Verify JWT Token using API (serverless)

If you don't have a backend server, for example, if you're using Webflow, we have provided an API endpoint to validate the access token from Cotter.
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Verify JWT Token from Cotter
https://worker.cotter.app/verify
If you don't have a server to verify Cotter's JWT token, you can do so by calling this API.
Request
Response
Request
Headers
API_KEY_ID
optional
string
Your "API_KEY_ID". It's recommended to include your API KEY ID so it validates that the token is made for your project.
Content-Type
required
string
application/json
Body Parameters
oauth_token
required
object
The `oauth_token` object that is returned by Cotter's Response. It should have an attribute called `access_token` with the access token that you want to verify. 
Response
200: OK
Check if the token is valid based on the success value.
// For valid tokens: 
{
    "success":true 
}
​
// If there's a problem:
{
    "success":false,
    "reason":"Error: Invalid JWT token"
}
Example HTTP Request:
POST https://worker.cotter.app/verify
Content-Type: application/json
API_KEY_ID: <YOUR API KEY ID>
​
{
    "oauth_token": {
        "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1Ni...",
        "id_token": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsIm...",
        "refresh_token": "55185:BjD1Hh8ea...",
        "expires_in": 3600,
        "token_type": "Bearer",
        "auth_method": "OTP"
    }
}
Example with Javascript:
<!--Get Cotter JS SDK-->
<script
    src="https://unpkg.com/cotter@0.3.16/dist/cotter.min.js"
    type="text/javascript"
></script>
​
<script>
  async function checkAccessToken() {
    // 1. Get the logged-in user's access token
    let cotter = new Cotter("API_KEY_ID"); // 👈 Specify your API KEY ID here
    let token = await cotter.tokenHandler.getAccessToken();
    var accessToken = token?.token;
​
    // 2. Construct the body
    let body = {
      oauth_token: {
        access_token: accessToken
      }
    };
​
    // 3. If user is logged in then we fetch the user data
    let url = "https://worker.cotter.app/verify";
    fetch(url, {
      method: "POST",
      cache: "no-cache",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        API_KEY_ID: "API_KEY_ID"   // 👈 Specify your API KEY ID here
      },
      mode: "cors",
      body: JSON.stringify(body)
    })
      .then((resp) => resp.json())
      .then((data) => {
        if (!data.success) {
          window.location.href = "/login"; // Redirect to your login page
        } else {
          console.log("Token is valid!");
        }
      });
  }
</script>

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Example with Javascript:

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