# Way to update app\_metadata using lock widget configuration

**URL:** <https://community.auth0.com/t/way-to-update-app-metadata-using-lock-widget-configuration/9615>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** auth0-configuration, update, app\_metadata\
**Created:** [February 28, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/way-to-update-app-metadata-using-lock-widget-configuration/9615 "2018-02-28T11:36:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rakesh\_agrawal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/rakesh_agrawal/32/10413_2.png) [@rakesh\_agrawal](https://community.auth0.com/u/rakesh_agrawal)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/way-to-update-app-metadata-using-lock-widget-configuration/9615/1 "2018-02-28T11:36:07Z")

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hi,

Is there a way to update app\_metadata using lock widget configuration. I did not get any pointers from this link: [Lock Configuration Options - Auth0 Docs](https://auth0.com/docs/libraries/lock/v11/configuration#redirecturl-string-)

thanks

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**Author:** ![richard.dowinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/richard.dowinton/32/16150_2.png) [@richard.dowinton](https://community.auth0.com/u/richard.dowinton)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/way-to-update-app-metadata-using-lock-widget-configuration/9615/2 "2018-03-02T16:58:32Z")

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It’s only possible to update `user_metadata` which can be achieved through the use of [additionalSignUpFields](https://auth0.com/docs/libraries/lock/v11/configuration#additionalsignupfields-array-). However, this only applies to sign up.

If you don’t need to add custom client-side data to your users’ `app_metadata`, you could always use a [rule](https://auth0.com/docs/rules/current) to add the data. If necessary, you can use the rule to pull data from your own web service to add to the `app_metadata`. [Hooks](https://auth0.com/docs/hooks) are another option for this.

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**Author:** ![konrad.sopala](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/konrad.sopala/32/13516_2.png) [@konrad.sopala](https://community.auth0.com/u/konrad.sopala)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/way-to-update-app-metadata-using-lock-widget-configuration/9615/3 "2019-07-25T11:02:50Z")

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