I've set up an API with a create user and an auth route. The auth route should set an httpOnly cookie containing a JWT, and should send JSON for the client to store in localhost.
In the front-end I'm doing a simple fetch.
The server responds 200 and with the JSON I expect, but somehow, the cookie doesn't get set.
However, in Postman, the cookie does indeed get set.
Express server
const express = require('express')
const cors = require('cors')
// boilerplate stuff
app.use(express.json())
app.use(cors({ origin: 'http://localhost:3000', credentials: true }))
app.post('auth', (req, res) => {
// fetch user from db, validation, bla bla bla
const token = jwt.sign({ issuer: user.id }, keys.private, { algorithm: 'RS256' })
res.cookie('token', token, { httpOnly: true })
res.json(user)
})
Next.js front-end
const handleSubmit = async (e) => {
e.preventDefault()
try {
const res = await fetch('http://localhost:5000/api/v1/auth', {
method: 'post',
mode: 'cors',
credentials: 'include',
headers: {
'content-type': 'application/json',
'accept': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify(formState),
})
const data = await res.json()
console.log(data)
} catch (err) {
console.error(err)
setError(err.message)
}
}