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React app sending token to python flask backend for authentication

Hello, I am looking to have my FE in React and a Python Flask backend but struggling to understand how auth will work with Kinde.

Does the React front end login and then send token to the Python backend ? Am really not sure at all as examples I have seen show login functionality on the Backend API as well which just leaves me confused.

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AAron

lol, exactly the same as me, and i've set Kinde up before!

AAron

But with AppSync, so not sure how this works

DDaniel Rivers - Kinde

Hi

Which SDK are you using for auth?

BBoris B.

Still to start. My understanding is that there is a React SDK for the frontend which is fine. But on the BE I don't know if I should be using the python sdk or decoding jwt tokens manually or doing something else entirely.

Also not clearly on the Authentication workflow in such a case.

DDaniel Rivers - Kinde

We do have a guide here, https://docs.kinde.com/build/applications/authenticating-spa/

I would recommend using the Python SDK only and not using the React SDK for your setup. You can query the data you need from the Python SDK

DDaniel Rivers - Kinde

https://docs.kinde.com/developer-tools/sdks/backend/python-sdk/

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