Ping Identity React Native Device Client

A foundation package that provides a native-backed bridge for managing a user's registered MFA and profile devices (OATH, Push, Bound, WebAuthn, Profile) from React Native.

Table of contents

• Install
• Prerequisites
• Usage
• Logging (optional)
• Supported device types
• API reference
• Errors
• Platform notes
• License

Install

Note: This module requires that the @ping-identity/rn-core module is already set up and installed.

# Install & setup the core module
yarn add @ping-identity/rn-core
# Install the rn-device-client module
yarn add @ping-identity/rn-device-client
# If you are developing your app using iOS, run this command
cd ios && pod install
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Optional integration packages:

yarn add @ping-identity/rn-logger
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Prerequisites

You need a valid SSO token from an authenticated user. In Journey apps the token is available via ssoToken() on the Journey hook actions.

The following config values are required — there are no defaults:

Field	Example	Source
serverUrl	'https://openam.example.com/am'	Server base URL
ssoToken	session.value	Journey SSO token
realm	'alpha'	Authentication realm
cookieName	'5421aeddf91aa20'	Session cookie header

Usage

createDeviceClient is the imperative API for managing devices. It is a foundation-level export — no dependency on Journey, OIDC, or any provider.

import { createDeviceClient } from '@ping-identity/rn-device-client';

const client = createDeviceClient({
  serverUrl: 'https://openam.example.com/am',
  ssoToken: session.value,
  realm: 'alpha',
  cookieName: '5421aeddf91aa20',
});

const oathDevices = await client.oath.get();
await client.bound.update({ ...boundDevice, deviceName: 'My iPhone' });
await client.webAuthn.delete(webAuthnDevice);

// Optional: release native resources when you no longer need the client.
// For app-scoped clients you can skip this — the OS reclaims everything
// when the process exits.
await client.dispose();
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The returned DeviceClient exposes five repositories matching the native SDKs 1:1: oath, push, bound, profile, webAuthn. Each repository has get(), update(device), and delete(device).

Logging (optional)

import { logger } from '@ping-identity/rn-logger';

const client = createDeviceClient({
  serverUrl: 'https://openam.example.com/am',
  ssoToken: session.value,
  realm: 'alpha',
  cookieName: '5421aeddf91aa20',
  logger: logger({ level: 'debug' }),
});
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React hook (sample-app example)

No hook ships with this package — createDeviceClient is imperative by design so the foundation stays React-agnostic. For a reference React hook that wires Journey's SSO token into createDeviceClient, see PingSampleApp/src/hooks/useDevices.ts.

Supported device types

Kind	JS key	Description
OATH	oath	TOTP/HOTP authenticator apps.
Push	push	Push-notification devices.
Bound	bound	Device-binding (cryptographic) MFA.
WebAuthn	webAuthn	FIDO2 / WebAuthn credentials.
Profile	profile	Tracked device profiles (metadata / location).

All timestamps (createdDate, lastAccessDate, lastSelectedDate) are normalized to milliseconds since epoch so you can pass them directly to new Date(...).

API reference

import { createDeviceClient } from '@ping-identity/rn-device-client';
import type {
  DeviceClient,
  DeviceClientConfig,
  DeviceKind,
  OathDevice,
  PushDevice,
  BoundDevice,
  WebAuthnDevice,
  ProfileDevice,
  DeviceLocation,
  DeviceClientError,
  DeviceClientErrorCode,
} from '@ping-identity/rn-device-client';

function createDeviceClient(config: DeviceClientConfig): DeviceClient;
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DeviceClient:

interface DeviceClient {
  oath: DeviceRepository<OathDevice>;
  push: DeviceRepository<PushDevice>;
  bound: DeviceRepository<BoundDevice>;
  profile: DeviceRepository<ProfileDevice>;
  webAuthn: DeviceRepository<WebAuthnDevice>;
  dispose(): Promise<void>;
}

interface DeviceRepository<T> {
  get(): Promise<T[]>;
  update(device: T): Promise<T>;
  delete(device: T): Promise<T>;
}
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Errors

Rejected promises throw a DeviceClientError instance, which extends PingError extends Error. Use instanceof DeviceClientError to narrow in catch blocks.

Stable error codes:

• DEVICE_CLIENT_ERROR
• DEVICE_CLIENT_NETWORK_ERROR
• DEVICE_CLIENT_REQUEST_FAILED (includes status)
• DEVICE_CLIENT_INVALID_TOKEN
• DEVICE_CLIENT_DECODING_FAILED
• DEVICE_CLIENT_MISSING_CONFIG
• DEVICE_CLIENT_NOT_FOUND
• DEVICE_CLIENT_HANDLE_NOT_FOUND

Platform notes

• iOS minimum deployment target: 16.0.
• Android minimum SDK: 29.

License

MIT