---
title: User management
description: Manage the signed-in user with the Clerk Flutter SDK.
---

Use `ClerkAuthState` methods to manage the current user's account. Access the auth state with `ClerkAuth.of(context)` and the current user with `ClerkAuth.of(context).user`.

## Access the current user

The following example demonstrates how to access the current user through an instance of `ClerkAuth`.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);
final user = auth.user; // User? (null if not signed in)
```

---

## Update user

The following example demonstrates how to update the user's profile fields such as `username`, `firstName`, and `lastName`.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.updateUser(
  username: 'janedoe',
  firstName: 'Jane',
  lastName: 'Doe',
);
```

### Set profile image

The following example demonstrates how to set the user's profile image with a `dart:io` `File` object.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.updateUserImage(imageFile); // imageFile is a dart:io File
```

### Delete profile image

The following example demonstrates how to delete the user's profile image.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.deleteUserImage();
```

---

## Email addresses

### Add email address

The following example demonstrates how to add an email address to the user's account.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.addIdentifyingData(
  'jane@example.com',
  IdentifierType.emailAddress,
);
```

### Verify email address

The following example demonstrates how to verify an email address with the code sent to the user.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

final email = auth.user?.emailAddresses
    ?.where((e) => e.identifier == 'jane@example.com')
    .firstOrNull;

if (email == null) return;

// Verify the code
await auth.verifyIdentifyingData(email, '123456');
```

### Remove email address

The following example demonstrates how to remove an email address from the user's account.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

final email = auth.user?.emailAddresses
    ?.where((e) => e.identifier == 'jane@example.com')
    .firstOrNull;

if (email == null) return;

await auth.deleteIdentifyingData(email);
```

---

## Phone numbers

### Add phone number

The following example demonstrates how to add a phone number to the user's account.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.addIdentifyingData(
  '+15551234567',
  IdentifierType.phoneNumber,
);
```

### Verify phone number

The following example demonstrates how to verify a phone number with the code sent to the user.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

final phone = auth.user?.phoneNumbers
    ?.where((p) => p.identifier == '+15551234567')
    .firstOrNull;

if (phone == null) return;

await auth.verifyIdentifyingData(phone, '123456');
```

### Remove phone number

The following example demonstrates how to remove a phone number from the user's account.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

final phone = auth.user?.phoneNumbers
    ?.where((p) => p.identifier == '+15551234567')
    .firstOrNull;

if (phone == null) return;

await auth.deleteIdentifyingData(phone);
```

---

## Passkeys

### Create passkey

The following example demonstrates how to create a passkey for the user.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.createPasskey();
```

### Remove passkey

The following example demonstrates how to remove a passkey from the user's account.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

final passkey = auth.user?.passkeys?.first;

await auth.deleteIdentifyingData(passkey!);
```

---

## External accounts

### Remove external account

The following example demonstrates how to remove an external account (OAuth provider) from the user's account.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

final account = auth.user?.externalAccounts?.first;

await auth.deleteExternalAccount(account: account!);
```

---

## Passwords

### Update password

The following example demonstrates how to update the user's password.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.updateUserPassword(
  'old-password',
  'new-password',
);
```

To keep other sessions active after the password change, pass `signOut: false`.

```dart
await auth.updateUserPassword(
  'old-password',
  'new-password',
  signOut: false,
);
```

### Delete password

The following example demonstrates how to delete the user's password. The user must have another active factor (e.g. an email address or phone number) to use this method.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.deleteUserPassword('current-password');
```

---

## Delete user

Permanently deletes the current user's account. Only available if your Clerk instance has self-deletion enabled.

```dart
final auth = ClerkAuth.of(context);

await auth.deleteUser();
```