Knock Node.js library

Knock API access for applications written in server-side Javascript. This package is compatible with the Vercel Edge runtime.

Documentation

See the documentation for Node.js usage examples.

Installation

npm install @knocklabs/node

Configuration

To use the library you must provide a secret API key, provided in the Knock dashboard.

If you are using enhanced security mode you will also need to provide your signing key.

You can set both as environment variables:

KNOCK_API_KEY="sk_12345"
KNOCK_SIGNING_KEY="S25vY2sga25vY2sh..."

You can also pass the Knock API key in the constructor. The signing key is passed separately to the signUserToken method (see below):

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";

const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

Usage

Sending notifications (triggering workflows)

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";
const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

// The key of the workflow (from Knock dashboard)
await knockClient.workflows.trigger("dinosaurs-loose", {
  // user id of who performed the action
  actor: "dnedry",
  // list of user ids for who should receive the notification
  recipients: ["jhammond", "agrant", "imalcolm", "esattler"],
  // data payload to send through
  data: {
    type: "trex",
    priority: 1,
  },
  // an optional identifier for the tenant that the notifications belong to
  tenant: "jurassic-park",
  // an optional key to provide to cancel a workflow
  cancellationKey: triggerAlert.id,
});

Canceling workflows

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";
const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

await knockClient.workflows.cancel("dinosaurs-loose", triggerAlert.id, {
  // optionally you can specify recipients here
  recipients: ["jhammond"],
});

Identifying users

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";
const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

await knockClient.users.identify("jhammond", {
  name: "John Hammond",
  email: "[email protected]",
});

Retrieving users

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";
const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

await knockClient.users.get("jhammond");

Deleting users

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";
const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

await knockClient.users.delete("jhammond");

Preferences

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";
const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

// Set an entire preference set
await knockClient.users.setPreferences("jhammond", {
  channel_types: { email: true, sms: false },
  workflows: {
    "dinosaurs-loose": {
      channel_types: { email: false, in_app_feed: true },
    },
  },
});

// Retrieve a whole preference set
const preferences = await knockClient.users.getPreferences("jhammond");

Getting and setting channel data

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";
const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

// Setting channel data for an APNS
await knockClient.users.setChannelData("jhammond", KNOCK_APNS_CHANNEL_ID, {
  tokens: [apnsToken],
});

// Getting channel data for the APNS channel
await knockClient.users.getChannelData("jhammond", KNOCK_APNS_CHANNEL_ID);

Slack

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";
const knockClient = new Knock("sk_12345");

const tenantId = "tenant-123";
const knockSlackChannelId = "7c1e0042-5ef2-411a-a43b-e541acb139ed";
// An optional object containing the query options passed to Slack:
// https://api.slack.com/methods/conversations.list#arg_cursor
const queryOptions = {
  cursor: null,
  limit: 200,
  exclude_archived: true,
  team_id: null,
  types: "public_channel",
};

// Retrieve a list of Slack channels
const channelsInput = {
  tenant: tenantId,
  knockChannelId: knockSlackChannelId,
  queryOptions,
};
await knockClient.slack.getChannels(channelsInput);

// Check Slack connection
const authInput = { tenant: tenantId, knockChannelId: knockSlackChannelId };
await knockClient.slack.authCheck(authInput);

// Revoke access token
const revokeInput = { tenant: tenantId, knockChannelId: knockSlackChannelId };
await knockClient.slack.revokeAccessToken(revokeInput);

Signing JWTs

When using enhanced security mode (recommended in production), you will need to sign JWTs server-side to authenticate your users.

You will need to generate an environment specific signing key in the Knock dashboard under "API Keys", and then enable enhanced security mode for your environment.

import { Knock } from "@knocklabs/node";

// When signing user tokens, you do not need to instantiate a Knock client.

// jhammond is the user id for which to sign this token
const token = await Knock.signUserToken("jhammond", {
  // The signing key from the Knock Dashboard in base-64 or PEM-encoded format.
  // If not provided, the key will be read from the KNOCK_SIGNING_KEY environment variable.
  signingKey: "S25vY2sga25vY2sh...",
  // Optional: How long the token should be valid for, in seconds (default 1 hour)
  // For long-lived connections, you will need to refresh the token before it expires.
  expiresInSeconds: 60 * 60,
});

// This token can now be safely passed to your client e.g. in a cookie or API response.