Get user roles with netlify ID

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With Netlify Identity, is there a way to get the users role list if the only info I have is their account’s Netlify ID?

I’m using Stripe to process payments. After a user purchases a new product, Stripe calls the handle-webhooks.js function on Netlify so I can update the users role. I know I can use

fetch(`${identity.url}/admin/users/${netlifyID}`, { method: "PUT", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${identity.token}`, }, body: JSON.stringify({ app_metadata: { roles: ["free"], }, }), })

to override the users role list, but I don’t want to override it, I want to append to it.

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Hey @ghughes139 :wave:t2:

Welcome to The Forums :slight_smile:

GoTrue (the system behind Netlify Identity) is RESTful and resourceful, so to get a user’s info (including the app_metadata contained therein, just send a GET request with your Auth header — the response should be the user object JSON.

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Jon