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
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let account = try await account.get()
Update 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
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let account = try await account.updateEmail(
email: "email@example.com",
password: "password"
)
List 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
queries Array of query strings generated using the Query class provided by the SDK. Learn more about queries. Only supported methods are limit and offset
Response
200
GET /account/logs
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let logList = try await account.listLogs()
Update Name
Update currently logged in user account name.
Request
name requiredUser name. Max length: 128 chars.
Response
200
PATCH /account/name
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let account = try await account.updateName(
name: "[NAME]"
)
Update 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
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let account = try await account.updatePassword(
password: "password"
)
Update 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
phone 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
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let account = try await account.updatePhone(
phone: "+12065550100",
password: "password"
)
Get Account Preferences
Get currently logged in user preferences as a key-value object.
Response
200
GET /account/prefs
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let preferences = try await account.getPrefs()
Update 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
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let account = try await account.updatePrefs(
prefs: [:]
)
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 not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.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
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.createRecovery(
email: "email@example.com",
url: "https://example.com"
)
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 not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + USER ID
PUT /account/recovery
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.updateRecovery(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
secret: "[SECRET]",
password: "password",
passwordAgain: "password"
)
List Sessions
Get currently logged in user list of active sessions across different devices.
Response
200
GET /account/sessions
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let sessionList = try await account.listSessions()
Delete Sessions
Delete all sessions from the user account and remove any sessions cookies from the end client.
Response
204
Rate limits
This endpoint is not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 100 requests URL + IP
DELETE /account/sessions
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let result = try await account.deleteSessions()
Get Session
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
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let session = try await account.getSession(
sessionId: "[SESSION_ID]"
)
Update OAuth 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 not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + IP
PATCH /account/sessions/{sessionId}
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let session = try await account.updateSession(
sessionId: "[SESSION_ID]"
)
Delete 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 not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 100 requests URL + IP
DELETE /account/sessions/{sessionId}
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let result = try await account.deleteSession(
sessionId: "[SESSION_ID]"
)
Update 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
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let account = try await account.updateStatus()
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 not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + USER ID
POST /account/verification
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.createVerification(
url: "https://example.com"
)
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 not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests URL + USER ID
PUT /account/verification
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.updateVerification(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
secret: "[SECRET]"
)
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 not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests USER ID
POST /account/verification/phone
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.createPhoneVerification()
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 not limited when using Server SDKs with API keys. If you are using SSR with
setSession
, these rate limits will still apply. Learn more about SSR rate limits.The limit is applied for each unique limit key.
Time frameAttemptsKey60 minutes 10 requests USER ID
PUT /account/verification/phone
import Appwrite
let client = Client()
.setEndpoint("https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1") // Your API Endpoint
.setProject("5df5acd0d48c2") // Your project ID
.setJWT("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ...") // Your secret JSON Web Token
let account = Account(client)
let token = try await account.updatePhoneVerification(
userId: "[USER_ID]",
secret: "[SECRET]"
)