Getting the current user in a minimal api

Question

I am trying to refactor my api into a minimal api. Previously I've been using ControllerBase.HttpContext to get the user like this:

var emial = HttpContext.User.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.Email);

The method that I want to use for my endpoint mapping should be something like this:

public static void MapSurveyEndpoints(this WebApplication app) {
    app.MapPost("/api/Surveys", AddSurveysAsync);
}

public static async Task<Survey> AddSurveysAsync(ISurveyRepository repo, Survey survey) {
    var email = ...; //get current user email
    survey.UserEmail = email;
    return await repo.AddSurveysAsync(survey);
}

What would be another approach for getting the user without using controller?

What about how you want to do it isn't working? – Kevon Nov 08 '22 at 17:09 — Kevon, Nov 08 '22 at 17:09

Guru Stron · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-19T11:31:25.273

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Minimal APIs have several parameter binding sources for handlers, including special types, like HttpContext as suggested in another answer, but if you need only the user info you can add just ClaimsPrincipal (which is one of the special types) parameter to your handler:

app.MapGet("/...", (..., ClaimsPrincipal user) => user.Identity.Name);

edited Jul 19 '23 at 11:31

answered Nov 08 '22 at 19:29

Guru Stron

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Nice observation, so in my case I would get the email as such: user.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.Email) – pușigreen Nov 08 '22 at 21:18

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 08 '22 at 17:08

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You can take the HttpContext as a parameter of your endpoint. ASP.NET Core will then provide that to you.

public static async Task<Survey> AddSurveysAsync(
    HttpContext context,
    ISurveyRepository repo,
    Survey survey)

answered Nov 08 '22 at 17:08

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Getting the current user in a minimal api

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