# Membership

The CodeMash Membership module is your all-in-one solution for authentication, authorization, user profile management, and real-time workflow automation. Whether you’re building a web, mobile, or AI-driven application, Membership empowers you to onboard users, manage access, automate engagement, and keep your project secure—without unnecessary complexity.

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### Key Concepts

* **Authentication:** Multiple sign-up/sign-in methods, including social logins and passwordless options.
* **Authorization:** Granular control with roles, permissions, and custom policies.
* **User Profiles:** Rich, extensible user data with tagging and custom properties.
* **Integrations:** Seamless OAuth and enterprise identity provider support.
* **Triggers & Automation:** Instantly respond to user events with emails, push, SMS, or custom code actions.

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### Quick Start

The Membership module is enabled by default in every new CodeMash project.\
Access it via the [CodeMash Dashboard](https://docs.codemash.io/dashboard/membership), SDKs, REST API, or CLI.

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### Core Features

#### 1. User Management

* Create, update, and delete users
* Support for multiple user types:
  * Guest users
  * Email/password, username/password, phone, passkey (passwordless)
  * Service users (for apps, scripts, automations)
* Rich profile fields: name, last name, phone, company, address, and more
* Custom properties: Extend user profiles with your own schema
* Tagging: Organize and segment users with flexible tags

**See:** [Users & Profiles](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/users.md)

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#### 2. Authentication Methods

* Native (email, username, phone, passkey)
* Social sign-in: Apple, Google, Meta (Facebook), Azure AD, X (Twitter)
* Custom sign-up/sign-in rules: Define who can register and how
* Default role assignment for new users

**See:** [Authentication & Sign-In](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/authentication.md)

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#### 3. Roles & Permissions

* **Role-Based Access Control (RBAC):** Assign roles to users for easy permission management
* **Permission-Based Control:** Fine-grained, AWS-style permissions (database CRUD, file access, membership actions, etc.)
* **Custom Policies:** Combine system permissions into reusable policies
* **Custom Roles:** Group policies and permissions to match your app’s needs

**See:** [Roles & Permissions](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/roles-permissions.md)\
**See:** [Policies](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/policies.md)

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#### 4. Triggers & Automated Actions

**Automate engagement, notifications, and business workflows in real time.**

* **Event-Based Triggers:**\
  Instantly respond to key membership events:
  * User registration
  * Profile updates (with access to what changed)
  * User deletion
  * User invitations
* **Automated Communication:**
  * Send onboarding emails when a user registers
  * Notify users or admins via push or SMS on profile changes, invitations, or deletions
* **Custom Code Actions:**
  * Trigger your own serverless code functions on any event
  * Pass full user data to your function (e.g., sync new users to a CRM, update analytics, integrate with third-party systems)

**Example Use Cases:**

* Send a welcome email and onboarding guide when a user signs up
* Automatically notify admins if a user updates their company information
* Call a CodeMash code function to push new user data to your marketing CRM

**See:** [Triggers & Automation](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/triggers.md)

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#### 5. Integrations

* Built-in OAuth for major identity providers
* Enterprise-ready: Azure AD, SAML, and more
* API-first: Integrate with any front-end, mobile app, or AI agent

**See:** [Integrations](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/integrations.md)

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#### 6. Settings & Security

* Configure registration, verification, and deactivation flows
* Enforce password policies, multi-factor authentication, and more
* Audit logs for membership events

**See:** [Membership Settings](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/settings.md)

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### Common Use Cases

* Onboarding users with custom flows and automated communication
* Managing teams and access levels in SaaS apps
* Automating user notifications and onboarding tasks
* Integrating secure sign-in for web, mobile, and AI-powered apps
* Real-time integration with third-party systems via code triggers

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### Next Steps

Explore the following documentation pages for in-depth guides and API references:

* [Users & Profiles](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/users.md)
* [Authentication & Sign-In](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/authentication.md)
* [Roles & Permissions](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/roles-permissions.md)
* [Policies](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/policies.md)
* [Triggers & Automation](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/triggers.md)
* [Integrations](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/integrations.md)
* [Membership Settings](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/settings.md)
* [API Reference](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/api.md)
* [FAQ](https://app.sintra.ai/membership/faq.md)