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The useAccount hook returns the current user’s account information including their connection status, user ID, and linked auth methods.

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Import

import { useAccount } from "@getpara/react-native-wallet";

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Usage

import { useAccount } from "@getpara/react-native-wallet";
import { View, Text } from "react-native";

function AccountStatus() {
  const { embedded, isConnected, connectionType, isLoading } = useAccount();

  if (isLoading) return <Text>Loading...</Text>;

  return (
    <View>
      <Text>Status: {isConnected ? "Connected" : "Not connected"}</Text>
      <Text>Connection: {connectionType}</Text>
      {embedded?.userId && <Text>User ID: {embedded.userId}</Text>}
      {embedded?.identifier && <Text>Identifier: {embedded.identifier}</Text>}
      {embedded?.wallets?.map((w) => (
        <Text key={w.id}>{w.type}: {w.address}</Text>
      ))}
    </View>
  );
}

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Return Value

PropertyTypeDescription
isConnectedbooleanWhether any wallet is connected (embedded or external)
isLoadingbooleanWhether the account is still loading
connectionType'embedded' | 'external' | 'both' | 'none'The type of active connection
embeddedobjectThe embedded Para account data
embedded.userIdstringThe user’s Para ID
embedded.identifierstringThe user’s login identifier (email, phone, etc.)
embedded.authTypestringThe authentication method used
embedded.walletsWallet[]All wallets on the account
embedded.isConnectedbooleanWhether the embedded wallet specifically is connected
embedded.isGuestModebooleanWhether the user is in guest mode
externalobjectExternal wallet data (web only, empty on React Native)