Collecting Extra Information (Information Capture)

General Setup

Enable the fields you want to collect in the Dynamic Dashboard. This configuration applies regardless of whether you use our UI or build your own.

• Go to the Login/User Profile settings in the dashboard
• Scroll to “Additional User Information”
• Choose which fields to collect and whether each is optional or required

You can use pre-made fields (Alias, First Name, Last Name, Job Title, T-Shirt Size, Username) or create your own custom fields. See Custom Information Capture for details.

Pre-made fields

We have a few fields pre-made for you including Alias, First Name, Last Name, Job Title, T-Shirt Size, and Username.

As an example, the Username field is a string that is unique per project with these validations:

1. Letters A-Z, a-z, numbers 0-9, or symbols $ ! # % ?
2. Length 5 to 20
3. Cannot contain consecutive symbols

The T-shirt size field is a dropdown with options (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL).

You can specify additional custom fields and how you want to validate these fields by creating a new field in the dashboard’s Log in and User Profile section.

Coming soon

Pre-signup (server-driven)

Create a user first and attach information, then let them sign up later to bind a verified credential.

• Create user

curl -X POST https://app.dynamicauth.com/api/v0/environments/{environmentId}/users \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $DYNAMIC_API_KEY" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"email": "[e-mail]", "username": "testuser"}'

• Update user when more data is available

curl -X PUT https://app.dynamicauth.com/api/v0/environments/{environmentId}/users/USER_ID_HERE \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $DYNAMIC_API_KEY" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"firstName": "My", "lastName": "Name"}'

When the user signs up with the same identifier (e.g., email), the record will gain a verified credential and the captured info will appear in their profile.

Post-signup prompts

• Required fields are enforced during onboarding.
• To collect optional fields later, trigger an update flow using your UI (see Tabs above). In React, updateUserWithModal provides a built-in UI.

FAQ

• What happens to existing users if I change required fields?
  • The next time a user authenticates, they’ll be asked to provide any newly-required fields so profiles stay up to date.