Clerk Javascript Backend Sdk Server Side Auth Workflows

---
name: "Clerk JavaScript Backend SDK for Server-Side Auth Workflows"
slug: "clerk-javascript-backend-sdk-server-side-auth-workflows"
description: "Clerk’s JavaScript backend SDK gives agents a real server-side interface for auth and user management. It is useful for verifying sessions, fetching users, issuing invitations, and integrating Clerk into custom backend or edge workflows."
github_stars: 1690
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/clerk/javascript"
author: "clerk"
category: "Security & Verification"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "clerk/javascript"
  github_stars: 1690
---

# Clerk JavaScript Backend SDK for Server-Side Auth Workflows

Clerk’s JavaScript backend SDK gives agents a real server-side interface for auth and user management. It is useful for verifying sessions, fetching users, issuing invitations, and integrating Clerk into custom backend or edge workflows.

## Prerequisites

npm, pnpm, yarn, go, java

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install @clerk/nextjs
- yarn add @clerk/nextjs
- pnpm add @clerk/nextjs

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- This repository contains the SDKs for environment/platforms that Clerk supports. For example, if you want to use Clerk with Next.js, you can install:

- Source: https://github.com/clerk/javascript
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clerk/javascript/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://clerk.com/docs/quickstarts/overview?utm_source=github&utm_medium=clerk_js_repo_readme

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/clerk-javascript-backend-sdk-server-side-auth-workflows/)