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[GH-ISSUE #678] Get user role in Next.js middleware #8374

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opened 2026-04-13 03:26:50 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-13 03:26:50 -05:00
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Originally created by @franciscohanna92 on GitHub (Nov 27, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/issues/678

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I want to protect routes under /admin based on the user role

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Access the user role in Next.js middleware.

Originally created by @franciscohanna92 on GitHub (Nov 27, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/issues/678 **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** I want to protect routes under `/admin` based on the user role **Describe the solution you'd like** Access the user role in Next.js middleware.
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-13 03:26:53 -05:00
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@Bekacru commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2024):

You could simply check session.user.role === "admin". To infer role in user, make sure you infer the session type from auth.$Infer.Session instead of importing the Session type from Better Auth.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2505314646 --> @Bekacru commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2024): You could simply check `session.user.role === "admin"`. To infer `role` in `user`, make sure you infer the session type from `auth.$Infer.Session` instead of importing the `Session` type from Better Auth.
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