@textile/hub > Filecoin > getTokenChallenge

Filecoin.getTokenChallenge() method

Obtain a token for interacting with the remote API. When your app is creating new private-key based users to interact with the API using User Group keys, you must first create a new token for each new user. Tokens do not change after you create them. This callback method will require you to handle challenge signing.

Signature:

getTokenChallenge(publicKey: string, callback: (challenge: Uint8Array) => Uint8Array | Promise<Uint8Array>): Promise<string>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
publicKey	string
callback	(challenge: Uint8Array) => Uint8Array | Promise<Uint8Array>	A callback function that takes a challenge argument and returns a signed message using the input challenge and the private key associated with publicKey. publicKey must be the corresponding public key of the private key used in callback.

Returns:

Promise<string>

Example

import { Filecoin, PrivateKey } from '@textile/hub'

async function example (filecoin: Filecoin, identity: PrivateKey) {
  const token = await filecoin.getTokenChallenge(
    identity.public.toString(),
    (challenge: Uint8Array) => {
      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        // This is where you should program PrivateKey to respond to challenge
        // Read more here: https://docs.textile.io/tutorials/hub/production-auth/
      })
    }
  )
  return token
}