So I have this issue where every time I add a new user account, it kicks out the current user that is already signed in. I read the firebase api and it said that "If the new account was created, the user is signed in automatically" But they never said anything else about avoiding that.
//ADD EMPLOYEES
addEmployees: function(formData){
firebase.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(formData.email, formData.password).then(function(data){
console.log(data);
});
},
I'm the admin and I'm adding accounts into my site. I would like it if I can add an account without being signed out and signed into the new account. Any way i can avoid this?
Update 20161110 - original answer below
Also, check out this answer for a different approach.
Original answer
This is actually possible.
But not directly, the way to do it is to create a second auth reference and use that to create users:
var config = {apiKey: "apiKey",
authDomain: "projectId.firebaseapp.com",
databaseURL: "https://databaseName.firebaseio.com"};
var secondaryApp = firebase.initializeApp(config, "Secondary");
secondaryApp.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(em, pwd).then(function(firebaseUser) {
console.log("User " + firebaseUser.uid + " created successfully!");
//I don't know if the next statement is necessary
secondaryApp.auth().signOut();
});
If you don't specify which firebase connection you use for an operation it will use the first one by default.
Source for multiple app references.
EDIT
For the actual creation of a new user, it doesn't matter that there is nobody or someone else than the admin, authenticated on the second auth reference because for creating an account all you need is the auth reference itself.
The following hasn't been tested but it is something to think about
The thing you do have to think about is writing data to firebase. Common practice is that users can edit/update their own user info so when you use the second auth reference for writing this should work. But if you have something like roles or permissions for that user make sure you write that with the auth reference that has the right permissions. In this case, the main auth is the admin and the second auth is the newly created user.
Update 20161108 - original answer below
Firebase just released its firebase-admin SDK, which allows server-side code for this and other common administrative use-cases. Read the installation instructions and then dive into the documentation on creating users.
original answer
This is currently not possible. Creating an Email+Password user automatically signs that new user in.
I just created a Firebase Function that triggers when a Firestore document is Created (with rules write-only to admin user). Then use admin.auth().createUser() to create the new user properly.
export const createUser = functions.firestore
.document('newUsers/{userId}')
.onCreate(async (snap, context) => {
const userId = context.params.userId;
const newUser = await admin.auth().createUser({
disabled: false,
displayName: snap.get('displayName'),
email: snap.get('email'),
password: snap.get('password'),
phoneNumber: snap.get('phoneNumber')
});
// You can also store the new user in another collection with extra fields
await admin.firestore().collection('users').doc(newUser.uid).set({
uid: newUser.uid,
email: newUser.email,
name: newUser.displayName,
phoneNumber: newUser.phoneNumber,
otherfield: snap.get('otherfield'),
anotherfield: snap.get('anotherfield')
});
// Delete the temp document
return admin.firestore().collection('newUsers').doc(userId).delete();
});
You can Algo use functions.https.onCall()
exports.createUser= functions.https.onCall((data, context) => {
const uid = context.auth.uid; // Authorize as you want
// ... do the same logic as above
});
calling it.
const createUser = firebase.functions().httpsCallable('createUser');
createUser({userData: data}).then(result => {
// success or error handling
});
Swift 5: Simple Solution
First store the current user in a variable called originalUser
let originalUser = Auth.auth().currentUser
Then, in the completion handler of creating a new user, use the updateCurrentUser method to restore the original user
Auth.auth().updateCurrentUser(originalUser, completion: nil)
Here is a simple solution using web SDKs.
Create a cloud function (https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions)
import admin from 'firebase-admin';
import * as functions from 'firebase-functions';
const createUser = functions.https.onCall((data) => {
return admin.auth().createUser(data)
.catch((error) => {
throw new functions.https.HttpsError('internal', error.message)
});
});
export default createUser;
Call this function from your app
import firebase from 'firebase/app';
const createUser = firebase.functions().httpsCallable('createUser');
createUser({ email, password })
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error);
Optionally, you can set user document information using the returned uid.
createUser({ email, password })
.then(({ data: user }) => {
return database
.collection('users')
.doc(user.uid)
.set({
firstname,
lastname,
created: new Date(),
});
})
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error);
I got André's very clever workaround working in Objective-C using the Firebase iOS SDK:
NSString *plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"GoogleService-Info" ofType:#"plist"];
FIROptions *secondaryAppOptions = [[FIROptions alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath];
[FIRApp configureWithName:#"Secondary" options:secondaryAppOptions];
FIRApp *secondaryApp = [FIRApp appNamed:#"Secondary"];
FIRAuth *secondaryAppAuth = [FIRAuth authWithApp:secondaryApp];
[secondaryAppAuth createUserWithEmail:user.email
password:user.password
completion:^(FIRUser * _Nullable user, NSError * _Nullable error) {
[secondaryAppAuth signOut:nil];
}];
Update for Swift 4
I have tried a few different options to create multiple users from a single account, but this is by far the best and easiest solution.
Original answer by Nico
First Configure firebase in your AppDelegate.swift file
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
// Override point for customization after application launch.
FirebaseApp.configure()
FirebaseApp.configure(name: "CreatingUsersApp", options: FirebaseApp.app()!.options)
return true
}
Add the following code to action where you are creating the accounts.
if let secondaryApp = FirebaseApp.app(name: "CreatingUsersApp") {
let secondaryAppAuth = Auth.auth(app: secondaryApp)
// Create user in secondary app.
secondaryAppAuth.createUser(withEmail: email, password: password) { (user, error) in
if error != nil {
print(error!)
} else {
//Print created users email.
print(user!.email!)
//Print current logged in users email.
print(Auth.auth().currentUser?.email ?? "default")
try! secondaryAppAuth.signOut()
}
}
}
}
You can use firebase function for add users.
const functions = require('firebase-functions');
const admin = require('firebase-admin');
admin.initializeApp();
const cors = require('cors')({
origin: true,
});
exports.AddUser = functions.https.onRequest(( req, res ) => {
// Grab the text parameter.
cors( req, res, () => {
let email = req.body.email;
let passwd = req.body.passwd;
let role = req.body.role;
const token = req.get('Authorization').split('Bearer ')[1];
admin.auth().verifyIdToken(token)
.then(
(decoded) => {
// return res.status(200).send( decoded )
return creatUser(decoded);
})
.catch((err) => {
return res.status(401).send(err)
});
function creatUser(user){
admin.auth().createUser({
email: email,
emailVerified: false,
password: passwd,
disabled: false
})
.then((result) => {
console.log('result',result);
return res.status(200).send(result);
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error.message);
return res.status(400).send(error.message);
})
}
});
});
CreateUser(){
//console.log('Create User')
this.submitted = true;
if (this.myGroup.invalid) {
return;
}
let Email = this.myGroup.value.Email;
let Passwd = this.myGroup.value.Passwd;
let Role = 'myrole';
let TechNum = this.myGroup.value.TechNum;
let user = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('user'));
let role = user.role;
let AdminUid = user.uid;
let authToken = user.stsTokenManager.accessToken;
let httpHeaders = new HttpHeaders().set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + authToken);
let options = { headers: httpHeaders };
let params = { email:Email,passwd:Passwd,role:Role };
this.httpClient.post('https://us-central1-myproject.cloudfunctions.net/AddUser', params, options)
.subscribe( val => {
//console.log('Response from cloud function', val );
let createdUser:any = val;
//console.log(createdUser.uid);
const userRef: AngularFirestoreDocument<any> = this.afs.doc(`users/${createdUser.uid}`);
const userUpdate = {
uid: createdUser.uid,
email: createdUser.email,
displayName: null,
photoURL: null,
emailVerified: createdUser.emailVerified,
role: Role,
TechNum:TechNum,
AccountAccess:this.AccountAccess,
UserStatus:'open',
OwnerUid:AdminUid,
OwnerUidRole:role,
RootAccountAccess:this.RootAccountAccess
}
userRef.set(userUpdate, {
merge: false
});
this.toastr.success('Success, user add','Success');
this.myGroup.reset();
this.submitted = false;
},
err => {
console.log('HTTP Error', err.error)
this.toastr.error(err.error,'Error')
},
() => console.log('HTTP request completed.')
);
}
On the web, this is due to unexpected behavior when you call createUserWithEmailAndPassword out of the registration context; e.g. inviting a new user to your app by creating a new user account.
Seems like, createUserWithEmailAndPassword method triggers a new refresh token and user cookies are updated too. (This side-effect is not documented)
Here is a workaround for Web SDK:
After creating the new user;
firebase.auth().updateCurrentUser (loggedInUser.current)
provided that you initiate loggedInUser with the original user beforehand.
Hey i had similar problem ,trying to create users through admin , as it is not possible to signUp user without signIn ,I created a work around ,adding it below with steps
Instead of signup create a node in firebase realtime db with email as key (firebase do not allow email as key so I have created a function to generate key from email and vice versa, I will attach the functions below)
Save a initial password field while saving user (can even hash it with bcrypt or something, if you prefer though it will be used one time only)
Now Once user try to login check if any node with that email (generate key from email) exist in the db and if so then match the password provided.
If the password matched delete the node and do authSignUpWithEmailandPassword with provided credentials.
User is registered successfully
//Sign In
firebaseDB.child("users").once("value", (snapshot) => {
const users = snapshot.val();
const userKey = emailToKey(data.email);
if (Object.keys(users).find((key) => key === userKey)) {
setError("user already exist");
setTimeout(() => {
setError(false);
}, 2000);
setLoading(false);
} else {
firebaseDB
.child(`users`)
.child(userKey)
.set({ email: data.email, initPassword: data.password })
.then(() => setLoading(false))
.catch(() => {
setLoading(false);
setError("Error in creating user please try again");
setTimeout(() => {
setError(false);
}, 2000);
});
}
});
//Sign Up
signUp = (data, setLoading, setError) => {
auth
.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(data.email, data.password)
.then((res) => {
const userDetails = {
email: res.user.email,
id: res.user.uid,
};
const key = emailToKey(data.email);
app
.database()
.ref(`users/${key}`)
.remove()
.then(() => {
firebaseDB.child("users").child(res.user.uid).set(userDetails);
setLoading(false);
})
.catch(() => {
setLoading(false);
setError("error while registering try again");
setTimeout(() => setError(false), 4000);
});
})
.catch((err) => {
setLoading(false);
setError(err.message);
setTimeout(() => setError(false), 4000);
});
};
//Function to create a valid firebase key from email and vice versa
const emailToKey = (email) => {
//firebase do not allow ".", "#", "$", "[", or "]"
let key = email;
key = key.replace(".", ",0,");
key = key.replace("#", ",1,");
key = key.replace("$", ",2,");
key = key.replace("[", ",3,");
key = key.replace("]", ",4,");
return key;
};
const keyToEmail = (key) => {
let email = key;
email = email.replace(",0,", ".");
email = email.replace(",1,", "#");
email = email.replace(",2,", "$");
email = email.replace(",3,", "[");
email = email.replace(",4,", "]");
return email;
};
If you want to do it in your front end create a second auth reference use it to create other users and sign out and delete that reference. If you do it this way you won't be signed out when creating a new user and you won't get the error that the default firebase app already exists.
const createOtherUser =()=>{
var config = {
//your firebase config
};
let secondaryApp = firebase.initializeApp(config, "secondary");
secondaryApp.auth().createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password).then((userCredential) => {
console.log(userCredential.user.uid);
}).then(secondaryApp.auth().signOut()
)
.then(secondaryApp.delete()
)
}
Update 19.05.2022 - using #angular/fire (latest available = v.7.3.0)
If you are not using firebase directly in your app, but use e.g. #angular/fire for auth purposes only, you can use the same approach as suggested earlier as follows with the #angular/fire library:
import { Auth, getAuth, createUserWithEmailAndPassword } from '#angular/fire/auth';
import { deleteApp, initializeApp } from '#angular/fire/app';
import { firebaseConfiguration } from '../config/app.config'; // <-- Your project's configuration here.
const tempApp = initializeApp(firebaseConfiguration, "tempApp");
const tempAppAuth = getAuth(tempApp);
await createUserWithEmailAndPassword(tempAppAuth, email, password)
.then(async (newUser) => {
resolve( () ==> {
// Do something, e.g. add user info to database
});
})
.catch(error => reject(error))
.finally( () => {
tempAppAuth.signOut()
.then( () => deleteApp(tempApp));
});
The Swift version:
FIRApp.configure()
// Creating a second app to create user without logging in
FIRApp.configure(withName: "CreatingUsersApp", options: FIRApp.defaultApp()!.options)
if let secondaryApp = FIRApp(named: "CreatingUsersApp") {
let secondaryAppAuth = FIRAuth(app: secondaryApp)
secondaryAppAuth?.createUser(...)
}
Here is a Swift 3 adaptaion of Jcabrera's answer :
let bundle = Bundle.main
let path = bundle.path(forResource: "GoogleService-Info", ofType: "plist")!
let options = FIROptions.init(contentsOfFile: path)
FIRApp.configure(withName: "Secondary", options: options!)
let secondary_app = FIRApp.init(named: "Secondary")
let second_auth = FIRAuth(app : secondary_app!)
second_auth?.createUser(withEmail: self.username.text!, password: self.password.text!)
{
(user,error) in
print(user!.email!)
print(FIRAuth.auth()?.currentUser?.email ?? "default")
}
If you are using Polymer and Firebase (polymerfire) see this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/46698801/1821603
Essentially you create a secondary <firebase-app> to handle the new user registration without affecting the current user.
Android solution (Kotlin):
1.You need FirebaseOptions BUILDER(!) for setting api key, db url, etc., and don't forget to call build() at the end
2.Make a secondary auth variable by calling FirebaseApp.initializeApp()
3.Get instance of FirebaseAuth by passing your newly created secondary auth, and do whatever you want (e.g. createUser)
// 1. you can find these in your project settings under general tab
val firebaseOptionsBuilder = FirebaseOptions.Builder()
firebaseOptionsBuilder.setApiKey("YOUR_API_KEY")
firebaseOptionsBuilder.setDatabaseUrl("YOUR_DATABASE_URL")
firebaseOptionsBuilder.setProjectId("YOUR_PROJECT_ID")
firebaseOptionsBuilder.setApplicationId("YOUR_APPLICATION_ID") //not sure if this one is needed
val firebaseOptions = firebaseOptionsBuilder.build()
// indeterminate progress dialog *ANKO*
val progressDialog = indeterminateProgressDialog(resources.getString(R.string.progressDialog_message_registering))
progressDialog.show()
// 2. second auth created by passing the context, firebase options and a string for secondary db name
val newAuth = FirebaseApp.initializeApp(this#ListActivity, firebaseOptions, Constants.secondary_db_auth)
// 3. calling the create method on our newly created auth, passed in getInstance
FirebaseAuth.getInstance(newAuth).createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email!!, password!!)
.addOnCompleteListener { it ->
if (it.isSuccessful) {
// 'it' is a Task<AuthResult>, so we can get our newly created user from result
val newUser = it.result.user
// store wanted values on your user model, e.g. email, name, phonenumber, etc.
val user = User()
user.email = email
user.name = name
user.created = Date().time
user.active = true
user.phone = phone
// set user model on /db_root/users/uid_of_created_user/, or wherever you want depending on your structure
FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().reference.child(Constants.db_users).child(newUser.uid).setValue(user)
// send newly created user email verification link
newUser.sendEmailVerification()
progressDialog.dismiss()
// sign him out
FirebaseAuth.getInstance(newAuth).signOut()
// DELETE SECONDARY AUTH! thanks, Jimmy :D
newAuth.delete()
} else {
progressDialog.dismiss()
try {
throw it.exception!!
// catch exception for already existing user (e-mail)
} catch (e: FirebaseAuthUserCollisionException) {
alert(resources.getString(R.string.exception_FirebaseAuthUserCollision), resources.getString(R.string.alertDialog_title_error)) {
okButton {
isCancelable = false
}
}.show()
}
}
}
For Android, i suggest a simpler way to do it, without having to provide api key, application id...etc by hand by just using the FirebaseOptions of the default instance.
val firebaseDefaultApp = Firebase.auth.app
val signUpAppName = firebaseDefaultApp.name + "_signUp"
val signUpApp = try {
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(
context,
firebaseDefaultApp.options,
signUpAppName
)
} catch (e: IllegalStateException) {
// IllegalStateException is throw if an app with the same name has already been initialized.
FirebaseApp.getInstance(signUpAppName)
}
// Here is the instance you can use to sign up without triggering auth state on the default Firebase.auth
val signUpFirebaseAuth = Firebase.auth(signUpApp)
How to use ?
signUpFirebaseAuth
.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
.addOnSuccessListener {
// Optional, you can send verification email here if you need
// As soon as the sign up with sign in is over, we can sign out the current user
firebaseAuthSignUp.signOut()
}
.addOnFailureListener {
// Log
}
My solution to this question is to store the User Name/Email and password in a static class and then add a new user log out the new user and immediately log in as the admin user(id pass you saved). Works like a charm for me :D
This is a version for Kotlin:
fun createUser(mail: String, password: String) {
val opts = FirebaseOptions.fromResource(requireContext())
if (opts == null) return
val app = Firebase.initialize(requireContext(), opts, "Secondary")
FirebaseAuth.getInstance(app)
.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(mail, password)
.addOnSuccessListener {
app.delete()
doWhateverWithAccount(it)
}.addOnFailureListener {
app.delete()
showException(it)
}
}
It uses the configuration from your default Firebase application instance, just under a different name.
It also deletes the newly created instance afterwards, so you can call this multiple times without any exception about already existing Secondary application.
I am using AWS Java SDK v2 to list users using the code defined here on the AWS GitHub repo.
public static void listAllUsers(IamClient iam) {
try {
boolean done = false;
String newMarker = null;
while (!done) {
ListUsersResponse response;
ListUsersRequest request;
if (newMarker == null) {
request = ListUsersRequest.builder().build();
} else {
request = ListUsersRequest.builder()
.marker(newMarker).build();
}
response = iam.listUsers(request);
for (User user : response.users()) {
System.out.format("\n Retrieved user %s", user.userName());
System.out.println("\nPermission Boundary: " + user.permissionsBoundary());
}
if (!response.isTruncated()) {
done = true;
} else {
newMarker = response.marker();
}
}
} catch (IamException e) {
System.err.println(e);
System.exit(1);
}
}
It returns NULL for user.permissionsBoundary(). Here is the output for print statements in the above code.
Retrieved user jamshaid
Permission Boundary: null
Retrieved user luminadmin
Permission Boundary: null
Retrieved user test
Permission Boundary: null
When I run the following command in AWS CloudShell on AWS console, it returns the PermissionBoundary for the users it is defined.
aws iam get-user --user-name test
Here is the sample output from AWS CloudShell.
I am using the same account to make both requests.
I have confirmed this behavior by setting a permission boundary on an IAM user in the AWS Management Console. I changed the ListUsers example to include this code:
for(User user : response.users()) {
System.out.format("\n Retrieved user %s", user.userName());
AttachedPermissionsBoundary permissionsBoundary = user.permissionsBoundary();
if (permissionsBoundary != null)
System.out.format("\n Permissions boundary details %s", permissionsBoundary.permissionsBoundaryTypeAsString());
}
...
The permissionsBoundary() method does return null - even though the permission is set. This is a bug.
My advice here is to log a Github issue here:
https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2
I also tested this with Kotlin SDK. Same result.
suspend fun listAllUsers() {
IamClient { region = "AWS_GLOBAL" }.use { iamClient ->
val response = iamClient.listUsers(ListUsersRequest { })
response.users?.forEach { user ->
println("Retrieved user ${user.userName}")
val permissionsBoundary = user.permissionsBoundary
if (permissionsBoundary != null)
println("Permissions boundary details ${permissionsBoundary.permissionsBoundaryType.toString()}")
}
}
}
I do not think it is an issue, but the programmed behavior. From the API docs:
IAM resource-listing operations return a subset of the available attributes
for the resource. For example, this operation does not return tags, even
though they are an attribute of the returned object. To view all of the
information for a user, see GetUser.
This is stated as well in the API javadocs.
In the console you are using get-user, not list-users, and this is why the command is returning all the information about the user, PermissionsBoundary within it.
Please, try instead using:
aws iam list-users
and check the output, it should match the result you obtained with the Java SDK, it will not contain PermissionsBoundary either.
If you want to obtain the same results that you are currently getting with the command aws iam get-user --user-name test from Java code, you can use the getUser method in IamClient. Try Something like:
GetUserRequest request = GetUserRequest.builder()
.userName("test")
.build()
;
GetUserResponse response = iam.getUser(request);
User user = response.user();
System.out.println("\nPermission Boundary: " + user.permissionsBoundary());
The User class is reused in both operations, get and list, but only in the former all the fields are populated.
I am building a custom Alexa skill
In which I can ask the name of User and repeat it. (Working fine).
Now, the next part is to confirm the name of the user.
Alexa: "Please confirm your name!"<br>
User:"-"
Alexa: "Please confirm your name!"<br>
User: "No"
Alexa: "Please confirm your name!"<br>
**User: "Yes I confirm"**
End.
Now I am trying to achieve the above behaviour, as
Alexa should prompt "Please confirm your name!" on every 10 seconds until the user Responds
"Yes, I confirm".
I have checked the API documentation but not able to find any Intent related to this case.
Please share some info or solution.
Repromting every 10 seconds when the user doesn't responds, not sure if we can do.
But we can achieve the Yes/No part. One way of doing this is by using the state. Here in this example, I am using the node-cache module for state management.
Consider the below intent named "ConfirmationQuestionIntent". It sets the state to "confirm-name".
const ConfirmationQuestionIntentHandler = {
canHandle(handlerInput) {
return (
handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.type === "IntentRequest" &&
handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.intent.name === "ConfirmationQuestionIntent"
);
},
handle(handlerInput) {
const speechText = "Please confirm your name as 'John'.";
myCache.set('state','confirm-name');
return handlerInput.responseBuilder
.speak(speechText)
.reprompt(speechText)
.getResponse();
}
};
Now, enable/Add two BuiltIn intents, AMAZON.YesIntent and AMAZON.NoIntent.
Consider the AMAZON.NoIntent below,
In the handler function. it checks if there is any state with the name "confirm-name". If it is present, it responds with "Please confirm your name as 'John'." and if not then responds with the default response.
const NoBuiltInIntent = {
canHandle(handlerInput) {
return (
handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.type === "IntentRequest" &&
handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.intent.name === "AMAZON.NoIntent"
);
},
handle(handlerInput) {
const state = myCache.get("state");
let speechText = "I didn't get this!. Could you please rephrase.";
if(state === "confirm-name") speechText = "Please confirm your name as 'John'.";
return handlerInput.responseBuilder
.speak(speechText)
.reprompt(speechText)
.getResponse();
}
};
Consider the AMAZON.YesIntent below,
In the handle function, it checks if there is any state named "confirm-name". If it is, then it responds back with "Thanks for the confirmation" and deletes the state from the cache. If not then it asks the user to rephrase.
const YesBuiltInIntent = {
canHandle(handlerInput) {
return (
handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.type === "IntentRequest" &&
handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.intent.name === "AMAZON.YesIntent"
);
},
handle(handlerInput) {
const state = myCache.get("state");
let speechText = "I didn't get this!. Could you please rephrase.";
if(state === "confirm-name") speechText = "Thanks for the confirmation.";
myCache.del('state');
return handlerInput.responseBuilder
.speak(speechText)
.reprompt(speechText)
.getResponse();
}
};
So, you can use "State" to identify in which scenario the user is responding to and then provide the right response.
I am afraid it is not possible to make Alexa ask the question every 10 seconds untill the user confirm.
I suppose you are using confirmSlotDirective to confirm the name of the user.
confirmSlotDirective or simply any confirmation directive in Alexa works with words that only agree or disagree with the confirmation message. e.g. YES/NO
Solution:
1) If you have already asked for the name of the user (e.g. 'John'), do not ask it again. Simply make Alexa to say:
Alexa: "Your name is John, right?" Or "You said John? please confirm?"
User: can say Yes/No to confirm.
Note: Alexa only recognizes a limited set of international names.
2) Better way to get user's name is using Alexa's Customer Profile Api, so you won't have to worry about Alexa not able to recognize name let alone the confirmation of user's name.
How to use facebook api taggable_friends by Open Graph tag friend.
my app use taggable_friends api i want to tag my friend in friends wall.
to use Mentioning friends or Tagging friends
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/opengraph/using-actions/v2.0#capabilities
And I use Open Graph doc Step by Step to try
but give me "You, or this app's Open Graph Test User, must have published this action at least once" how to setting?
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/review/opengraph
On FB javascript sdk,
-* fb dashboard -> Open Graph
Create a story
List item make sure you enable the 'capabilities' features such as -tags, -user messages, -place, etc. in your action type.
-* in your js
1. call the js sdk
window.fbAsyncInit = function() {
FB.init({
appId : {YOUR_APP_ID} , // App ID
version: 'v2.0',
status : true, // check login status
cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access the session
oauth : true, // enable OAuth 2.0
xfbml : true // parse XFBML
});
};
// Load the SDK Asynchronously
(function(d){
var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}
js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;
js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js";
d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);
}(document));
}
3. Login into FB asking with these scopes
function Login()
{
FB.login(function(response) {
if (response.authResponse)
{
console.log(response.authResponse); // Get User Information.
} else
{
console.log('Authorization failed.');
}
},{scope: 'user_friends, publish_actions, status_update, read_stream, manage_friendlists'});// ' user_interests, user_likes, etc.. '
}
4. Get the logged user taggable_friends with a function such as:
var var friendsIDarray = [];
var user_friend_list;
function meTaggableFriends(){
FB.api(
"/me/taggable_friends",
function (response) {
if (response && !response.error) {
/* handle the result */
console.log(response)
for(var i=0; i<response.data.length; i++){
var data = response.data;
friendsIDarray.push(data[i].id);
}
user_friend_list = friendsIDarray.join();
}
}
);
5. Now, we have stored the token ids in user_friend_list for those friends we want to tag in our post
and we can use an Open Graph action like this in order to tag friends:
FB.api(
'me/{namespace}:{action}',
'post',
{
{object-type}:'http://example.com/object/', // make sure to have the apropiate og:type meta set
place:'https://example.com/place/', // open graph page with metas for location, id for a location page etc
tags: user_friend_list, // the tokens ids for those friens you wanna tag and you got on previous step
title: 'whatever',
message: 'like this, you tag friends #['+ONE_TOKEN_ID_FROM_TAGGABLE_FRIENDS+'] , #['+ONE_TOKEN_ID_FROM_TAGGABLE_FRIENDS+'] etc'
},
function(response) {
console.log(response)
}
);
you can find more information about it on:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/opengraph/using-actions/v2.1
Hope you find it useful.
the error message "You, or this app's Open Graph Test User, must have published this action at least once" means: before you require this permission, you must call the api at least once.
I have occur this kind error before. when I require publish_actions permission, the facebook tell me this:
then I used my app call /me/feed api post a feed, then the error disappeared.
if you are the owner, developers or test users of the app, you can use these api before review approval. you can add roles for app in dashboard.