Admin API tools (without authentication)

Hey guys, quick question i couldn't find the answer to in the docs:

I want to get an instance of the admin client that doesn't require authentication, so I can have a CLI to manage users. I.e creating users / setting passwords etc.
Or i just need access to the underlying logic that better-auth uses to CRUD users

Any ideas on how to do that?

NNazaire Hey guys, quick question i couldn't find the answer to in the docs: I want to g...

Ping•4/9/25, 11:02 AM

There isn't a "native" way to do this, so we might need to find so me workarounds to achieve this.

Ping•4/9/25, 1:56 PM

You might just need to make a temp account for the purpose of your CLI, and make that acc an admin.

Kwae (GK)•6/22/25, 9:52 PM

@Ping, I'm also interested in something like this. We have the need to manage things using automated background processes, meaning our system needs to have an internal way to interact with the various objects inside the better auth system.

KKwae (GK)@Ping, I'm also interested in something like this. We have the need to manage th...

Ping•6/22/25, 9:59 PM

I'm sorry but admin plugin was built around the idea of an admin user, you'll need to make a work-around such as a temp admin user account which represents your CLI. If you want this as a feature please open a feature request in #feature-requests

PPing I'm sorry but admin plugin was built around the idea of an admin user, you'll ne...

kingitaj•6/23/25, 4:25 PM

Are there any plans to support M2M tokens natively?

Kkingitaj Are there any plans to support M2M tokens natively?

Ping•6/23/25, 4:27 PM

Yes in the future, however there are no ETAs at this time.