How to save a bearer token in front end from a url query string? RESTful api in ASP.NET

Question

My application has local login and authentication in its WebAPI. Regular login would save the bearer token in a session after verifying the users password and username client side. I did so with axios.

Now i want a passwordless login for the users, by sending them a login link via email. I have written code in my WEBapi that generates a Bearer Token for the user. Ready to be sent and saved to a session.

I am not sure what to do next. I want my application to stay RESTful and not handle any sessions backend.

I could give the user a link with the Token as a query string. How can i write a front end script that would receive the token on load?

What other solution are there?

I did not phrase my question right i think. If I include the token in the URL, like: www.website.com/home?Token=token. How do I write javascript that checks if the Token is there on entry, and saves it to sessionStorage if it is. — Thorbear, Feb 28 '19 at 12:54
@Thorbear Here you go https://stackoverflow.com/questions/901115/how-can-i-get-query-string-values-in-javascript — Vladimir Bogomolov, Feb 28 '19 at 13:02

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 28 '19 at 13:01

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Write a function which is fired as soon as application loads and store the Token from query string in your localStorage or sessionStorage or indexedDB.

answered Feb 28 '19 at 13:01

Adarsh

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Yes, this is it. Using the link provided by @vladimir-bogomolov solved my issue. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/901115/how-can-i-get-query-string-values-in-javascript – Thorbear Feb 28 '19 at 13:07

How to save a bearer token in front end from a url query string? RESTful api in ASP.NET

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