One of the most crucial aspects of user management is ensuring users can regain access to their accounts and that their email addresses are legitimate. Supabase Auth makes handling both password resets and email verification remarkably straightforward.
Lost passwords happen to the best of us! Supabase Auth provides a built-in mechanism for initiating password reset flows. When a user forgets their password, you can trigger a password reset email to be sent to their registered email address. This email will contain a secure link that guides them through the process of setting a new password.
You can initiate a password reset from your client-side application using the Supabase JavaScript client. The resetPasswordForEmail method is all you need. You'll provide the user's email address, and Supabase will handle the rest, including sending the email. Remember to configure your email provider in the Supabase dashboard for this to work.
import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
const supabaseUrl = 'YOUR_SUPABASE_URL'
const supabaseKey = 'YOUR_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY'
const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey)
async function handlePasswordReset(email) {
const { error } = await supabase.auth.resetPasswordForEmail(email)
if (error) {
console.error('Error sending password reset email:', error.message)
} else {
console.log('Password reset email sent. Check your inbox.')
}
}
// Example usage:
handlePasswordReset('user@example.com')The password reset email will contain a unique token and a confirmation URL. When the user clicks this link, they will be directed to a page in your application where they can enter their new password. Your application will then use the updateUser method with the password argument to finalize the reset. The confirmation URL typically includes the type (password_reset) and the token as query parameters.