headless customer login

[kapilgohil]

Hi All,

I am creating a headless app using nuxt.js. I have sucessfully used graphql API to retrive prodicuts/collections etc, but now I need to create a login so that users can login and can view their orders.

I have a form set up, containing the email address and password fields, but not really sure how to proceed forwards. 

How is this achieved using mutation in the grapql API? I can see their is a CustomerAccessToken object.

https://help.shopify.com/en/api/storefront-api/reference/object/customeraccesstoken

Thanks

[Switchmode · Accepted solution]

You can get a token by submitting that information to customerAccessTokenCreate

Docs: https://help.shopify.com/en/api/storefront-api/reference/mutation/customeraccesstokencreate

That token can be used to retrieve customer data, associate checkouts, etc

[kapilgohil]

Thanks! Does this token also log the customer in? or does it simply provide a token which you can then pass to another mutation?

[SwitchmodeNZ]

Using the token in queries/mutations *is* the session, store it client side.

[AlexBoy]

can we implement JWT based on returned customerAccessToken ?
If possible, how to do this

[duveral]

Hi! Could yo expand that? The access token provided is not valid to log in the user, but only to perform mutations. Any alternative?

[duveral]

Did you find a solution? Same issue, the token is only useful for mutations.