Claims Reference

Claims are name/value pairs issued in tokens or returned by UserInfo to describe the authenticated subject, client, tenant, or authorization context.

Common Claims

ClaimDescription
subStable subject identifier
issToken issuer
audIntended audience
expExpiration timestamp
iatIssued-at timestamp
client_idOAuth client identifier
scopeGranted scopes
tenant_idTenant context when applicable
roleAssigned role or roles
emailUser email address when released
nameDisplay name when released

Common Pitfalls

  • Expecting every claim to appear in every token type.
  • Using display claims such as name or email as stable identifiers.

Troubleshooting

  • If claims are missing, verify requested scopes, user profile data, and token mapping policy.