why provider returns only static attributes such as id,name,email? about next-auth HOT 3 CLOSED

Hi there,

You can actually return any properties you like in getProfile() in next-auth.providers.js.

The reason each provider has this function is that the properties are just different for each provider as annoyingly they all use different names for properties rather than using a standard format for a user object, which is why it doesn't save all properties automatically.

In next-auth.functions.js you would need to make sure you use this field in update() and insert() functions and return it from the deseralize() function.

This is quite fiddly and not easy to understand and I'd like to improve this so that the configuration is much simpler in future but I haven't found the time to get around to that recently.

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alright now that makes sense, thanks for the clarification!

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Hello,
regarding this question i have managed it on my own(sadly before reading this issue):

insert: (user, oAuthProfile) => {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
if (!user.photo && oAuthProfile.photos)
user.photo = oAuthProfile.photos[0].value;
if (!user.emailVerified && oAuthProfile.emails)
user.emailVerified = oAuthProfile.emails[0].verified;

      usersCollection.insert(user, (err, response) => {
        if (err) return reject(err);

        // Mongo Client automatically adds an id to an inserted object, but
        // if using a work-a-like we may need to add it from the response.
        if (!user._id && response._id) user._id = response._id;

        return resolve(user);
      });
    });
  }

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i have a question for @iaincollins if i may.
What is the best approach for getting additional info from a different source? let's say a web api and adding to the user prop.
Scenario: based on email i want to send a request to a web api and return the role, and pass it to the user in the insert.

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