Register/singUP function with Custom backend in next auth v5?

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rand posted this in #help-forum

2025-01-17T15:54:16.760Z

Hello, i make an register api route in my django backend and can make new user, and got an access, refresh token, and what do i have to do?
next auth only supports signin? if so, do i need to call the sign in function after register?
what do you think folks?? thanks for your help and advice!!

Answered by B33fb0n3

Normally the register function just sign up a user. So it creates the user inside the database for example. However: it does not sign in the user. For that you can use the „signIn“ function from next-auth. That will send the login credentials trough your app and it will land inside your „CredentialsProvider“ (see next-auth docs). Inside your credentials provider you can then authorize your user so he is officially signed in

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@rand Hello, i make an register api route in my django backend and can make new user, and got an access, refresh token, and what do i have to do? next auth only supports **signin**? if so, do i need to call the sign in function after register? what do you think folks?? thanks for your help and advice!!

B33fb0n3

2025-01-17T15:58:02.342Z

Yes, you need to create your own register page and own register functions. After that you can use your database and own backend inside the credentials provider

randOP

2025-01-17T16:04:41.800Z

@B33fb0n3

Thanks for your help,

And could you plz describe what does After that you can use your database and own backend inside the credentials provider mean?

i am able to get all of user data and access and refresh token stuff after register, and so how can i call the callback functions like as login?

to save those tokens and user data to the session?

Here is the register action for get the data:

"use server";

import api from "./api";

export const registerAction = async (values: any) => {
  try {
    const res = await api.post("/api/auth/register/", {
      username: values.name,
      email: values.email,
      password: values.password,
    });
    console.log("DDDDDDDDDDDDDD");
    console.log(res.data);
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error);
  }
};