Go - Rownd

A comprehensive Go SDK for integrating Rownd authentication, user management, and group management into your applications.

Installation

go get github.com/rownd/client-go/pkg/rownd

Features

Token validation and management with EdDSA support
User authentication and profile management
Group management with member roles and invites
HTTP middleware for authentication
Comprehensive error handling
Configurable caching for JWKs and WKC

Quick start

package main

import (
    "context"
    "log"
    "github.com/rownd/client-go/pkg/rownd"
)

func main() {
    // Initialize client with options
    client, err := rownd.NewClient(
        rownd.WithAppKey("YOUR_APP_KEY"),
        rownd.WithAppSecret("YOUR_APP_SECRET"),
        rownd.WithBaseURL("https://api.rownd.io"),
    )
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    ctx := context.Background()

    // Create or update a user
    user, err := client.Users.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, rownd.CreateOrUpdateUserRequest{
        Data: map[string]interface{}{
            "email": "user@example.com",
            "first_name": "John",
            "last_name": "Doe",
        },
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    log.Printf("User ID: %s", user.GetID())
}

Quick start with examples

Creating users

// Let Rownd generate an ID
user, err := client.Users.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, rownd.CreateOrUpdateUserRequest{
    UserID: "__default__",  // Special value that tells Rownd to generate a user ID. Can be `__rowndid__`, `__uuid__`, `__objectid__`, or `__default__` for your app's configured default behavior.
    Data: map[string]interface{}{
        "email": "user@example.com",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Doe",
    },
})
// Response:
// user = {
//     ID: "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7",
//     State: "enabled",
//     AuthLevel: "unverified",
//     Data: {
//         "email": "user@example.com",
//         "first_name": "John",
//         "last_name": "Doe",
//         "user_id": "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7"
//     }
// }

// Use your own ID
user, err := client.Users.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, rownd.CreateOrUpdateUserRequest{
    UserID: "custom_id_12345",
    Data: map[string]interface{}{
        "email": "user@example.com",
    },
})

Searching for users

// Lookup by email
users, err := client.Users.List(ctx, rownd.ListUsersRequest{
    Fields: []string{"email", "first_name", "last_name", "user_id"},  // Specify fields to return
    LookupFilter: []string{"user@example.com"},
})
// Response:
// users = {
//     TotalResults: 1,
//     Results: [{
//         ID: "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7",
//         State: "enabled",
//         AuthLevel: "verified",
//         Data: {
//             "email": "user@example.com",
//             "first_name": "John",
//             "last_name": "Doe"
//         },
//         VerifiedData: {
//             "email": "user@example.com"
//         }
//     }]
// }

// Pagination example
users, err := client.Users.List(ctx, rownd.ListUsersRequest{
    PageSize: ToPtr(10),  // Get 10 results per page
    After: ToPtr("user_lastid"),  // Start after this user ID
})

Group management examples

// Create a group
group, err := client.Groups.Create(ctx, rownd.CreateGroupRequest{
    Name: "Engineering Team",
    AdmissionPolicy: rownd.AdmissionPolicyInviteOnly,
    Meta: map[string]any{
        "department": "Engineering",
        "cost_center": "ENG-123",
    },
})
// Response:
// group = {
//     ID: "group_a3l1n2lsnb3q0xbul9enjnh7",
//     Name: "Engineering Team",
//     AdmissionPolicy: "invite_only",
//     Meta: {
//         "department": "Engineering",
//         "cost_center": "ENG-123"
//     },
//     CreatedAt: "2024-03-01T12:00:00Z",
//     UpdatedAt: "2024-03-01T12:00:00Z"
// }

// Create an invite
invite, err := client.GroupInvites.Create(ctx, rownd.CreateGroupInviteRequest{
    GroupID: group.ID,
    Email: "new@example.com",
    Roles: []string{"member"},
    RedirectURL: "/welcome",
})
// Response:
// invite = {
//     Link: "https://app.rownd.io/invite/abc123...",
//     Invitation: {
//         ID: "invite_xyz789",
//         GroupID: "group_a3l1n2lsnb3q0xbul9enjnh7",
//         Email: "new@example.com",
//         Roles: ["member"],
//         State: "pending",
//         CreatedAt: "2024-03-01T12:01:00Z"
//     }
// }

Token validation with claims

token, err := client.ValidateToken(ctx, "your-jwt-token")
// Response:
// token = {
//     UserID: "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7",
//     AccessToken: "original-jwt-token",
//     Claims: {
//         Sub: "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7",
//         Iss: "https://api.rownd.io",
//         Aud: ["app:app_xyz123"],
//         Exp: 1709312400,
//         Iat: 1709308800,
//         AppUserID: "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7",
//         IsUserVerified: true,
//         IsAnonymous: false,
//         AuthLevel: "verified"
//     }
// }

Helpful utilities

// Convert values to pointers (useful for optional fields)
pageSize := rownd.ToPtr(10)
after := rownd.ToPtr("some_id")

// Get value from pointer with fallback
value := rownd.ToValue(optionalPtr) // Returns actual value or zero value if nil

// Extract token from context (in HTTP handlers)
token := rownd.TokenFromCtx(r.Context())
if token != nil {
    userID := token.UserID
    authLevel := token.Claims.AuthLevel
}

Authentication & token validation

Token validation

// Validate a token
token, err := client.ValidateToken(ctx, "your-jwt-token")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Access token claims
log.Printf("User ID: %s", token.UserID)
log.Printf("Auth Level: %s", token.Claims.AuthLevel)

HTTP middleware

import "github.com/rownd/client-go/pkg/rownd/middleware"

// Create middleware handler
handler, err := rowndmiddleware.NewHandler(client, 
    rowndmiddleware.WithErrorHandler(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err error) {
        http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
    }),
)

// Use middleware
router.Use(rowndmiddleware.WithAuthentication(handler))

User management

User operations (CRUD)

// Get user
user, err := client.Users.Get(ctx, rownd.GetUserRequest{
    UserID: "user_id",
})

// List/lookup users
users, err := client.Users.List(ctx, rownd.ListUsersRequest{
    Fields: []string{"email", "first_name", "last_name"},
    LookupFilter: []string{"user@example.com"},
})

// Delete user
err := client.Users.Delete(ctx, rownd.DeleteUserRequest{
    UserID: "user_id",
})

Group management

Groups

// Create group
group, err := client.Groups.Create(ctx, rownd.CreateGroupRequest{
    Name: "Engineering Team",
    AdmissionPolicy: rownd.AdmissionPolicyInviteOnly,
    Meta: map[string]any{
        "department": "Engineering",
    },
})

// List groups
groups, err := client.Groups.List(ctx, rownd.ListGroupsRequest{})

// Delete group
err := client.Groups.Delete(ctx, rownd.DeleteGroupRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
})

Group invites

// Create invite
invite, err := client.GroupInvites.Create(ctx, rownd.CreateGroupInviteRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
    Email: "new@example.com",
    Roles: []string{"member"},
    RedirectURL: "/welcome",
})

// List invites
invites, err := client.GroupInvites.List(ctx, rownd.ListGroupInvitesRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
})

// Delete invite
err := client.GroupInvites.Delete(ctx, rownd.DeleteGroupInviteRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
    InviteID: "invite_id",
})

Group membership management

The difference between Group IDs and User IDs

In Rownd’s group system, there are two important identifiers:

user_id: The unique identifier for a Rownd user (e.g., “user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442ng7”)
member_id: The unique identifier for a user’s membership in a specific group (e.g., “member_dnn5g4e3q5aptail2gr43kpj”)

A single user can be a member of multiple groups, with a different member_id for each group membership.

// Example group member structure
type GroupMember struct {
    ID        string   `json:"id"`          // This is the member_id
    UserID    string   `json:"user_id"`     // This is the user_id
    Roles     []string `json:"roles"`
    State     string   `json:"state"`
    Profile   map[string]interface{} `json:"profile"`
    GroupID   string   `json:"group_id"`
}

Managing group members

// Add a user to a group
member, err := client.GroupMembers.Create(ctx, rownd.CreateGroupMemberRequest{
    GroupID: "group_a3l1n2lsnb3q0xbul9enjnh7",
    UserID: "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7",
    Roles: []string{"editor", "viewer"},
})
// Response:
// member = {
//     ID: "member_dnn5g4e3q6aptail2gr43kpj",    // The member_id
//     UserID: "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7",  // The user_id
//     Roles: ["editor", "viewer"],
//     State: "active",
//     Profile: {
//         "email": "user@example.com",
//         "first_name": "John"
//     },
//     GroupID: "group_a3l1n2lsnb3q0xbul9enjnh7"
// }

// Update a member's roles using member_id
updatedMember, err := client.GroupMembers.Update(ctx, rownd.UpdateGroupMemberRequest{
    GroupID: "group_a3l1n2lsnb3q0xbul9enjnh7",
    MemberID: "member_dnn5g4e3q6aptail2gr43kpj",  // Use member_id, not user_id
    Roles: []string{"admin"},
})

// List group members
members, err := client.GroupMembers.List(ctx, rownd.ListGroupMembersRequest{
    GroupID: "group_a3l1n2lsnb3q0xbul9enjnh7",
})
// Response:
// members = {
//     TotalResults: 2,
//     Results: [{
//         ID: "member_dnn5g4e3q6aptail2gr43kpj",
//         UserID: "user_a7b53gwdaml5jt7t71442nt7",
//         Roles: ["admin"],
//         State: "active",
//         Profile: {
//             "email": "user@example.com"
//         }
//     }, {
//         ID: "member_kll8h7g2p9qbxyzw4m5njth8",
//         UserID: "user_b8c64hwdaml5kt8u82553ou8",
//         Roles: ["viewer"],
//         State: "active",
//         Profile: {
//             "email": "another@example.com"
//         }
//     }]
// }

// Remove a member from a group using member_id
err := client.GroupMembers.Delete(ctx, rownd.DeleteGroupMemberRequest{
    GroupID: "group_a3l1n2lsnb3q0xbul9enjnh7",
    MemberID: "member_dnn5g4e3q6aptail2gr43kpj",  // Use member_id, not user_id
})

Important notes about group membership

Member ID vs User ID
- Use member_id when managing a specific membership (updating roles, removing from group)
- Use user_id when adding a new member to a group
- A user (user_id) can have multiple memberships (member_ids) across different groups

Group Ownership

Groups must always have at least one owner
When removing the last owner, transfer ownership first
Example of transferring ownership:

// Transfer ownership before removing the last owner
_, err = client.GroupMembers.Update(ctx, rownd.UpdateGroupMemberRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
    MemberID: "new_owner_member_id",
    Roles: []string{"owner", "member"},
})

Member States
- active: Normal membership
- suspended: Temporarily restricted access
- invited: Pending acceptance of invitation
Common Role Types
- owner: Full administrative control
- admin: Can manage members and content
- editor: Can modify content
- viewer: Read-only access
- Custom roles can be defined as needed

Group ownership and member management rules

Group ownership rules

Automatic owner assignment

The first member added to a group automatically receives the “owner” role
Example of first member creation:

// First member automatically becomes owner
member, err := client.GroupMembers.Create(ctx, rownd.CreateGroupMemberRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
    UserID: "user_id",
    Roles: []string{"member"},  // "owner" will be automatically added
})
// Response:
// member = {
//     ID: "member_abc123",
//     UserID: "user_id",
//     Roles: ["owner", "member"],  // Note: "owner" was automatically added
//     State: "active"
// }

Owner requirements

Every group must maintain at least one owner at all times
Attempting to remove the last owner will result in an error

// This will fail if it's the last owner
err := client.GroupMembers.Delete(ctx, rownd.DeleteGroupMemberRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
    MemberID: "last_owner_member_id",  // Will return error if last owner
})

Group deletion requirements

A group must have at least one member. To remove all members, delete the group.
Correct order of operations:

// Correct order: Delete group first, which removes all members
err := client.Groups.Delete(ctx, rownd.DeleteGroupRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
})

// Incorrect: Will fail if trying to remove last member while group exists
err := client.GroupMembers.Delete(ctx, rownd.DeleteGroupMemberRequest{
    GroupID: "group_id",
    MemberID: "last_member_id",  // Will return error
})

Error handling

The SDK provides structured error types for better error handling:

if err != nil {
    switch e := err.(type) {
    case *rownd.Error:
        switch e.Kind {
        case rownd.ErrAuthentication:
            log.Printf("Authentication error: %v", e)
        case rownd.ErrValidation:
            log.Printf("Validation error: %v", e)
        case rownd.ErrAPI:
            log.Printf("API error: %v", e)
        case rownd.ErrNetwork:
            log.Printf("Network error: %v", e)
        case rownd.ErrNotFound:
            log.Printf("Not found error: %v", e)
        }
    case *rownd.MultiError:
        log.Printf("Multiple errors occurred: %v", e)
    default:
        log.Printf("Unknown error: %v", err)
    }
}

Configuration options

Client options

client, err := rownd.NewClient(
    rownd.WithAppKey("key"),
    rownd.WithAppSecret("secret"),
    rownd.WithBaseURL("https://api.rownd.io"),
    rownd.WithWKCCacheDuration(time.Hour),
    rownd.WithJWKsCacheDuration(time.Hour),
)

Request options

client.Users.Get(ctx, request, 
    rownd.RequestWithHeader("X-Custom-Header", "value"),
)

Testing

Run all tests:

go test ./...

Run specific tests:

go test -v ./... -run TestRowndUsers

Run with timeout:

go test -v ./... -timeout 30s

Types reference

Auth levels

const (
    AuthLevelInstant    AuthLevel = "instant"
    AuthLevelUnverified AuthLevel = "unverified"
    AuthLevelGuest      AuthLevel = "guest"
    AuthLevelVerified   AuthLevel = "verified"
)

Group admission policies

const (
    AdmissionPolicyInviteOnly AdmissionPolicy = "invite_only"
    AdmissionPolicyOpen       AdmissionPolicy = "open"
)

Environment setup

Using environment variables

Create a .env file in your project root:

# .env
ROWND_APP_KEY=key_bd81v4usfn4c9wh6i83c13ak
ROWND_APP_SECRET=ras_32769e81.0.002bc537079f78d4bc890214fd85c63b313c0
ROWND_APP_ID=app_xkbuml48qs3tyxxjjpaxeemv
ROWND_BASE_URL=https://api.rownd.io

Load environment variables in your code:

package main

import (
    "github.com/joho/godotenv"
    "github.com/rownd/client-go/pkg/rownd"
    "log"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    // Load .env file
    if err := godotenv.Load(); err != nil {
        log.Printf("Warning: .env file not found")
    }

    // Initialize client with environment variables
    client, err := rownd.NewClient(
        rownd.WithAppKey(os.Getenv("ROWND_APP_KEY")),
        rownd.WithAppSecret(os.Getenv("ROWND_APP_SECRET")),
        rownd.WithBaseURL(os.Getenv("ROWND_BASE_URL")),
    )
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
}

Environment Files

Add .env to your .gitignore:

# .gitignore
.env

For testing, create a separate .env.test:

# .env.test
ROWND_TEST_APP_KEY=test_key_here
ROWND_TEST_APP_SECRET=test_secret_here
ROWND_TEST_APP_ID=test_app_id_here
ROWND_TEST_BASE_URL=https://api.rownd.io

Load different env files based on environment:

func loadEnv() {
    env := os.Getenv("GO_ENV")
    if env == "test" {
        godotenv.Load(".env.test")
    }
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Get Started

Mobile

Web

Backend / Server

Go

Installation

Features

Quick start

Quick start with examples

Creating users

Searching for users

Group management examples

Token validation with claims

Helpful utilities

Authentication & token validation

Token validation

HTTP middleware

User management

User operations (CRUD)

Group management

Groups

Group invites

Group membership management

The difference between Group IDs and User IDs

Managing group members

Important notes about group membership

Group ownership and member management rules

Group ownership rules

Error handling

Configuration options

Client options

Request options

Testing

Types reference

Auth levels

Group admission policies

Environment setup

Using environment variables

Environment Files

License

Get Started

Mobile

Web

Backend / Server

​Installation

​Features

​Quick start

​Quick start with examples

​Creating users

​Searching for users

​Group management examples

​Token validation with claims

​Helpful utilities

​Authentication & token validation

​Token validation

​HTTP middleware

​User management

​User operations (CRUD)

​Group management

​Groups

​Group invites

​Group membership management

​The difference between Group IDs and User IDs

​Managing group members

​Important notes about group membership

​Group ownership and member management rules

​Group ownership rules

​Error handling

​Configuration options

​Client options

​Request options

​Testing

​Types reference

​Auth levels

​Group admission policies

​Environment setup

​Using environment variables

​Environment Files

​License

Installation

Features

Quick start

Quick start with examples

Creating users

Searching for users

Group management examples

Token validation with claims

Helpful utilities

Authentication & token validation

Token validation

HTTP middleware

User management

User operations (CRUD)

Group management

Groups

Group invites

Group membership management

The difference between Group IDs and User IDs

Managing group members

Important notes about group membership

Group ownership and member management rules

Group ownership rules

Error handling

Configuration options

Client options

Request options

Testing

Types reference

Auth levels

Group admission policies

Environment setup

Using environment variables

Environment Files

License