email verification internal error with action code settings

[jschlachtenhaufen]

Issue

I'm trying to implement email verification in my app, but I am encountering internal errors using the sendEmailVerification and sendSignInLinkToEmail methods from the Authentication module.

I added my iOS app to my firebase project with no issues. The createUserWithEmailAndPassword and signInWithEmailAndPassword functions work as expected, and sendEmailVerification works correctly when given no actionCodeSetting arguments. However, supplying actionCodeSettings results in an internal server error.

Additionally, sendSignInLinkToEmail gives me a similar internal error, regardless of whether I include the actionCodeSettings.

When I added my app as a web app in the firebase console and followed those initialization and authorization steps, everything worked as correctly with actionCodeSettings.

Code Snippet:

import auth from '@react-native-firebase/auth';

...

const createAndVerify = () => {
  const actionCodeSettings = {
    url: 'http://localhost:3030/email'
  };
  auth()
    .createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
    .then((res) => {
      console.log('created user');
      console.log(res);
      res.user
        .sendEmailVerification(actionCodeSettings) // with no actionCodeSettings, the verification email is sent correctly
        .then(() => {
          console.log('verification email sent');
        })
        .catch((e) => {
          console.log('unable to send verification email');
          console.log(e);
        });
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      console.log('unable to create user');
      console.log(err);
    });
};

I have tried all sorts of combinations of actionCodeSettings, including setting handleCodeInApp to true and adding the iOS property with the correct bundleId. No matter the configuration, I always get the same error below:

Error:

NativeFirebaseError: [auth/internal-error] An internal error has occurred, please try again.
    at User.sendEmailVerification (http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:135225:34)
    at onAuthStateChanged$ (http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:136088:22)
    at tryCatch (http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:29754:19)
    at Generator.invoke [as _invoke] (http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:29929:24)
    at Generator.prototype.<computed> [as next] (http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:29797:23)
    at tryCatch (http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:29754:19)
    at invoke (http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:29830:22)
    at http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:29860:13
    at tryCallTwo (http://localhost:8081/index.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&minify=false:6092:7)

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Project Files

Javascript

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package.json:

{
  "name": "unmasked",
  "version": "2.1.1",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "android": "react-native run-android --variant=debug",
    "ios": "react-native run-ios",
    "start": "react-native start",
    "test": "echo \"No tests yet\"",
    "lint": "eslint ."
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@react-native-community/async-storage": "^1.6.2",
    "@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios": "^2.9.0",
    "@react-native-community/masked-view": "^0.1.6",
    "@react-native-firebase/app": "^6.3.4",
    "@react-native-firebase/auth": "^6.3.4",
    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^5.0.7",
    "@react-navigation/native": "^5.0.7",
    "@react-navigation/stack": "^5.0.8",
    "@react-navigation/tabs": "^0.0.0-alpha.12",
    "appcenter": "^2.6.1",
    "appcenter-analytics": "^2.6.1",
    "appcenter-crashes": "^2.6.1",
    "autolinker": "^3.13.0",
    "axios": "^0.19.0",
    "identicon.js": "^2.3.3",
    "libphonenumber-js": "^1.7.44",
    "lodash": "^4.17.15",
    "moment": "^2.24.0",
    "react": "16.9.0",
    "react-native": "^0.61.4",
    "react-native-autolink": "^3.0.0",
    "react-native-code-push": "^6.0.0",
    "react-native-config": "^0.12.0",
    "react-native-elements": "^1.2.6",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "^1.6.0",
    "react-native-icon-badge": "^1.1.3",
    "react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view": "^0.9.1",
    "react-native-mixpanel": "^1.1.10",
    "react-native-modal": "^11.4.0",
    "react-native-modal-dropdown": "^0.7.0",
    "react-native-phone-call": "^1.0.9",
    "react-native-reanimated": "^1.7.0",
    "react-native-safe-area-context": "^0.7.3",
    "react-native-screens": "^2.0.0-beta.10",
    "react-native-vector-icons": "^6.6.0",
    "react-native-version-number": "^0.3.6",
    "react-redux": "^7.1.1",
    "redux": "^4.0.4",
    "redux-thunk": "^2.3.0",
    "socket.io-client": "^2.3.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.6.4",
    "@babel/runtime": "^7.6.3",
    "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "^0.0.5",
    "babel-jest": "^24.9.0",
    "eslint": "^6.5.1",
    "eslint-config-airbnb": "^18.0.1",
    "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.4.0",
    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.20.1",
    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.2.3",
    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.1.1",
    "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.18.3",
    "jest": "^24.9.0",
    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.56.0",
    "prettier": "^1.18.2",
    "react-devtools": "3",
    "react-test-renderer": "16.9.0"
  },
  "jest": {
    "preset": "react-native"
  }
}

firebase.json for react-native-firebase v6:

# N/A

iOS

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ios/Podfile:

• I'm not using Pods
• I'm using Pods and my Podfile looks like:

platform :ios, '9.0'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'

target 'unmasked' do
  # Pods for unmasked
  pod 'FBLazyVector', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBLazyVector"
  pod 'FBReactNativeSpec', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBReactNativeSpec"
  pod 'RCTRequired', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/RCTRequired"
  pod 'RCTTypeSafety', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/TypeSafety"
  pod 'React', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
  pod 'React-Core', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
  pod 'React-CoreModules', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/React/CoreModules'
  pod 'React-Core/DevSupport', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
  pod 'React-RCTActionSheet', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/ActionSheetIOS'
  pod 'React-RCTAnimation', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/NativeAnimation'
  pod 'React-RCTBlob', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Blob'
  pod 'React-RCTImage', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Image'
  pod 'React-RCTLinking', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/LinkingIOS'
  pod 'React-RCTNetwork', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Network'
  pod 'React-RCTSettings', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Settings'
  pod 'React-RCTText', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Text'
  pod 'React-RCTVibration', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Vibration'
  pod 'React-Core/RCTWebSocket', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'

  pod 'React-cxxreact', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/cxxreact'
  pod 'React-jsi', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsi'
  pod 'React-jsiexecutor', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor'
  pod 'React-jsinspector', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector'
  pod 'ReactCommon/jscallinvoker', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"
  pod 'ReactCommon/turbomodule/core', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"
  pod 'Yoga', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga'

  pod 'DoubleConversion', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/DoubleConversion.podspec'
  pod 'glog', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/glog.podspec'
  pod 'Folly', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/Folly.podspec'


  target 'unmaskedTests' do
    inherit! :search_paths
    # Pods for testing
  end

  use_native_modules!
end

target 'unmasked-tvOS' do
  # Pods for unmasked-tvOS

  target 'unmasked-tvOSTests' do
    inherit! :search_paths
    # Pods for testing
  end

end

AppDelegate.m:

#import "AppDelegate.h"
#import <React/RCTLinkingManager.h>
#import <React/RCTBridge.h>
#import <React/RCTBundleURLProvider.h>
#import <React/RCTRootView.h>
#import <AppCenterReactNative.h>
#import <AppCenterReactNativeAnalytics.h>
#import <AppCenterReactNativeCrashes.h>
#import <CodePush/CodePush.h>
#import <Firebase.h>

@implementation AppDelegate

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
  RCTBridge *bridge = [[RCTBridge alloc] initWithDelegate:self launchOptions:launchOptions];
  RCTRootView *rootView = [[RCTRootView alloc] initWithBridge:bridge
                                                   moduleName:@"unmasked"
                                            initialProperties:nil];

  rootView.backgroundColor = [[UIColor alloc] initWithRed:1.0f green:1.0f blue:1.0f alpha:1];

  self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds];
  UIViewController *rootViewController = [UIViewController new];
  rootViewController.view = rootView;
  self.window.rootViewController = rootViewController;
  [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

  [FIRApp configure];
  
  [AppCenterReactNative register];
  [AppCenterReactNativeAnalytics registerWithInitiallyEnabled:true];
  [AppCenterReactNativeCrashes registerWithAutomaticProcessing];
  
  return YES;
}

- (NSURL *)sourceURLForBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
{
#if DEBUG
  return [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] jsBundleURLForBundleRoot:@"index" fallbackResource:nil];
#else
  return [CodePush bundleURL];
#endif
}

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
   openURL:(NSURL *)url
   options:(NSDictionary<UIApplicationOpenURLOptionsKey,id> *)options
{
  return [RCTLinkingManager application:application openURL:url options:options];
}

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application continueUserActivity:(nonnull NSUserActivity *)userActivity
 restorationHandler:(nonnull void (^)(NSArray<id<UIUserActivityRestoring>> * _Nullable))restorationHandler
{
 return [RCTLinkingManager application:application
                  continueUserActivity:userActivity
                    restorationHandler:restorationHandler];
}

@end

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Android

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Have you converted to AndroidX?

• my application is an AndroidX application?
• I am using android/gradle.settings jetifier=true for Android compatibility?
• I am using the NPM package jetifier for react-native compatibility?

android/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/app/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/settings.gradle:

// N/A

MainApplication.java:

// N/A

AndroidManifest.xml:

<!-- N/A -->

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Environment

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react-native info output:

yarn run v1.22.0
$ react-native info
info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
    OS: macOS 10.15.1
    CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5557U CPU @ 3.10GHz
    Memory: 320.16 MB / 8.00 GB
    Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
  Binaries:
    Node: 13.8.0 - /var/folders/f1/14krtfns4b11b9cm65cc_cjm0000gn/T/yarn--1585426984630-0.33813701803154084/node
    Yarn: 1.22.0 - /var/folders/f1/14krtfns4b11b9cm65cc_cjm0000gn/T/yarn--1585426984630-0.33813701803154084/yarn
    npm: 6.13.7 - /usr/local/bin/npm
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 13.2, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 21, 23, 26, 28
      Build Tools: 21.1.2, 26.0.1, 28.0.3
      System Images: android-26 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Intel x86 Atom, android-R | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 3.6 AI-192.7142.36.36.6241897
    Xcode: 11.3.1/11C504 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  npmPackages:
    react: 16.9.0 => 16.9.0 
    react-native: ^0.61.4 => 0.61.4 
  npmGlobalPackages:
    react-native-cli: 2.0.1
✨  Done in 9.08s.

• Platform that you're experiencing the issue on:
  • iOS
  • Android
  • iOS but have not tested behavior on Android
  • Android but have not tested behavior on iOS
  • Both
• react-native-firebase version you're using that has this issue:
  • 6.3.4
• Firebase module(s) you're using that has the issue:
  • Authentication
• Are you using TypeScript?
  • N

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[marekfs]

I'm having the same problem.

[remigallego]

Same here

[remigallego]

Android gave me a different error:

[auth/dynamic-link-not-activated] Please activate Dynamic Links in the Firebase Console and agree to the terms and conditions. [ FDL domain is not configured ]]

I went ahead and create a dynamic link, and it now works on iOS!

This step is sadly not very well documented.

[dackers86]

Hi @jschlachtenhaufen @marekfs.

I have updated our test suite to cover this particular scenario, but all tests pass without any issues.

Would be it possible for you to provide an example repository of the issues you are experiencing?

[dackers86]

Update...

We have managed to recreate the error, although it worked fine on Android,...we see a similar error to @remigallego

The full internal server error is expected to be something similar too...

Error Domain=FIRAuthErrorDomain Code=17999 "An internal error has occurred, print and inspect the error details for more information." UserInfo={FIRAuthErrorUserInfoNameKey=ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR, NSLocalizedDescription=An internal error has occurred, print and inspect the error details for more information., NSUnderlyingError=0x600001c377b0 {Error Domain=FIRAuthInternalErrorDomain Code=3 "(null)" UserInfo={FIRAuthErrorUserInfoDeserializedResponseKey={
code = 400;
errors = (
{
domain = global;
message = "DYNAMIC_LINK_NOT_ACTIVATED : FDL domain is not configured";
reason = invalid;
}
);
message = "DYNAMIC_LINK_NOT_ACTIVATED : FDL domain is not configured";
}}}}

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