# \#actions

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## [Auth0-generated temporary Database password: 72-hour expiry and mandatory password-change proof](https://community.auth0.com/t/auth0-generated-temporary-database-password-72-hour-expiry-and-mandatory-password-change-proof/205289)

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**Author:** [@helington.pm](https://community.auth0.com/u/helington.pm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/auth0-generated-temporary-database-password-72-hour-expiry-and-mandatory-password-change-proof/205289 "2026-11-12T01:12:44Z")

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We are evaluating a first-access onboarding flow using an Auth0 Database connection and Universal Login. Which production-supported feature lets the identity provider generate an individual temporary password and deliver…

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## [Action validation before saving](https://community.auth0.com/t/action-validation-before-saving/204997)

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**Author:** [@pascal.houle1](https://community.auth0.com/u/pascal.houle1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/action-validation-before-saving/204997 "2026-11-03T16:15:28Z")

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Feature: Add pre-save validation for Action code Description: Provide a Validate capability in the Action editor that analyses the Action code before it is saved. Ideally, validation would detect JavaScript syntax erro…

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## [Upgrade of node22 to node24 for actions](https://community.auth0.com/t/upgrade-of-node22-to-node24-for-actions/195076)

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**Author:** [@lukaselmer](https://community.auth0.com/u/lukaselmer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/upgrade-of-node22-to-node24-for-actions/195076 "2026-11-01T18:09:56Z")

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Feature: Upgrade to NodeJS 24 (LTS) Description: We are in the process of upgrading all our NodeJS versions to NodeJS 24 (LTS). The only place where we currently have a blocker is the Auth0 Actions, where we can only ch…

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## [How to enforce recent authentication in backend service](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-enforce-recent-authentication-in-backend-service/204740)

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**Author:** [@bill.poole](https://community.auth0.com/u/bill.poole)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-enforce-recent-authentication-in-backend-service/204740 "2026-10-27T23:23:39Z")

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I have a requirement that certain sensitive operations performed by my backend services require recent interactive authentication. The backend services only have access to access tokens, not ID tokens. When the max\_age p…

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## [Execution of an Action failed / actions\_execution\_failed / platform\_error](https://community.auth0.com/t/execution-of-an-action-failed-actions-execution-failed-platform-error/204486)

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**Author:** [@jsoref](https://community.auth0.com/u/jsoref)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/execution-of-an-action-failed-actions-execution-failed-platform-error/204486 "2026-10-20T22:08:25Z")

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We periodically see errors like this: { "type": "actions\_execution\_failed", "description": "Execution of an Action failed", "client\_id": "...", "client\_name": "...", "connection": "Username-Password-Authentica…

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## [Authoritative response schema for Management API Test an Action](https://community.auth0.com/t/authoritative-response-schema-for-management-api-test-an-action/204234)

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**Author:** [@pariswolf911](https://community.auth0.com/u/pariswolf911)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/authoritative-response-schema-for-management-api-test-an-action/204234 "2026-10-14T17:44:14Z")

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Please provide the authoritative response contract and interpretation rules for the inner payload returned by Test an Action. We need evidence-backed fields proving terminal completion of the appointed Action, distinguis…

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## [Free/Essentials: safe MCP re-consent after revocation, including in-flight refresh](https://community.auth0.com/t/free-essentials-safe-mcp-re-consent-after-revocation-including-in-flight-refresh/203267)

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**Author:** [@mcp-dev-enquiry](https://community.auth0.com/u/mcp-dev-enquiry)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/free-essentials-safe-mcp-re-consent-after-revocation-including-in-flight-refresh/203267 "2026-09-12T00:19:56Z")

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We are evaluating Auth0 Free and B2C Essentials for a public third-party MCP client using authorization-code PKCE and refresh tokens. Our API immediately records local removal even when the client is disconnected. We nee…

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## [Redirect to custom prompt from password-reset-post-challenge with ACUL](https://community.auth0.com/t/redirect-to-custom-prompt-from-password-reset-post-challenge-with-acul/202993)

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**Author:** [@Jojo.Jose](https://community.auth0.com/u/Jojo.Jose)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/redirect-to-custom-prompt-from-password-reset-post-challenge-with-acul/202993 "2026-09-01T16:54:37Z")

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Hi, using Password Reset / Post Challenge action, there is an option to render custom prompt as per this documentation. api.prompt.render(promptId, promptOptions) But I’m unable to find how to use this. If I use this…

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## [Access User Permissions in Post-Login Action](https://community.auth0.com/t/access-user-permissions-in-post-login-action/184531)

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**Author:** [@jharris](https://community.auth0.com/u/jharris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/access-user-permissions-in-post-login-action/184531 "2026-08-21T06:27:11Z")

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Feature: Make user’s permissions accessible via Post-Login Action if RBAC is enabled. Description: It would be very helpful if it were possible to access the authenticating user’s Permissions during a Post-Login Action …

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## [Auth0 Actions - Is event.authentication.methods sorted by timestamp?](https://community.auth0.com/t/auth0-actions-is-event-authentication-methods-sorted-by-timestamp/202514)

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**Author:** [@Sahid.Rosas](https://community.auth0.com/u/Sahid.Rosas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/auth0-actions-is-event-authentication-methods-sorted-by-timestamp/202514 "2026-08-13T14:53:41Z")

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Hi, Just a simple question about the Post-Login Action event object, specifically the event.authentication.methods (Event Object - Auth0 Docs). As the title says, I would like to know if this array is confirmed to be so…

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## [Allow allowRememberBrowser in challengeWith and challengeWithAny API](https://community.auth0.com/t/allow-allowrememberbrowser-in-challengewith-and-challengewithany-api/194457)

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**Author:** [@b.boone](https://community.auth0.com/u/b.boone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/allow-allowrememberbrowser-in-challengewith-and-challengewithany-api/194457 "2026-07-31T18:03:42Z")

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Feature: Allow allowRememberBrowser in thechallengeWith and challengeWithAnyAPIs Description: The newer challengeWith and challengeWithAny APIs allow for fully customizing the MFA experience except for disabling allowRe…

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## [ESM support for Auth0 actions](https://community.auth0.com/t/esm-support-for-auth0-actions/199940)

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**Author:** [@janire](https://community.auth0.com/u/janire)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/esm-support-for-auth0-actions/199940 "2026-05-25T19:05:17Z")

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Feature: ESM support for Auth0 actions Description: ESM support, ideally TS support Use-case: Our team is currently moving our testing suite on Vitest and MSW, but we’ve found that Auth0 Actions only support CommonJS. …

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## [Expiration DateTime for Machine to Machine Applications (Client Credentials flow)](https://community.auth0.com/t/expiration-datetime-for-machine-to-machine-applications-client-credentials-flow/198664)

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**Author:** [@aburck](https://community.auth0.com/u/aburck)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/expiration-datetime-for-machine-to-machine-applications-client-credentials-flow/198664 "2026-04-30T18:29:40Z")

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Feature: Machine to Machine Application Expiration Use-case: We build and sell APIs. To grant customers access to our APIs, we create Machine to Machine (M2M) Applications for each customer and provide them with their C…

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## [Provide MFA triggers in Actions](https://community.auth0.com/t/provide-mfa-triggers-in-actions/197269)

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**Author:** [@bastien.monsarrat](https://community.auth0.com/u/bastien.monsarrat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/provide-mfa-triggers-in-actions/197269 "2026-03-04T18:14:28Z")

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Feature: Please provide MFA triggers in Actions Description: For the Actions, a generic MFA family of triggers could be very beneficial to simplify some workflows when working with enrollment. The post login actions c…

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## [Provide multifactor\_last\_modified information in the Post Login trigger event in Action](https://community.auth0.com/t/provide-multifactor-last-modified-information-in-the-post-login-trigger-event-in-action/197268)

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**Author:** [@bastien.monsarrat](https://community.auth0.com/u/bastien.monsarrat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/provide-multifactor-last-modified-information-in-the-post-login-trigger-event-in-action/197268 "2026-03-04T18:03:42Z")

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Feature: Please provide multifactor\_last\_modified information in the Post Login trigger event in Action Description: For the event.user context in the onExecutePostLogin trigger in Actions, please provide the informati…

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## [Auth0 Actions: Top 5 Highlights from the Community Ask Me Anything](https://community.auth0.com/t/auth0-actions-top-5-highlights-from-the-community-ask-me-anything/192035)

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**Author:** [@christina.johnson](https://community.auth0.com/u/christina.johnson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/auth0-actions-top-5-highlights-from-the-community-ask-me-anything/192035 "2025-11-27T23:23:04Z")

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our AMA on Actions! For those who couldn’t join, we’ve put together the top five highlights from the session. You can also dive into the full discussion to explore detailed answe…

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## [August 27 Auth0 Community Ask Me Anything: Actions](https://community.auth0.com/t/august-27-auth0-community-ask-me-anything-actions/190450)

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**Author:** [@christina.johnson](https://community.auth0.com/u/christina.johnson)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/august-27-auth0-community-ask-me-anything-actions/190450 "2025-11-27T23:20:38Z")

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We’re excited to invite you to our next online Auth0 Community Ask Me Anything (AMA) on August 27, 2025, with Gaston Danilo Asis Sanchez, Senior Technical Product Manager, where we will dive into Auth0 Actions. This is …

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## [Allow passing of data between steps in a flow](https://community.auth0.com/t/allow-passing-of-data-between-steps-in-a-flow/189976)

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**Author:** [@zebslc](https://community.auth0.com/u/zebslc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/allow-passing-of-data-between-steps-in-a-flow/189976 "2025-08-19T15:24:17Z")

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I want to be able to pass data between flow steps In order that my login process can be broken down into more meaningful steps and I can do multiple validation processing such as unique username, telephone, email within…

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## [Passing data between actions](https://community.auth0.com/t/passing-data-between-actions/128839)

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**Author:** [@RandomPerson](https://community.auth0.com/u/RandomPerson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/passing-data-between-actions/128839 "2025-08-19T15:20:38Z")

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In first action, I am updating user details from event object. But when the next action executes, the event object does not contain the values which were updated in the first action.

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## [Support for Organization Specific Actions](https://community.auth0.com/t/support-for-organization-specific-actions/185181)

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**Author:** [@sarthak.sahoo](https://community.auth0.com/u/sarthak.sahoo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/support-for-organization-specific-actions/185181 "2025-07-25T10:11:13Z")

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Feature: Support for Organization-Specific Action triggers Description: Currently, Auth0 allows the creation of Actions that can be triggered during various stages of the authentication and authorization process. Howe…

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## [Experts helping Customers: Streamline User Experience with Auth0 Forms](https://community.auth0.com/t/experts-helping-customers-streamline-user-experience-with-auth0-forms/188607)

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**Author:** [@ed.ohare](https://community.auth0.com/u/ed.ohare)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/experts-helping-customers-streamline-user-experience-with-auth0-forms/188607 "2025-06-30T17:35:04Z")

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Auth0 Forms allows customers to insert custom logic into a user flow. This custom logic incorporates screens that Auth0 fully hosts, allowing for direct interaction by your end-users. This custom logic enables customers …

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## [Ability to identify which email/identity was used during authentication for linked accounts](https://community.auth0.com/t/ability-to-identify-which-email-identity-was-used-during-authentication-for-linked-accounts/185659)

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**Author:** [@mourya.andey](https://community.auth0.com/u/mourya.andey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/ability-to-identify-which-email-identity-was-used-during-authentication-for-linked-accounts/185659 "2025-04-23T20:10:32Z")

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Feature: Access to Secondary User Email in Linked Accounts Description: When using post-login actions with linked accounts, there’s currently no way to determine which email address was used for the current login sessio…

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## [Feature Enhancement Proposal – Executing Actions from Forms](https://community.auth0.com/t/feature-enhancement-proposal-executing-actions-from-forms/184639)

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**Author:** [@mbolek](https://community.auth0.com/u/mbolek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/feature-enhancement-proposal-executing-actions-from-forms/184639 "2025-03-31T22:12:53Z")

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Feature: Executing Actions from Forms Description: I’d like to suggest an improvement to the existing functionality regarding the execution of actions instead of flows triggered from forms. I have multiple use cases whe…

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## [Feature parity between Rules and Actions - Ability to switch to another user in an Action](https://community.auth0.com/t/feature-parity-between-rules-and-actions-ability-to-switch-to-another-user-in-an-action/182158)

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**Author:** [@kurtfi](https://community.auth0.com/u/kurtfi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/feature-parity-between-rules-and-actions-ability-to-switch-to-another-user-in-an-action/182158 "2025-02-28T00:19:48Z")

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Feature: Feature parity between Rules and Actions - Ability to switch to another user in an Action Description: With a connection to an IdP that supports only transient user ids, in Rules we could just use custom logic …

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## [useUser only gets metadata updates after new user logs out and back in](https://community.auth0.com/t/useuser-only-gets-metadata-updates-after-new-user-logs-out-and-back-in/91091)

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**Author:** [@steffanie](https://community.auth0.com/u/steffanie)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/useuser-only-gets-metadata-updates-after-new-user-logs-out-and-back-in/91091 "2025-02-18T21:30:05Z")

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Continuing the discussion from NextJS useUser Not Getting App Metadata: I have a similar problem to the issue I’ve linked here. I have a postLogin action that sets some custom claims for a user, in order for us to read …

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## [Do not send email verification in select cases](https://community.auth0.com/t/do-not-send-email-verification-in-select-cases/92189)

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**Author:** [@lee.omara](https://community.auth0.com/u/lee.omara)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/do-not-send-email-verification-in-select-cases/92189 "2025-02-18T17:14:28Z")

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I see that the API for creating and updating users has a verify\_email option to omit sending the verification message on a case-by-case basis. I’d like to do something similar, but for select applications. Can I do this…

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## [How to automatically populate given\_name and family\_name on user signup/login?](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-automatically-populate-given-name-and-family-name-on-user-signup-login/93513)

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**Author:** [@wandb-axel](https://community.auth0.com/u/wandb-axel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-automatically-populate-given-name-and-family-name-on-user-signup-login/93513 "2025-01-31T21:46:14Z")

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Hello! We are using Auth0 as an IdP for SSO to Thinkific (https://www.thinkific.com/) using OpenID Connect. Thinkific requires the root attributes given\_name and family\_name to be set on the user. We use the Universal L…

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## [Only sign up user if own backend allows it and send (sub, email, username)](https://community.auth0.com/t/only-sign-up-user-if-own-backend-allows-it-and-send-sub-email-username/85960)

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**Author:** [@amg1](https://community.auth0.com/u/amg1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/only-sign-up-user-if-own-backend-allows-it-and-send-sub-email-username/85960 "2024-11-21T22:52:53Z")

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Hey I got some questions regarding my usecase: I want to gather data (auth0\_sub, email, username) and send it to my backend to create a user with said fields. I then send back the associated internalId from my backend a…

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## [My PR for my library is there for 9 months. Can I get my library approved? To show on the website](https://community.auth0.com/t/my-pr-for-my-library-is-there-for-9-months-can-i-get-my-library-approved-to-show-on-the-website/147636)

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**Author:** [@beatt83](https://community.auth0.com/u/beatt83)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/my-pr-for-my-library-is-there-for-9-months-can-i-get-my-library-approved-to-show-on-the-website/147636 "2024-10-16T09:04:27Z")

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Hi. I wanted to understand if my library can be approved? My PR is there for a few months since January. It’s 9 months for an approval or even any reply of a PR and merge. I mean im patient but its a little too much wit…

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## [Read SAML Response Claims from IdPs inside Actions](https://community.auth0.com/t/read-saml-response-claims-from-idps-inside-actions/88764)

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**Author:** [@davidhouseknechtdev](https://community.auth0.com/u/davidhouseknechtdev)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/read-saml-response-claims-from-idps-inside-actions/88764 "2024-01-12T14:33:09Z")

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I originally asked a similar question last year (Cannot Access Mapped SAML properties Inside Custom Action). The issue still persists so I am still using a custom Rule to access the SAML response field. I would like to …

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