clerk-auth

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Expert patterns for Clerk auth implementation, middleware, organizations, webhooks, and user sync

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# Clerk Authentication

Expert patterns for Clerk auth implementation, middleware, organizations, webhooks, and user sync

## Patterns

### Next.js App Router Setup

Complete Clerk setup for Next.js 14/15 App Router.

Includes ClerkProvider, environment variables, and basic
sign-in/sign-up components.

Key components:
- ClerkProvider: Wraps app for auth context
- <SignIn />, <SignUp />: Pre-built auth forms
- <UserButton />: User menu with session management

### Code_example

# Environment variables (.env.local)
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_...
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_...
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL=/dashboard
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL=/onboarding

// app/layout.tsx
import { ClerkProvider } from '@clerk/nextjs';

export default function RootLayout({
  children,
}: {
  children: React.ReactNode;
}) {
  return (
    <ClerkProvider>
      <html lang="en">
        <body>{children}</body>
      </html>
    </ClerkProvider>
  );
}

// app/sign-in/[[...sign-in]]/page.tsx
import { SignIn } from '@clerk/nextjs';

export default function SignInPage() {
  return (
    <div className="flex justify-center items-center min-h-screen">
      <SignIn />
    </div>
  );
}

// app/sign-up/[[...sign-up]]/page.tsx
import { SignUp } from '@clerk/nextjs';

export default function SignUpPage() {
  return (
    <div className="flex justify-center items-center min-h-screen">
      <SignUp />
    </div>
  );
}

// components/Header.tsx
import { SignedIn, SignedOut, SignInButton, UserButton } from '@clerk/nextjs';

export function Header() {
  return (
    <header className="flex justify-between p-4">
      <h1>My App</h1>
      <SignedOut>
        <SignInButton />
      </SignedOut>
      <SignedIn>
        <UserButton afterSignOutUrl="/" />
      </SignedIn>
    </header>
  );
}

### Anti_patterns

- Pattern: ClerkProvider inside page component | Why: Provider must wrap entire app in root layout | Fix: Move ClerkProvider to app/layout.tsx
- Pattern: Using auth() without middleware | Why: auth() requires clerkMiddleware to be configured | Fix: Set up middleware.ts with clerkMiddleware

### References

- https://clerk.com/docs/nextjs/getting-started/quickstart

### Middleware Route Protection

Protect routes using clerkMiddleware and createRouteMatcher.

Best practices:
- Single middleware.ts file at project root
- Use createRouteMatcher for route groups
- auth.protect() for explicit protection
- Centralize all auth logic in middleware

### Code_example

// middleware.ts
import { clerkMiddleware, createRouteMatcher } from '@clerk/nextjs/server';

// Define protected route patterns
const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher([
  '/dashboard(.*)',
  '/settings(.*)',
  '/api/private(.*)',
]);

// Define public routes (optional, for clarity)
const isPublicRoute = createRouteMatcher([
  '/',
  '/sign-in(.*)',
  '/sign-up(.*)',
  '/api/webhooks(.*)',
]);

export default clerkMiddleware(async (auth, req) => {
  // Protect matched routes
  if (isProtectedRoute(req)) {
    await auth.protect();
  }
});

export const config = {
  matcher: [
    // Match all routes except static files
    '/((?!_next|[^?]*\\.(?:html?|css|js(?!on)|jpe?g|webp|png|gif|svg|ttf|woff2?|ico|csv|docx?|xlsx?|zip|webmanifest)).*)',
    // Always run for API routes
    '/(api|trpc)(.*)',
  ],
};

// Advanced: Role-based protection
export default clerkMiddleware(async (auth, req) => {
  if (isProtectedRoute(req)) {
    await auth.protect();
  }

  // Admin routes require admin role
  if (req.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith('/admin')) {
    await auth.protect({
      role: 'org:admin',
    });
  }

  // Premium routes require premium permission
  if (req.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith('/premium')) {
    await auth.protect({
      permission: 'org:premium:access',
    });
  }
});

### Anti_patterns

- Pattern: Multiple middleware.ts files | Why: Causes conflicts and redirect loops | Fix: Use single middleware.ts with route matchers
- Pattern: Manual redirects in components | Why: Double redirects, missed routes | Fix: Handle all redirects in middleware
- Pattern: Missing matcher config | Why: Middleware won't run on all routes | Fix: Add comprehensive matcher pattern

### References

- https://clerk.com/docs/reference/nextjs/clerk-middleware

### Server Component Authentication

Access auth state in Server Components using auth() and currentUser().

Key functions:
- auth(): Returns userId, sessionId, orgId, claims
- currentUser(): Returns full User object
- Both require clerkMiddleware to be configured

### Code_example

// app/dashboard/page.tsx (Server Component)
import { auth, currentUser } from '@clerk/nextjs/server';
import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';

export default async function DashboardPage() {
  const { userId } = await auth();

  if (!userId) {
    redirect('/sign-in');
  }

  // Full user data (counts toward rate limits)
  const user = await currentUser();

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Welcome, {user?.firstName}!</h1>
      <p>Email: {user?.emailAddresses[0]?.emailAddress}</p>
    </div>
  );
}

// Using auth() for quick checks
export default async function ProtectedLayout({
  children,
}: {
  children: React.ReactNode;
}) {
  const { userId, orgId, orgRole } = await auth();

  if (!userId) {
    redirect('/sign-in');
  }

  // Check organization access
  if (!orgId) {
    redirect('/select-org');
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <p>Organization Role: {orgRole}</p>
      {children}
    </div>
  );
}

// Server Action with auth check
// app/actions/posts.ts
'use server';
import { auth } from '@clerk/nextjs/server';

export async function createPost(formData: FormData) {
  const { userId } = await auth();

  if (!userId) {
    throw new Error('Unauthorized');
  }

  const title = formData.get('title') as string;

  // Create post with userId
  const post = await prisma.post.create({
    data: {
      title,
      authorId: userId,
    },
  });

  return post;
}

### Anti_patterns

- Pattern: Not awaiting auth() | Why: auth() is async in App Router | Fix: Use await auth() or const { userId } = await auth()
- Pattern: Using currentUser() for simple checks | Why: Counts toward rate limits, slower than auth() | Fix: Use auth() for userId checks, currentUser() for user data

### References

- https://clerk.com/docs/references/nextjs/auth

### Client Component Hooks

Access auth state in Client Components using hooks.

Key hooks:
- useUser(): User object and loading state
- useAuth(): Auth state, signOut, etc.
- useSession(): Session object
- useOrganization(): Current organization

### Code_example

// components/UserProfile.tsx
'use client';
import { useUser, useAuth } from '@clerk/nextjs';

export function UserProfile() {
  const { user, isLoaded, isSignedIn } = useUser();
  const { signOut } = useAuth();

  if (!isLoaded) {
    return <div>Loading...</div>;
  }

  if (!isSignedIn) {
    return <div>Not signed in</div>;
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <img src={user.imageUrl} alt={user.fullName ?? ''} />
      <h2>{user.fullName}</h2>
      <p>{user.emailAddresses[0]?.emailAddress}</p>
      <button onClick={() => signOut()}>Sign Out</button>
    </div>
  );
}

// Organization context
'use client';
import { useOrganization, useOrganizationList } from '@clerk/nextjs';

export function OrgSwitcher() {
  const { organization, membership } = useOrganization();
  const { setActive, userMemberships } = useOrganizationList({
    userMemberships: { infinite: true },
  });

  if (!organization) {
    return <p>No organization selected</p>;
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <p>Current: {organization.name}</p>
      <p>Role: {membership?.role}</p>

      <select
        onChange={(e) => setActive?.({ organization: e.target.value })}
        value={organization.id}
      >
        {userMemberships.data?.map((mem) => (
          <option key={mem.organization.id} value={mem.organization.id}>
            {mem.org

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