Theo's Typesafe Cult•4mo ago

Difference between profile, user and account type authjs

there are multiple objects / callbacks using these types. I am trying to add some user information from discord (userid, bannerUrl etc) to the user object, so I can get them from the session directly. While trying to achieve this, I stumbled over these different objects, that get used. I was not able to find a complete answer on what exactly the difference is and when to use what. Would love some help!

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chillihero•4mo ago

okay, so I found the following

 /**
     * When `trigger` is `"signIn"` or `"signUp"`, it will be a subset of {@link JWT},
     * `name`, `email` and `image` will be included.
     *
     * Otherwise, it will be the full {@link JWT} for subsequent calls.
     */
    token: JWT
    /**
     * Either the result of the {@link OAuthConfig.profile} or the {@link CredentialsConfig.authorize} callback.
     * @note available when `trigger` is `"signIn"` or `"signUp"`.
     *
     * Resources:
     * - [Credentials Provider](https://authjs.dev/reference/core/providers/credentials)
     * - [User database model](https://authjs.dev/reference/core/adapters#user)
     */
    user: User | AdapterUser
    /**
     * Contains information about the provider that was used to sign in.
     * Also includes {@link TokenSet}
     * @note available when `trigger` is `"signIn"` or `"signUp"`
     */
    account: A | null
    /**
     * The OAuth profile returned from your provider.
     * (In case of OIDC it will be the decoded ID Token or /userinfo response)
     * @note available when `trigger` is `"signIn"`.
     */
    profile?: P

 /**
     * When `trigger` is `"signIn"` or `"signUp"`, it will be a subset of {@link JWT},
     * `name`, `email` and `image` will be included.
     *
     * Otherwise, it will be the full {@link JWT} for subsequent calls.
     */
    token: JWT
    /**
     * Either the result of the {@link OAuthConfig.profile} or the {@link CredentialsConfig.authorize} callback.
     * @note available when `trigger` is `"signIn"` or `"signUp"`.
     *
     * Resources:
     * - [Credentials Provider](https://authjs.dev/reference/core/providers/credentials)
     * - [User database model](https://authjs.dev/reference/core/adapters#user)
     */
    user: User | AdapterUser
    /**
     * Contains information about the provider that was used to sign in.
     * Also includes {@link TokenSet}
     * @note available when `trigger` is `"signIn"` or `"signUp"`
     */
    account: A | null
    /**
     * The OAuth profile returned from your provider.
     * (In case of OIDC it will be the decoded ID Token or /userinfo response)
     * @note available when `trigger` is `"signIn"`.
     */
    profile?: P

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Difference between profile, user and account type authjs