Verification
Use this endpoint to send a verification message to your user email address to confirm they are the valid owners of that address. Both the userId and secret arguments will be passed as query parameters to the URL you have provided to be attached to the verification email. The provided URL should redirect the user back to your app and allow you to complete the verification process by verifying both the userId and secret parameters. Learn more about how to complete the verification process. The verification link sent to the user's email address is valid for 7 days.
Please note that in order to avoid a Redirect Attack, the only valid redirect URLs are the ones from domains you have set when adding your platforms in the console interface.
Request
url requiredURL to redirect the user back to your app from the verification email. Only URLs from hostnames in your project platform list are allowed. This requirement helps to prevent an open redirect attack against your project API.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + USER ID
POST /account/verification
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.createVerification(
url: "https://example.com"
)
print(String(describing: token)
}
Create Email Verification (confirmation)
Use this endpoint to complete the user email verification process. Use both the userId and secret parameters that were attached to your app URL to verify the user email ownership. If confirmed this route will return a 200 status code.
Request
userId requiredUser ID.
secret requiredValid verification token.
Response
200
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + USER ID
PUT /account/verification
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.updateVerification(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
secret: "[SECRET]"
)
print(String(describing: token)
}
Create Phone Verification
Use this endpoint to send a verification SMS to the currently logged in user. This endpoint is meant for use after updating a user's phone number using the accountUpdatePhone endpoint. Learn more about how to complete the verification process. The verification code sent to the user's phone number is valid for 15 minutes.
Response
201
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests USER ID
POST /account/verification/phone
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.createPhoneVerification()
print(String(describing: token)
}
Create Phone Verification (confirmation)
Use this endpoint to complete the user phone verification process. Use the userId and secret that were sent to your user's phone number to verify the user email ownership. If confirmed this route will return a 200 status code.
Request
userId requiredUser ID.
secret requiredValid verification token.
Response
200
Rate limits
This endpoint is rate limited. You can only make a limited number of request to his endpoint within a specific time frame.
The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests USER ID
PUT /account/verification/phone
import Appwrite
func main() async throws {
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://[HOSTNAME_OR_IP]/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.updatePhoneVerification(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
secret: "[SECRET]"
)
print(String(describing: token)
}