Appwrite TypeScript SDK

Installation

# Web
npm install appwrite

# React Native
npm install react-native-appwrite

# Node.js / Deno
npm install node-appwrite

Setting Up the Client

Client-side (Web / React Native)

// Web
import { Client, Account, TablesDB, Storage, ID, Query } from 'appwrite';

// React Native
import { Client, Account, TablesDB, Storage, ID, Query } from 'react-native-appwrite';

const client = new Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1')
    .setProject('[PROJECT_ID]');

Server-side (Node.js / Deno)

import { Client, Users, TablesDB, Storage, Functions, ID, Query } from 'node-appwrite';

const client = new Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1')
    .setProject(process.env.APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID)
    .setKey(process.env.APPWRITE_API_KEY);

Code Examples

Authentication (client-side)

const account = new Account(client);

// Email signup
await account.create({
    userId: ID.unique(),
    email: '[email protected]',
    password: 'password123',
    name: 'User Name'
});

// Email login
const session = await account.createEmailPasswordSession({
    email: '[email protected]',
    password: 'password123'
});

// OAuth login (Web)
account.createOAuth2Session({
    provider: OAuthProvider.Github,
    success: 'https://example.com/success',
    failure: 'https://example.com/fail',
    scopes: ['repo', 'user'] // optional — provider-specific scopes
});

// Get current user
const user = await account.get();

// Logout
await account.deleteSession({ sessionId: 'current' });

OAuth 2 Login (React Native)

Important: createOAuth2Session() does not work on React Native. You must use createOAuth2Token() with deep linking instead.

Setup

Install the required dependencies:

npx expo install react-native-appwrite react-native-url-polyfill
npm install expo-auth-session expo-web-browser expo-linking

Set the URL scheme in your app.json:

{
  "expo": {
    "scheme": "appwrite-callback-[PROJECT_ID]"
  }
}

OAuth Flow

import { Client, Account, OAuthProvider } from 'react-native-appwrite';
import { makeRedirectUri } from 'expo-auth-session';
import * as WebBrowser from 'expo-web-browser';

const client = new Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1')
    .setProject('[PROJECT_ID]');

const account = new Account(client);

async function oauthLogin(provider: OAuthProvider) {
    // Create deep link that works across Expo environments
    const deepLink = new URL(makeRedirectUri({ preferLocalhost: true }));
    const scheme = `${deepLink.protocol}//`; // e.g. 'exp://' or 'appwrite-callback-[PROJECT_ID]://'

    // Get the OAuth login URL
    const loginUrl = await account.createOAuth2Token({
        provider,
        success: `${deepLink}`,
        failure: `${deepLink}`,
    });

    // Open browser and listen for the scheme redirect
    const result = await WebBrowser.openAuthSessionAsync(`${loginUrl}`, scheme);

    if (result.type !== 'success') return;

    // Extract credentials from the redirect URL
    const url = new URL(result.url);
    const secret = url.searchParams.get('secret');
    const userId = url.searchParams.get('userId');

    // Create session with the OAuth credentials
    await account.createSession({ userId, secret });
}

// Usage
await oauthLogin(OAuthProvider.Github);
await oauthLogin(OAuthProvider.Google);

User Management (server-side)

const users = new Users(client);

// Create user
const user = await users.create({
    userId: ID.unique(),
    email: '[email protected]',
    password: 'password123',
    name: 'User Name'
});

// List users
const list = await users.list({ queries: 
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Prerequisites
Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
›Cursor installed and configured on your development machine
›Node.js version 16.0+ with npm package manager (verify with node --version)
›Active project directory or workspace where you want to add appwrite-typescript
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Execute installation command
Execute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
$npx skills add https://github.com/appwrite/agent-skills --skill appwrite-typescriptcopy
The skills CLI fetches appwrite-typescript from GitHub repository appwrite/agent-skills and configures it for Cursor.
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Select Cursor when prompted
The CLI will show a list of available agents. Use arrow keys to navigate and space to select Cursor:
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Verify installation
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/appwrite-typescript
Reload or restart Cursor to activate appwrite-typescript. Access the skill through slash commands (e.g., /appwrite-typescript) or your agent's skill management interface.
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Security & Verification Notice
We perform automated surface-level scans (Gen AI Scanner, Socket, Snyk) during installation. These checks detect common vulnerabilities but do not guarantee complete security. Always review skill source code and verify the publisher's reputation before production use.
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