How to Verify a Cognito User's Email

Verify a Cognito User's Email #

We need to verify a cognito user's email because otherwise they can't use the forget password and other functionality.

In order to verify a cognito user's email, we have to set their email_verified attribute to true. To set their email_verified attribute to true we can use the admin-update-user-attributes command.

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aws cognito-idp admin-update-user-attributes --user-pool-id YOUR_USER_POOL_ID --username john@gmail.com --user-attributes Name="email_verified",Value="true"

We're using the admin-update-user-attributes command to verify the user's email, however it can be used to update any of the cognito user's attributes.

To make sure the email of the user is verified, run the admin-get-user command.

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aws cognito-idp admin-get-user --user-pool-id YOUR_USER_POOL_ID --username john@gmail.com --query "UserAttributes"

The admin-get-user command returns information about the cognito user, however we've filtered the output to only show the user's attributes, by setting the --query parameter.

Once the user's email_verified attribute is set to true, they can use the forget password functionality and get emails with confirmation codes.

Further Reading #

• User Pool Attributes in AWS Cognito - Complete Guide
• AWS Cognito & Amplify Auth - Review
• AWS Amplify Auth with React - complete tutorial
• How to Customize Emails in AWS Cognito
• Adding AWS Cognito Users to a Group on Sign Up
• Cognito User Pool Example in AWS CDK - Complete Guide
• Cognito Identity Pool Example in AWS CDK - Complete Guide
• Delete a Cognito User Pool on CDK Destroy in AWS CDK
• Add SES Support to a Cognito User Pool in CDK
• AWS CDK Tutorial for Beginners - Step-by-Step Guide
• How to use Parameters in AWS CDK