Function: fetchUserInfo()
August 29, 2025 · View on GitHub
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▸ fetchUserInfo(config, accessToken, expectedSubject, options?): Promise<UserInfoResponse>
Performs a UserInfo Request at the userinfo endpoint and returns the parsed UserInfo claims from either its JSON or JWT response.
Authorization Header is used to transmit the Access Token value. No other Access Token means of transport are supported.
Note
URL of authorization server's UserInfo endpoint
must be configured.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
config | Configuration | - |
accessToken | string | OAuth 2.0 Access Token |
expectedSubject | string | typeof skipSubjectCheck | Expected sub claim value. In response to OpenID Connect authentication requests, the expected subject is the one from the ID Token claims retrieved from TokenEndpointResponseHelpers.claims which is available on all returned Token Endpoint responses. |
options? | DPoPOptions | - |