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FlutterFlow with REST API - best practices?

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mdmike.
9 Feb, 2024, 10:12

Hi there! I am integrating my appwrite cloud backend with FlutterFlow using REST. I can log in and use the X-Fallback-Cookies header with the session cookie to perform operations on the appwrite backend. However, looking at the docs, for the REST platform, all requests headers are authenticated with a JWT token - since these have a validity of just 15 minutes according to the docs, I would need to either stay with my current X-Fallback-Cookies implementation or retrieve new JWT tokens before every request. Even the JWT token retrieval is authenticated with the Fallback session cookie. I am afraid that with future updates the X-Fallback-Cookie method might stop working and I will get in trouble with my app. Any advice?

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Title: Best practices for using FlutterFlow with REST API and JWT tokens Developer is integrating FlutterFlow with appwrite cloud backend using REST. Currently using X-Fallback-Cookies header with session cookie for authentication. Concerned about future updates and potential issues with X-Fallback-Cookie method. Possible Solution: Developer can continue using X-Fallback-Cookies for now, as cookies are unlikely to be deprecated soon. However, consider retrieving new JWT tokens before every request for better long-term compatibility. Keep an eye out for future updates that may introduce long-lived JWT tokens.
Ernest
9 Feb, 2024, 10:58

IMO your approach is fine for the time being. There's growing support for long-lived (custom expiry tume) JWTs which will probably be released in an update in the future. Basically, I don't think you have to worry about cookies being deprecated anytime soon. Take it with a grain of salt because I'm not on the core team

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