Overview

Manage CometChat auth tokens for user login through SDKs, including token creation, validation, and client session access.

An Auth Token is a credential that allows a user to authenticate with CometChat SDKs on the client side. Each token is tied to a specific user and can be used across multiple devices.

Available operations

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/users/{uid}/auth_tokens	Create a new auth token for a user
GET	/users/{uid}/auth_tokens	List all auth tokens for a user
GET	/users/{uid}/auth_tokens/{authToken}	Get a specific auth token
PUT	/users/{uid}/auth_tokens/{authToken}	Update an auth token
DELETE	/users/{uid}/auth_tokens/{authToken}	Delete a specific auth token
DELETE	/users/{uid}/auth_tokens	Flush all auth tokens for a user

How auth tokens work

1. Your server creates a user via the Create User API (optionally with withAuthToken: true).
2. If not created during user creation, your server generates an auth token via Create Auth Token.
3. Your server passes the auth token to the client application.
4. The client SDK uses the token to log in: CometChat.login(authToken).

Auth tokens do not expire by default, enabling persistent sessions across multiple devices simultaneously.

To prevent token accumulation and potential abuse, CometChat enforces a rolling retention policy: only the most recent 100 auth tokens per user are kept active. When a new token is issued and the limit is exceeded, the oldest tokens are automatically archived and invalidated. This ensures system integrity without requiring manual token management.

If your application requires explicit session control, use the Flush Auth Tokens endpoint to revoke all active tokens for a user, or Delete to revoke a specific token.

Relationships

• Users — Every auth token belongs to a specific User. The user must exist before a token can be created.
• Sessions — Each auth token represents an active session. Flushing all tokens logs the user out of every device.

Auth token properties

Property	Type	Description
authToken	string	The token string used to authenticate SDK login.
uid	string	The UID of the user this token belongs to.
createdAt	integer	UNIX timestamp of when the token was created.

Error handling

Error Code	Description
ERR_AUTH_TOKEN_NOT_FOUND	The specified auth token does not exist

For the complete list of error codes, see Error Guide.

For all system limits (token retention policy, etc.), see Properties and Constraints.