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Calum Knott
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Pocketbase pb_hooks - checking user authentication

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The documentation for pocketbase is not as clear as it could be about how to check for an authenticated user when using the pb_hooks

It turns out that it is really simple

Docs :

https://pocketbase.io/docs/js-routing/#sending-request-to-custom-routes-using-the-sdks

https://pocketbase.io/jsvm/functions/_apis.requireAdminOrRecordAuth.html

Example : 

// main.pb.js // This is a simple GET route, that is protected routerAdd("GET", "/private", (c) => { const data = { message : "This can only be accessed if you are logged in" } return c.json(200, data) // Adding the $apis.requireAdminOrRecordAuth() argument, ensures the route is protected unless the user is logged in. }, $apis.requireAdminOrRecordAuth()); // This is a simple GET route, that is public routerAdd("GET", "/public", (c) => { const data = { message : "This can be be accessed by public" } return c.json(200, data) });
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Then simply call the route using the pocketbase

//  let fetchData = async () => { let resp = await pocketBaseClient.pb.send("/private", { }); console.log(resp) }
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