I have tried to create password reset option to web app with firebase and Other firebase options are works fine like GoogleLogin and Email Sign Up, but when i try sendPasswordResetEmail it returns following error,

TypeError: firebase__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1_.auth.sendPasswordResetEmail is not a function

Here's the Code, firebase.js

import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getAuth, GoogleAuthProvider, signInWithPopup } from "firebase/auth";

const firebaseConfig = {
  apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_API_KEY,
  authDomain: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN,
  projectId: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID,
  storageBucket: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET,
  messagingSenderId: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID,
  appId: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_APP_ID
};

const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);

export const auth = getAuth(app);
export const provider = new GoogleAuthProvider();
export const signInWithGooglePopUp = signInWithPopup

export default app;

AuthContext.js

import React, { useContext, useState, useEffect } from "react"
import { auth, provider, signInWithGooglePopUp } from "../firebase"

const AuthContext = React.createContext()

export function useAuth() {
  return useContext(AuthContext)
}

export function AuthProvider({ children }) {
  const [currentUser, setCurrentUser] = useState()
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)

  function signup(email, password) {
    return auth.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
  }

  function login(email, password) {
    return auth.signInWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
  }

  function logout() {
    return auth.signOut()
  }

  function resetPassword(email) {
    alert('')
    return auth.sendPasswordResetEmail(email).then((a) => {
      alert(a)
    })
  }

  function updateEmail(email) {
    return currentUser.updateEmail(email)
  }

  function updatePassword(password) {
    return currentUser.updatePassword(password)
  }

  function signupWithGoogle() {
    return signInWithGooglePopUp(auth, provider).then((result) => {
      console.log(result)
    }).catch((error) => {
      console.log(error)
    })
  }

  useEffect(() => {
    const unsubscribe = auth.onAuthStateChanged(user => {
      setCurrentUser(user)
      setLoading(false)
    })

    return unsubscribe
  }, [])

  const value = {
    currentUser,
    login,
    signup,
    logout,
    resetPassword,
    updateEmail,
    updatePassword,
    signupWithGoogle
  }

  return (
    <AuthContext.Provider value={value}>
      {!loading && children}
    </AuthContext.Provider>
  )
}

ForgotPassword.js

import React, { useRef, useState } from "react"
import { Form, Button, Card, Alert } from "react-bootstrap"
import { useAuth } from "../contexts/AuthContext"
import { Link } from "react-router-dom"

export default function ForgotPassword() {
    const emailRef = useRef()
    const { resetPassword } = useAuth()
    const [error, setError] = useState("")
    const [message, setMessage] = useState("")
    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)

    async function handleSubmit(e) {
        e.preventDefault()

        try {
            setMessage("")
            setError("")
            setLoading(true)
            console.log('wait')
            await resetPassword(emailRef.current.value)
            console.log('done')
            setMessage("Check your inbox for further instructions")
        } catch (error) {
            console.log(error)
            setError("Failed to reset password")
        }

        setLoading(false)
    }

    return (
        <>
            <Card>
                <Card.Body>
                    <h2 className="text-center mb-4">Password Reset</h2>
                    {error && <Alert variant="danger">{error}</Alert>}
                    {message && <Alert variant="success">{message}</Alert>}
                    <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
                        <Form.Group id="email">
                            <Form.Label>Email</Form.Label>
                            <Form.Control type="email" ref={emailRef} required />
                        </Form.Group>
                        <Button disabled={loading} className="w-100" type="submit">
                            Reset Password
                        </Button>
                    </Form>
                    <div className="w-100 text-center mt-3">
                        <Link to="/login">Login</Link>
                    </div>
                </Card.Body>
            </Card>
            <div className="w-100 text-center mt-2">
                Need an account? <Link to="/signup">Sign Up</Link>
            </div>
        </>
    )
}

What's wrong here, Thanks in Advance.

I have tried to create password reset option to web app with firebase and Other firebase options are works fine like GoogleLogin and Email Sign Up, but when i try sendPasswordResetEmail it returns following error,

TypeError: firebase__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1_.auth.sendPasswordResetEmail is not a function

Here's the Code, firebase.js

import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getAuth, GoogleAuthProvider, signInWithPopup } from "firebase/auth";

const firebaseConfig = {
  apiKey: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_API_KEY,
  authDomain: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN,
  projectId: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID,
  storageBucket: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET,
  messagingSenderId: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID,
  appId: process.env.REACT_APP_FIREBASE_APP_ID
};

const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);

export const auth = getAuth(app);
export const provider = new GoogleAuthProvider();
export const signInWithGooglePopUp = signInWithPopup

export default app;

AuthContext.js

import React, { useContext, useState, useEffect } from "react"
import { auth, provider, signInWithGooglePopUp } from "../firebase"

const AuthContext = React.createContext()

export function useAuth() {
  return useContext(AuthContext)
}

export function AuthProvider({ children }) {
  const [currentUser, setCurrentUser] = useState()
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)

  function signup(email, password) {
    return auth.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
  }

  function login(email, password) {
    return auth.signInWithEmailAndPassword(email, password)
  }

  function logout() {
    return auth.signOut()
  }

  function resetPassword(email) {
    alert('')
    return auth.sendPasswordResetEmail(email).then((a) => {
      alert(a)
    })
  }

  function updateEmail(email) {
    return currentUser.updateEmail(email)
  }

  function updatePassword(password) {
    return currentUser.updatePassword(password)
  }

  function signupWithGoogle() {
    return signInWithGooglePopUp(auth, provider).then((result) => {
      console.log(result)
    }).catch((error) => {
      console.log(error)
    })
  }

  useEffect(() => {
    const unsubscribe = auth.onAuthStateChanged(user => {
      setCurrentUser(user)
      setLoading(false)
    })

    return unsubscribe
  }, [])

  const value = {
    currentUser,
    login,
    signup,
    logout,
    resetPassword,
    updateEmail,
    updatePassword,
    signupWithGoogle
  }

  return (
    <AuthContext.Provider value={value}>
      {!loading && children}
    </AuthContext.Provider>
  )
}

ForgotPassword.js

import React, { useRef, useState } from "react"
import { Form, Button, Card, Alert } from "react-bootstrap"
import { useAuth } from "../contexts/AuthContext"
import { Link } from "react-router-dom"

export default function ForgotPassword() {
    const emailRef = useRef()
    const { resetPassword } = useAuth()
    const [error, setError] = useState("")
    const [message, setMessage] = useState("")
    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)

    async function handleSubmit(e) {
        e.preventDefault()

        try {
            setMessage("")
            setError("")
            setLoading(true)
            console.log('wait')
            await resetPassword(emailRef.current.value)
            console.log('done')
            setMessage("Check your inbox for further instructions")
        } catch (error) {
            console.log(error)
            setError("Failed to reset password")
        }

        setLoading(false)
    }

    return (
        <>
            <Card>
                <Card.Body>
                    <h2 className="text-center mb-4">Password Reset</h2>
                    {error && <Alert variant="danger">{error}</Alert>}
                    {message && <Alert variant="success">{message}</Alert>}
                    <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
                        <Form.Group id="email">
                            <Form.Label>Email</Form.Label>
                            <Form.Control type="email" ref={emailRef} required />
                        </Form.Group>
                        <Button disabled={loading} className="w-100" type="submit">
                            Reset Password
                        </Button>
                    </Form>
                    <div className="w-100 text-center mt-3">
                        <Link to="/login">Login</Link>
                    </div>
                </Card.Body>
            </Card>
            <div className="w-100 text-center mt-2">
                Need an account? <Link to="/signup">Sign Up</Link>
            </div>
        </>
    )
}

What's wrong here, Thanks in Advance.

• javascript
• reactjs
• firebase
• firebase-authentication

1 Answer 1

You are using Firebase Modular SDK (V9.0.0+) where sendPasswordResetEmail is a function and not a method on Auth instance. So that should be:

import { sendPasswordResetEmail } from "firebase/auth"
import { auth } from "../firebase"

function resetPassword(email) {
  return sendPasswordResetEmail(auth, email).then((a) => {
    alert("Password reset email sent")
  })
}

The same applies for others functions like createUserWithEmailAndPassword(), signOut(), etc. I'm not sure why the error shows up for this one only.

Do checkout the documentation of Firebase Auth to learn more about these functions.