Cannot get current user
I try to retrieve the data from current User to start to create a post, but I cannot retrieve the data somehow.
I did the authentication with Clerk but did copy the data to Convex database, somehow it still cannot see the currentUser.
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My getUserIdentity somehow doesn't work, it returns null for this
What’s your getCurrentUser look like?
It is in the picture on the right side
This is usually because you're calling a query outside of a
Authenticated component so it is running before the authentication has been completely propagated (https://docs.convex.dev/auth/debug#ctxauthgetuseridentity-returns-null-in-a-query)
The interesting part here would be to see where you're calling the function that is unexpectedly returning null in your client code + the React tree above thatDebugging Authentication | Convex Developer Hub
You have followed one of our authentication guides but something is not working.
Is it correct when I wrap the ConvexProviderWithClerk around with Clerk Provider ?
I am able to fix it . Thanks
Wanted to say a big thank you for sharing this.
I just spent almost 2 hours trying to understand why getUserIdentity was returning null and this worked like a charm!