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Better Auth•3mo ago
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admin createUser doesnt work

Hey folks, im trying to make user and i get this error, 
POST /api/auth/admin/create-user 401 in 6457ms
{ data: null, error: { status: 401, statusText: 'UNAUTHORIZED' } }
POST /api/auth/admin/create-user 401 in 6457ms
{ data: null, error: { status: 401, statusText: 'UNAUTHORIZED' } }
21 Replies
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In&OutOP•3mo ago
export async function insertEditor(
  _prevState: AuthFormState,
  formData: FormData
): Promise<AuthFormState> {
  const session = await auth.api.getSession({
    headers: await headers(),
  });

  if (!session || !session.user) {
    return { error: "Could not verify superadmin." };
  }

  const email = String(formData.get("email") ?? "").trim();
  const password = String(formData.get("password") ?? "");
  const name = String(formData.get("name") ?? "");

  if (!email || !password || !name) {
    return { error: "Fill all fields." };
  }

  if (password.length < 6) {
    return { error: "Password must be at least 6 characters." };
  }

  try {
    const newUser = await authClient.admin.createUser({
      name,
      email,
      password,
      data: {
        role: "editor",
        ibk_slug: session.user.ibk_slug,
      },
    });
    console.log(newUser)

    if (!newUser) {
      return { error: "User creation failed." };
    }

    return { success: true };
  } catch (error: any) {
    console.error("User creation error:", error);

    if (error.message?.includes("already") || error.message?.includes("duplicate")) {
      return { error: "Email already exists." };
    }

    return { error: "Something went wrong. Try again." };
  }
}
export async function insertEditor(
  _prevState: AuthFormState,
  formData: FormData
): Promise<AuthFormState> {
  const session = await auth.api.getSession({
    headers: await headers(),
  });

  if (!session || !session.user) {
    return { error: "Could not verify superadmin." };
  }

  const email = String(formData.get("email") ?? "").trim();
  const password = String(formData.get("password") ?? "");
  const name = String(formData.get("name") ?? "");

  if (!email || !password || !name) {
    return { error: "Fill all fields." };
  }

  if (password.length < 6) {
    return { error: "Password must be at least 6 characters." };
  }

  try {
    const newUser = await authClient.admin.createUser({
      name,
      email,
      password,
      data: {
        role: "editor",
        ibk_slug: session.user.ibk_slug,
      },
    });
    console.log(newUser)

    if (!newUser) {
      return { error: "User creation failed." };
    }

    return { success: true };
  } catch (error: any) {
    console.error("User creation error:", error);

    if (error.message?.includes("already") || error.message?.includes("duplicate")) {
      return { error: "Email already exists." };
    }

    return { error: "Something went wrong. Try again." };
  }
}
even tried this but it doesnt work 
  const result = await auth.api.signUpEmail({
    body: {
      email,
      password,
      name: userName,
      ibk_slug,
      category,
      role:"admin",
    },  
  });
  const result = await auth.api.signUpEmail({
    body: {
      email,
      password,
      name: userName,
      ibk_slug,
      category,
      role:"admin",
    },  
  });
import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";
import { nextCookies } from "better-auth/next-js";
import { Pool } from "pg";
import { admin } from "better-auth/plugins";

export const auth = betterAuth({
  database: new Pool({
    connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
  }),
  emailAndPassword: {
    enabled: true,
  },
  user: {
    additionalFields: {
      role: {
        type: "string",
        required: false,
        defaultValue: "admin",
        input: true,
      },
      ibk_slug: {
        type: "string",
        required: false,
      },
      category: {
        type: "string",
        required: true,
      },
    },
  },
  plugins: [nextCookies(), admin()],
})
import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";
import { nextCookies } from "better-auth/next-js";
import { Pool } from "pg";
import { admin } from "better-auth/plugins";

export const auth = betterAuth({
  database: new Pool({
    connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
  }),
  emailAndPassword: {
    enabled: true,
  },
  user: {
    additionalFields: {
      role: {
        type: "string",
        required: false,
        defaultValue: "admin",
        input: true,
      },
      ibk_slug: {
        type: "string",
        required: false,
      },
      category: {
        type: "string",
        required: true,
      },
    },
  },
  plugins: [nextCookies(), admin()],
})
@nikatune
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
are you sure ur role is admin ?
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In&OutOP•3mo ago
now it is but i still get 
POST /api/auth/admin/create-user 401 in 6457ms
{ data: null, error: { status: 401, statusText: 'UNAUTHORIZED' } }
POST /api/auth/admin/create-user 401 in 6457ms
{ data: null, error: { status: 401, statusText: 'UNAUTHORIZED' } }
{
  session: {
    expiresAt: 2025-07-09T16:57:38.824Z,
    token: 'z0biiY014CWSHkod7axp4LZGks5sBNqS',
    createdAt: 2025-07-02T16:57:38.824Z,
    updatedAt: 2025-07-02T16:57:38.824Z,
    ipAddress: '',
    userAgent: '',
    userId: '39een2KSjuZBYY7hnf1Ej6XZ1R3m671E',
    impersonatedBy: undefined,
    id: 'frljIsBqFUDUhodLuLdi2PSSdCtfuuhA'
  },
  user: {
    name: 'NoviUstanova',
    email: 'bratovi123@gmail.com',
    emailVerified: false,
    image: null,
    createdAt: 2025-07-02T16:57:38.669Z,
    updatedAt: 2025-07-02T16:57:38.669Z,
    role: 'admin',
    banned: undefined,
    banReason: undefined,
    banExpires: undefined,
    ibk_slug: 'slug',
    category: 'Kindergarden',
    id: '39een2KSjuZBYY7hnf1Ej6XZ1R3m671E'
  }
}
{
  session: {
    expiresAt: 2025-07-09T16:57:38.824Z,
    token: 'z0biiY014CWSHkod7axp4LZGks5sBNqS',
    createdAt: 2025-07-02T16:57:38.824Z,
    updatedAt: 2025-07-02T16:57:38.824Z,
    ipAddress: '',
    userAgent: '',
    userId: '39een2KSjuZBYY7hnf1Ej6XZ1R3m671E',
    impersonatedBy: undefined,
    id: 'frljIsBqFUDUhodLuLdi2PSSdCtfuuhA'
  },
  user: {
    name: 'NoviUstanova',
    email: 'bratovi123@gmail.com',
    emailVerified: false,
    image: null,
    createdAt: 2025-07-02T16:57:38.669Z,
    updatedAt: 2025-07-02T16:57:38.669Z,
    role: 'admin',
    banned: undefined,
    banReason: undefined,
    banExpires: undefined,
    ibk_slug: 'slug',
    category: 'Kindergarden',
    id: '39een2KSjuZBYY7hnf1Ej6XZ1R3m671E'
  }
}
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
can i see your auth-client file?
In&Out
In&OutOP•3mo ago
import { createAuthClient } from "better-auth/react";
import { adminClient } from "better-auth/client/plugins";

export const authClient = createAuthClient({
  /** The base URL of the server (optional if you're using the same domain) */
  baseURL: "http://localhost:3000",
  plugins: [adminClient()],
});

// If you're using a different base path other than /api/auth make sure to pass the whole URL including the path. (e.g. http://localhost:3000/custom-path/auth)

export const { signIn, signOut, signUp, useSession } = authClient;
import { createAuthClient } from "better-auth/react";
import { adminClient } from "better-auth/client/plugins";

export const authClient = createAuthClient({
  /** The base URL of the server (optional if you're using the same domain) */
  baseURL: "http://localhost:3000",
  plugins: [adminClient()],
});

// If you're using a different base path other than /api/auth make sure to pass the whole URL including the path. (e.g. http://localhost:3000/custom-path/auth)

export const { signIn, signOut, signUp, useSession } = authClient;
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
    const newUser = await authClient.admin.createUser({
      name,
      email,
      password,
      role:"user",
      data: {
        role: "editor",
        ibk_slug: session.user.ibk_slug,
      },
    });
    const newUser = await authClient.admin.createUser({
      name,
      email,
      password,
      role:"user",
      data: {
        role: "editor",
        ibk_slug: session.user.ibk_slug,
      },
    });
can you try it like this? it should work
In&Out
In&OutOP•3mo ago
POST /api/auth/admin/create-user 401 in 493ms
{ data: null, error: { status: 401, statusText: 'UNAUTHORIZED' } }
POST /api/auth/admin/create-user 401 in 493ms
{ data: null, error: { status: 401, statusText: 'UNAUTHORIZED' } }
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
@Ping any idea?
In&Out
In&OutOP•3mo ago
i literally gotta finish my whole site by tomorrow and this is causing me issues lmao
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
maybe can you try deleting your cookies and login again?
In&Out
In&OutOP•3mo ago
i did that 20 times 
Calling admin.createUser as: admin
{ data: null, error: { status: 401, statusText: 'UNAUTHORIZED' } }
Calling admin.createUser as: admin
{ data: null, error: { status: 401, statusText: 'UNAUTHORIZED' } }
if it matters by any chance, im using authClient inside server component
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
wait what??? can u try it with auth.api ?
In&Out
In&OutOP•3mo ago
what?
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
can u try it on server side
In&Out
In&OutOP•3mo ago
wouldnt it be the same? i cant createUser with { auth } if you mean that well, it works when putting it into client component
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
🙂
In&Out
In&OutOP•3mo ago
thanks much for help tho
nikatune
nikatune•3mo ago
np sir
d3adb0y
d3adb0y•4w ago
im having the same issue. i want to create test users for cypress but the server side auth.api.createUser returns a type error
Ping
Ping•4w ago
Can you show me what the type error looks like?
d3adb0y
d3adb0y•4w ago
I figure it out lol I was using the client plug-in Not the server plug-in 🤠

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