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User.getIdToken() method

Returns a JSON Web Token (JWT) used to identify the user to a Firebase service.

Signature:

getIdToken(forceRefresh?: boolean): Promise<string>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
forceRefresh	boolean	Force refresh regardless of token expiration.

Returns:

Promise<string>

Description

Returns the current token if it has not expired or if it will not expire in the next five minutes. Otherwise, this will refresh the token and return a new one.