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docs: read the service token from SEAMLESS_SERVICE_TOKEN in the Next.js example #187

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/seamless-service-token-env.md
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'@seamless-auth/react': patch
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The README's Next.js example reads the service token from `SEAMLESS_SERVICE_TOKEN` instead of `API_SERVICE_TOKEN`. The auth server still reads `API_SERVICE_TOKEN`; both hold the same value.
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Expand Up @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const { GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE } = createSeamlessAuthHandler({
authServerUrl: process.env.AUTH_SERVER_URL!,
audience: process.env.AUTH_SERVER_URL!,
cookieSecret: process.env.COOKIE_SIGNING_KEY!,
serviceSecret: process.env.API_SERVICE_TOKEN!,
serviceSecret: process.env.SEAMLESS_SERVICE_TOKEN!,
jwksKid: process.env.JWKS_KID,
});
```
Expand All @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export default async function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNo
const session = await getSeamlessSession(await cookies(), {
authServerUrl: process.env.AUTH_SERVER_URL!,
cookieSecret: process.env.COOKIE_SIGNING_KEY!,
serviceSecret: process.env.API_SERVICE_TOKEN!,
serviceSecret: process.env.SEAMLESS_SERVICE_TOKEN!,
jwksKid: process.env.JWKS_KID,
userAgent: (await headers()).get('user-agent') ?? undefined,
});
Expand All @@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ handler above. The full guide, including route protection in `proxy.ts`, is at
[docs.seamlessauth.com/build/nextjs](https://docs.seamlessauth.com/build/nextjs/), and
`seamless init my-app --nextjs` scaffolds a working starter.

The auth server reads the service token from `API_SERVICE_TOKEN` and the app reads it from
`SEAMLESS_SERVICE_TOKEN`; both hold the same value.

Things to know:

- **Use custom UI, not `AuthRoutes`.** The bundled screens route with react-router, which a Next.js
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