Does createJWT() work with user impersonation?

Hi! I am on Appwrite 1.9.6 self-hosted, and I was trying to implement user impersonation. While it works fine for reading documents, the problem is that as soon as I try to use /jwts API, it threw the error "The current user session could not be found". Is it because creation of JWT does not work with impersonation?

Sounds like valid bug 🤔 Taking note to look into this tomorrow. Thanks for reporting!

This is a limitation of impersonation in 1.9.x. /account/jwts validates the operator’s session, so it can’t generate a JWT for the impersonated user. 😅

While the behavior changes in 2.x, it’s still not the right endpoint for this use case. Instead, generate the JWT server-side via POST /v1/users/{userId}/jwts using a Server SDK with a users.writeAPI key.
cc @Meldiron

I see! So the workaround is to create a wrapper endpoint for /v1/users/{userId}/jwts and use that to obtain JWT? Workable, though I would expect JWT creation to be part of User Impersonation

Thanks for the quick response Appwrite team, you guys are doing a fantastic job

It’s what i am doing, the server request the endpoint to create a jwt.

Ill bring up a patch release for 1.9, but cannot promise anything :/
May I ask, what's your reason to stay on 1.9? Understanding your decisions might help us better relate, and give priority to patch release.

We have an internal policy to wait at least 3 months before any major version upgrade for any critical software such as Appwrite, that's why I am holding off for now even though 2.0 is such an exciting release