# appwrite-typescript

Teaches your agent to write Appwrite code with the TypeScript SDK: auth, database, files, realtime and server-side admin.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2100 installs · ★ 28
- Author: appwrite
- License: BSD-3-Clause · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/appwrite/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/appwrite-typescript/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/appwrite-typescript

## What it does

This skill covers Appwrite through the TypeScript SDK. It ships code samples for client-side auth by email, OAuth and anonymous sessions, database queries, file uploads and realtime subscriptions. Server-side admin via API key is here too: user management, database, storage and functions.

OAuth on React Native gets its own section. `createOAuth2Session()` does not work there, so the skill uses `createOAuth2Token()` with deep linking: `expo-auth-session`, `expo-web-browser`, `expo-linking` and a scheme like `appwrite-callback-[PROJECT_ID]` in `app.json`. Worth checking your login flow if you ship an Expo app.

For database work the skill points to the `TablesDB` class instead of the deprecated `Databases`, and to object-style method calls. Server-side calls expect `APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID` and `APPWRITE_API_KEY` in your environment.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appwrite/skills --skill appwrite-typescript -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/appwrite-typescript/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/appwrite-typescript/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appwrite/skills --skill appwrite-typescript -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/appwrite-typescript/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appwrite/skills --skill appwrite-typescript -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/appwrite-typescript/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install appwrite/skills appwrite-typescript
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/appwrite-typescript/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appwrite/skills --skill appwrite-typescript -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/appwrite/skills --path skills/appwrite-typescript
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/appwrite-typescript/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appwrite/skills --skill appwrite-typescript -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/appwrite/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/appwrite-typescript/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- wire Appwrite into a TypeScript web app
- add email, OAuth or anonymous login
- set up OAuth in a React Native app with deep linking
- query table rows with filters and a limit
- manage users and storage from the server with an API key

## Example prompts
- connect Appwrite to my React app and add email login
- set up GitHub OAuth in my Expo app
- list active rows from my table with TablesDB

## Source text · SKILL.md · BSD-3-Clause

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---
name: appwrite-typescript
description: Appwrite TypeScript SDK skill. Use when building browser-based JavaScript/TypeScript apps, React Native mobile apps, or server-side Node.js/Deno backends with Appwrite. Covers client-side auth (email, OAuth, anonymous), database queries, file uploads, real-time subscriptions, and server-side admin via API keys for user management, database administration, storage, and functions.
---


# Appwrite TypeScript SDK

## Installation

```bash
# Web
npm install appwrite

# React Native
npm install react-native-appwrite

# Node.js / Deno
npm install node-appwrite
```

## Setting Up the Client

### Client-side (Web / React Native)

```typescript
// Web
import { Client, Account, TablesDB, Storage, ID, Query } from 'appwrite';

// React Native
import { Client, Account, TablesDB, Storage, ID, Query } from 'react-native-appwrite';

const client = new Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1')
    .setProject('[PROJECT_ID]');
```

### Server-side (Node.js / Deno)

```typescript
import { Client, Users, TablesDB, Storage, Functions, ID, Query } from 'node-appwrite';

const client = new Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1')
    .setProject(process.env.APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID)
    .setKey(process.env.APPWRITE_API_KEY);
```

## Code Examples

### Authentication (client-side)

```typescript
const account = new Account(client);

// Email signup
await account.create({
    userId: ID.unique(),
    email: 'user@example.com',
    password: 'password123',
    name: 'User Name'
});

// Email login
const session = await account.createEmailPasswordSession({
    email: 'user@example.com',
    password: 'password123'
});

// OAuth login (Web)
account.createOAuth2Session({
    provider: OAuthProvider.Github,
    success: 'https://example.com/success',
    failure: 'https://example.com/fail',
    scopes: ['repo', 'user'] // optional — provider-specific scopes
});

// Get current user
const user = await account.get();

// Logout
await account.deleteSession({ sessionId: 'current' });
```

### OAuth 2 Login (React Native)

> **Important:** `createOAuth2Session()` does **not** work on React Native. You must use `createOAuth2Token()` with deep linking instead.

#### Setup

Install the required dependencies:

```bash
npx expo install react-native-appwrite react-native-url-polyfill
npm install expo-auth-session expo-web-browser expo-linking
```

Set the URL scheme in your `app.json`:

```json
{
  "expo": {
    "scheme": "appwrite-callback-[PROJECT_ID]"
  }
}
```

#### OAuth Flow

```typescript
import { Client, Account, OAuthProvider } from 'react-native-appwrite';
import { makeRedirectUri } from 'expo-auth-session';
import * as WebBrowser from 'expo-web-browser';

const client = new Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1')
    .setProject('[PROJECT_ID]');

const account = new Account(client);

async function oauthLogin(provider: OAuthProvider) {
````
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