devise token auth

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3571 stars · 1132 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Ruby gem providing token-based authentication for Rails JSON APIs, built on Devise and OmniAuth. It supports multi-client sessions, token refresh, OAuth2, email auth, and integrates with frontend clients like ng-token-auth, jToker, and redux-auth.

Use cases

• add token authentication to a Rails JSON API
• authenticate a SPA or mobile app against a Rails backend
• support OAuth2 login with OmniAuth in a Rails API
• manage multiple simultaneous device sessions per user
• implement email registration, login, and password reset for an API
• connect a React or Angular frontend to Rails token auth

When to choose

• you're building a Rails JSON API serving SPA or mobile clients
• you need multi-device token sessions with refresh and expiry
• you want Devise-style email auth plus OAuth2 in an API
• you're using a compatible frontend client like ng-token-auth or jToker

When to avoid

• you're building a traditional server-rendered Rails app with cookie sessions
• you're not using Rails or Ruby
• you prefer JWT-based auth or a newer API auth solution
• you need a framework-agnostic authentication system

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auth middleware api-framework web-development backend security apis ruby rails devise token-authentication spa omniauth oauth2 json-api mobile-backend web-server

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