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[GH-ISSUE #2116] Anonymous authentication fails with no error in Expo #26381

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opened 2026-04-17 16:54:24 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-17 16:54:24 -05:00
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Originally created by @thecoorum on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/issues/2116

Is this suited for github?

  • Yes, this is suited for github

To Reproduce

  1. Create a bare Expo application
  2. Install better-auth and @better-auth/expo
  3. Configure server and client auth clients
    auth/server
import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";

import { anonymous } from "better-auth/plugins";
import { expo } from "@better-auth/expo";

import { drizzleAdapter } from "better-auth/adapters/drizzle";

import { db } from "@/database";

export const auth = betterAuth({
  database: drizzleAdapter(db, {
    provider: "pg",
  }),
  emailAndPassword: {
    enabled: true,
  },
  trustedOrigins: ["wshz://"],
  plugins: [
    anonymous(),
    expo(),
  ],
});

auth/client

import { createAuthClient } from "better-auth/react";

import { anonymousClient } from "better-auth/client/plugins";
import { expoClient } from "@better-auth/expo/client";

import * as SecureStore from "expo-secure-store";

import type { BetterAuthClientPlugin } from "better-auth/types";

export const { signIn, signOut, signUp, useSession } = createAuthClient({
  baseURL: "http://localhost:8081",
  plugins: [
    anonymousClient(),
    expoClient({
      scheme: "wshz",
      storagePrefix: "wshz",
      storage: SecureStore,
    }) as BetterAuthClientPlugin,
  ],
});
  1. Try to authenticate anonymously

Current vs. Expected behavior

Expected: User is authenticated as anonymous user and data is successfully updated in useSession

Current: Authenticating anonymously fails with

try {
  const user = await signIn.anonymous()

  console.log(user) // {"data": null, "error": {"status": 0, "statusText": ""}}
} catch (error) {
  // No error caught here
  console.log(error)
}

What version of Better Auth are you using?

1.2.5

Provide environment information

- OS: MacOS

Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

Backend

Auth config (if applicable)

import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";

import { anonymous } from "better-auth/plugins";
import { expo } from "@better-auth/expo";

import { drizzleAdapter } from "better-auth/adapters/drizzle";

import { db } from "@/database";

export const auth = betterAuth({
  database: drizzleAdapter(db, {
    provider: "pg",
  }),
  emailAndPassword: {
    enabled: true,
  },
  trustedOrigins: ["wshz://"],
  plugins: [
    anonymous(),
    expo(),
  ],
});

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Originally created by @thecoorum on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/issues/2116 ### Is this suited for github? - [x] Yes, this is suited for github ### To Reproduce 1. Create a bare Expo application 2. Install `better-auth` and `@better-auth/expo` 3. Configure server and client auth clients `auth/server` ```ts import { betterAuth } from "better-auth"; import { anonymous } from "better-auth/plugins"; import { expo } from "@better-auth/expo"; import { drizzleAdapter } from "better-auth/adapters/drizzle"; import { db } from "@/database"; export const auth = betterAuth({ database: drizzleAdapter(db, { provider: "pg", }), emailAndPassword: { enabled: true, }, trustedOrigins: ["wshz://"], plugins: [ anonymous(), expo(), ], }); ``` `auth/client` ```ts import { createAuthClient } from "better-auth/react"; import { anonymousClient } from "better-auth/client/plugins"; import { expoClient } from "@better-auth/expo/client"; import * as SecureStore from "expo-secure-store"; import type { BetterAuthClientPlugin } from "better-auth/types"; export const { signIn, signOut, signUp, useSession } = createAuthClient({ baseURL: "http://localhost:8081", plugins: [ anonymousClient(), expoClient({ scheme: "wshz", storagePrefix: "wshz", storage: SecureStore, }) as BetterAuthClientPlugin, ], }); ``` 4. Try to authenticate anonymously ### Current vs. Expected behavior Expected: User is authenticated as anonymous user and data is successfully updated in `useSession` Current: Authenticating anonymously fails with ```ts try { const user = await signIn.anonymous() console.log(user) // {"data": null, "error": {"status": 0, "statusText": ""}} } catch (error) { // No error caught here console.log(error) } ``` ### What version of Better Auth are you using? 1.2.5 ### Provide environment information ```bash - OS: MacOS ``` ### Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply) Backend ### Auth config (if applicable) ```typescript import { betterAuth } from "better-auth"; import { anonymous } from "better-auth/plugins"; import { expo } from "@better-auth/expo"; import { drizzleAdapter } from "better-auth/adapters/drizzle"; import { db } from "@/database"; export const auth = betterAuth({ database: drizzleAdapter(db, { provider: "pg", }), emailAndPassword: { enabled: true, }, trustedOrigins: ["wshz://"], plugins: [ anonymous(), expo(), ], }); ``` ### Additional context _No response_
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-17 16:54:27 -05:00
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@Bekacru commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025):

Make sure the server is being reached by the client. The above error is returned when the client didn't receive any response.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2779066167 --> @Bekacru commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025): Make sure the server is being reached by the client. The above error is returned when the client didn't receive any response.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-17 16:54:27 -05:00
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@kabukki commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025):

I had the same error and it came from a scheme mismatch in my app.json

<!-- gh-comment-id:2779486633 --> @kabukki commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025): I had the same error and it came from a scheme mismatch in my `app.json`
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-17 16:54:28 -05:00
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@thecoorum commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025):

Yes, it was the server not reached error. Probably, it was happening while using Radon IDE for React Native and localhost for separate server, but using ngrok resolved the issue

<!-- gh-comment-id:2779590760 --> @thecoorum commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025): Yes, it was the server not reached error. Probably, it was happening while using Radon IDE for React Native and localhost for separate server, but using ngrok resolved the issue
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