Use Supabase Auth with React Native
Learn how to use Supabase Auth with React Native
Quickstart#
Launch a new project in the Supabase Dashboard.
Your new database has a table for storing your users. You can see that this table is currently empty by running some SQL in the SQL Editor.
select * from auth.users;Create a React app using the create-expo-app command.
npx create-expo-app -t expo-template-blank-typescript my-appInstall supabase-js and the required dependencies.
cd my-app && npx expo install @supabase/supabase-js @react-native-async-storage/async-storage @rneui/themed react-native-url-polyfillCreate a helper file lib/supabase.ts that exports a Supabase client using your Project URL and key.
Rename .env.example to .env and populate with your Supabase connection variables:
import { AppState, Platform } from 'react-native'import 'react-native-url-polyfill/auto'import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'const supabaseUrl = process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!const supabasePublishableKey = process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY!export const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabasePublishableKey, { auth: { ...(Platform.OS !== 'web' ? { storage: AsyncStorage } : {}), autoRefreshToken: true, persistSession: true, detectSessionInUrl: false, },})// Tells Supabase Auth to continuously refresh the session automatically// if the app is in the foreground. When this is added, you will continue// to receive `onAuthStateChange` events with the `TOKEN_REFRESHED` or// `SIGNED_OUT` event if the user's session is terminated. This should// only be registered once.if (Platform.OS !== 'web') { AppState.addEventListener('change', (state) => { if (state === 'active') { supabase.auth.startAutoRefresh() } else { supabase.auth.stopAutoRefresh() } })}Get API details#
To interact with data in database tables, you use the client libraries that wrap the auto-generated Data API endpoints, authenticating using the Project URL and key from the project Connect dialog.
Read the API keys docs for a full explanation of all key types, their uses, and where to find them.
Create a React Native component to manage logins and sign ups. The app later uses the getClaims method in App.tsx to validate the local JWT before showing the signed-in user.
import React, { useState } from 'react'import { Alert, StyleSheet, View, Text, TextInput, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native'import { supabase } from '../lib/supabase'export default function Auth() { const [email, setEmail] = useState('') const [password, setPassword] = useState('') const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false) async function signInWithEmail() { setLoading(true) const { error } = await supabase.auth.signInWithPassword({ email: email, password: password, }) if (error) Alert.alert(error.message) setLoading(false) } async function signUpWithEmail() { setLoading(true) const { data: { session }, error, } = await supabase.auth.signUp({ email: email, password: password, }) if (error) Alert.alert(error.message) if (!session) Alert.alert('Please check your inbox for email verification!') setLoading(false) } return ( <View style={styles.container}> <View style={[styles.verticallySpaced, styles.mt20]}> <Text style={styles.label}>Email</Text> <TextInput onChangeText={(text) => setEmail(text)} value={email} placeholder="email@address.com" autoCapitalize="none" style={styles.input} /> </View> <View style={styles.verticallySpaced}> <Text style={styles.label}>Password</Text> <TextInput onChangeText={(text) => setPassword(text)} value={password} secureTextEntry={true} placeholder="Password" autoCapitalize="none" style={styles.input} /> </View> <View style={[styles.verticallySpaced, styles.mt20]}> <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.button, loading && styles.buttonDisabled]} onPress={() => signInWithEmail()} disabled={loading} > <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Sign in</Text> </TouchableOpacity> </View> <View style={styles.verticallySpaced}> <TouchableOpacity style={[styles.button, loading && styles.buttonDisabled]} onPress={() => signUpWithEmail()} disabled={loading} > <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Sign up</Text> </TouchableOpacity> </View> </View> )}const styles = StyleSheet.create({ container: { marginTop: 40, padding: 12, }, verticallySpaced: { paddingTop: 4, paddingBottom: 4, alignSelf: 'stretch', }, mt20: { marginTop: 20, }, label: { fontSize: 16, fontWeight: '600', color: '#86939e', marginBottom: 6, }, input: { borderWidth: 1, borderColor: '#86939e', borderRadius: 4, padding: 12, fontSize: 16, }, button: { backgroundColor: '#2089dc', borderRadius: 4, padding: 12, alignItems: 'center', }, buttonDisabled: { opacity: 0.5, }, buttonText: { color: '#fff', fontSize: 16, fontWeight: '600', },})Add the Auth component to your App.tsx file. If the user is logged in, print the user id to the screen.
import 'react-native-url-polyfill/auto'import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'import { supabase } from './lib/supabase'import Auth from './components/Auth'import { View, Text } from 'react-native'import { JwtPayload } from '@supabase/supabase-js'export default function App() { const [claims, setClaims] = useState<JwtPayload | null>(null) useEffect(() => { supabase.auth.getClaims().then(({ data: { claims } }) => { setClaims(claims) }) supabase.auth.onAuthStateChange(() => { supabase.auth.getClaims().then(({ data: { claims } }) => { setClaims(claims) }) }) }, []) return ( <View> <Auth /> {claims && <Text>{claims.sub}</Text>} </View> )}Start the app, and follow the instructions in the terminal.
npm start