kik-lib

Kik API - NodeJS Library

For any webapp, some features will require having a backend. This NodeJS package makes verifying user data easy for those developing against the Kik browser API.

Links

• Authentication Docs

Usage

Getting started

npm install kik-lib

Alternatively, you can include the library in your package.json:

{
  "dependencies" : {
    "kik-lib" : "1.0.0"
  }
}

Now you can use the library in your code:

var kik = require('kik-lib');

Authentication

kik.verify() accepts 3 arguments and a callback function. This method handles all responses outlined in the Authentication Docs and will automatically retry requests where applicable.

// the user we want to verify
var username = 'kikteam';
 
// the hostname of your app
var host = 'myapp.com';
 
// the signed data from the client. http://dev.kik.com/docs/#identity-auth
var signedData = 'mySignedData';
 
kik.verify(username, host, signedData, function (err, unsignedData) {
  if (err) {
    // not verified
  } else {
    // do something with unsignedData
  }
});

Anonymous authentication

kik.anonymousVerify() accepts 3 arguments and a callback function. This method handles all responses outlined in the Anonymous Authentication Docs and will automatically retry requests where applicable.

// the anonymous user we want to verify
var anonToken = 'getThisFromTheClient';
 
// the hostname of your app
var host = 'myapp.com';
 
// the signed data
var signedData = 'mySignedData';
 
kik.anonymousVerify(anonToken, host, signedData, function (err, unsignedData) {
  if (err) {
    // not verified
  } else {
    // do something with unsignedData
  }
});