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Create actor token

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Published Apr 8, 2025

Create an actor token that can be used to impersonate the given user. The `actor` parameter needs to include at least a "sub" key whose value is the ID of the actor (impersonating) user.

Script clerk Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Bun
Verified 428 days ago
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//native
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type Clerk = {
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  apiKey: string;
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};
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/**
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 * Create actor token
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 * Create an actor token that can be used to impersonate the given user.
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The `actor` parameter needs to include at least a "sub" key whose value is the ID of the actor (impersonating) user.
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 */
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export async function main(
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  auth: Clerk,
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  body: {
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    user_id: string;
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    actor: {};
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    expires_in_seconds?: number;
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    session_max_duration_in_seconds?: number;
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  },
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) {
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  const url = new URL(`https://api.clerk.com/v1/actor_tokens`);
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "POST",
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    headers: {
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      "Content-Type": "application/json",
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      Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.apiKey,
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    },
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    body: JSON.stringify(body),
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.json();
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}
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