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fingerprint-loader
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A simple function that returns FingerprintJS collectFingerprintData without extra setup
A simple JavaScript package to fetch fingerprint data using FingerprintJS without extra setup. The package automatically loads FingerprintJS and allows you to call collectFingerprintData() directly.
You can install the package using npm or yarn:
npm install fingerprint-loader
or
yarn add fingerprint-loader
Import and use collectFingerprintData like this:
import collectFingerprintData from "fingerprint-loader";
async function getData() {
const data = await collectFingerprintData({ accessKey: "your-access-key", userId: "user-id" });
console.log("Fingerprint Data:", data);
}
getData();
collectFingerprintData() without worrying about script imports.accessKey and userId.collectFingerprintData(options: { accessKey: string, userId: string })Fetches fingerprint data using FingerprintJS.
accessKey (string) – Your API access key.userId (string) – Unique user identifier.A Promise resolving to fingerprint data.
This package is licensed under the MIT License.
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A simple function that returns FingerprintJS collectFingerprintData without extra setup
We found that fingerprint-loader demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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