How to modify a users firebase authentication token claims?

Question

How can I update a users claims if the map returned is an immutable map?

This is example code from Firebase Auth docs on how to update claims:

    UserRecord user = FirebaseAuth.getInstance()
        .getUserByEmail("user@admin.example.com");

    Map<String, Object> currentClaims = user.getCustomClaims(); //This returns an immutable map
    if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(currentClaims.get("admin"))) {
      currentClaims.put("level", 10); //This will throw an exception

      FirebaseAuth.getInstance().setCustomUserClaims(user.getUid(), currentClaims);
    }

Firebase doc src

Exception thrown: UnsupportedOperationException: null at com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap.put(ImmutableMap.java:468)

Firebase Github

If you have problems with any Firebase documentation, you can use the "send feedback" button at the top of the page to explain what's wrong. — Doug Stevenson, Aug 06 '22 at 13:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 06 '22 at 13:35

1

Looking at that doc, it seems you can set claims by specifying a Map with the new values (ie. no need to specify values you are not modifying).

answered Aug 06 '22 at 13:35

Perdi Estaquel

819
1
6
21

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '22 at 13:36

0

You can simply make a copy of the map to make modifications to it using the HashMap copy constructor.

Map<String, Object> immutableCustomClaims = user.getCustomClaims();
Map<String, Object> mutableCustomClaims = new HashMap<>(immutableCustomClaims)

answered Aug 06 '22 at 13:36

Doug Stevenson

297,357
32
422
441

How to modify a users firebase authentication token claims?

2 Answers2