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Page updated Feb 21, 2024

Manage user attributes

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Please use the latest version (v2) of Amplify Library for Android to get started. Refer to the upgrade guide for instructions on upgrading your application to the latest version.

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Fetch the current user's attributes

Invoke the following api to get the list of attributes assigned to the user.

Amplify.Auth.fetchUserAttributes(
attributes -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "User attributes = " + attributes.toString()),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to fetch user attributes.", error)
);
Amplify.Auth.fetchUserAttributes(
{ Log.i("AuthDemo", "User attributes = $it") },
{ Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to fetch user attributes", it) }
)
try {
val attributes = Amplify.Auth.fetchUserAttributes()
Log.i("AuthDemo", "User attributes = $attributes")
} catch (error: AuthException) {
Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to fetch user attributes", error)
}
RxAmplify.Auth.fetchUserAttributes()
.doOnSubscribe(() -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Attributes:"))
.flatMapObservable(Observable::fromIterable)
.subscribe(
eachAttribute -> Log.i("AuthDemo", eachAttribute.toString()),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to fetch attributes.", error)
);

Update user attribute

Invoke the update api for creating new or updating existing user attributes.

To update a single user attribute, call updateUserAttribute:

AuthUserAttribute userEmail =
new AuthUserAttribute(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(), "email@email.com");
Amplify.Auth.updateUserAttribute(userEmail,
result -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Updated user attribute = " + result.toString()),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to update user attribute.", error)
);
Amplify.Auth.updateUserAttribute(
AuthUserAttribute(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(), "email@email.com"),
{ Log.i("AuthDemo", "Updated user attribute = $it") },
{ Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to update user attribute.", it) }
)
val attribute =
AuthUserAttribute(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(), "email@email.com")
try {
val result = Amplify.Auth.updateUserAttribute(attribute)
Log.i("AuthDemo", "Updated user attribute = $result")
} catch (error: AuthException) {
Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to update user attribute.", error)
}
AuthUserAttribute userEmail =
new AuthUserAttribute(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(), "email@email.com");
RxAmplify.Auth.updateUserAttribute(userEmail)
.subscribe(
result -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Updated user attribute = " + result.toString()),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to update user attribute.", error)
);

To update multiple user attributes at a time, call updateUserAttributes:

Amplify.Auth.updateUserAttributes(
attributes, // attributes is a list of AuthUserAttribute
result -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Updated user attributes = " + result.toString()),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to update user attributes.", error)
);
Amplify.Auth.updateUserAttributes(
attributes, // attributes is a list of AuthUserAttribute
{ Log.i("AuthDemo", "Updated user attributes = $it") },
{ Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to update user attributes", it) }
)
try {
val result = Amplify.Auth.updateUserAttributes(attributes)
Log.i("AuthDemo", "Updated user attributes = $result")
} catch (error: AuthException) {
Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to update user attributes", error)
}
// attributes is a list of AuthUserAttribute
RxAmplify.Auth.updateUserAttributes(attributes)
.subscribe(
result -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Updated user attributes = " + result.toString()),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to update user attributes.", error)
);

Verify user attribute

Some attributes require confirmation for the attribute update to complete. If the attribute need to be confirmed, the result of the above api will be CONFIRM_ATTRIBUTE_WITH_CODE. A confirmation code will be sent to the delivery medium mentioned in the delivery details. When the user gets the confirmation code, you can present a UI to the user to enter the code and invoke the confirm attribute api with their input:

Amplify.Auth.confirmUserAttribute(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(), "344299",
() -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Confirmed user attribute with correct code."),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to confirm user attribute. Bad code?", error)
);
Amplify.Auth.confirmUserAttribute(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(), "344299",
{ Log.i("AuthDemo", "Confirmed user attribute with correct code.") },
{ Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to confirm user attribute. Bad code?", it) }
)
try {
Amplify.Auth.confirmUserAttribute(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(), "344299")
Log.i("AuthDemo", "Confirmed user attribute with correct code.")
} catch (error: AuthException) {
Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to confirm user attribute. Bade code?", error)
}
RxAmplify.Auth.confirmUserAttribute(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(), "344299")
.subscribe(
() -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Confirmed user attribute using correct code."),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to confirm user attribute. Bad code?", error)
);

Send user attribute verification code

If an attribute needs to be verified while the user is authenticated, invoke the api as shown below:

Amplify.Auth.resendUserAttributeConfirmationCode(AuthUserAttributeKey.email(),
result -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Code was sent again: " + result.toString()),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to resend code.", error)
);
Amplify.Auth.resendUserAttributeConfirmationCode(
AuthUserAttributeKey.email(),
{ Log.i("AuthDemo", "Code was sent again: $it") },
{ Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to resend code", it) }
)
try {
val attr = AuthUserAttributeKey.email()
val result = Amplify.Auth.resendUserAttributeConfirmationCode(attr)
Log.i("AuthDemo", "Code was sent again: $result."),
} catch (error: AuthException) {
Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to resend code.", error)
}
RxAmplify.Auth.resendUserAttributeConfirmationCode(AuthUserAttributeKey.email())
.subscribe(
result -> Log.i("AuthDemo", "Code was resent: " + result.toString()),
error -> Log.e("AuthDemo", "Failed to resend code.", error)
);