authenticate - API Key Module Reference

This documentation provides a reference to the authenticate method. This belongs to the API Key Module.

NoteYou should only use this methods when implementing complex customizations. For common cases, check out available workflows instead.

This method verifies whether a token is valid, considering it authenticated.

Example#

Code
1const apiKey =2  await apiKeyModuleService.authenticate("AbCD123987")3
4if (!apiKey) {5  // authentication failed6}

Parameters#

tokenstring
The token to verify.
sharedContextContextOptional
A context used to share resources, such as transaction manager, between the application and the module.

Returns#

PromisePromise<false | ApiKeyDTO>
If the token is verified successfully, the API key associated with the token is returned. Otherwise, false is returned.
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