could i add other information to payload?

[vparenti]

I would like add more information in payload json, for example 'role' and 'company'. Is there a way? Thanks, V

[MauScheff]

+1

[Alex3917]

You just make a custom payload handler, e.g.:

from rest_framework_jwt.utils import jwt_payload_handler

def jwt_custom_payload_handler(user):
    payload = jwt_payload_handler(user)
    payload['role'] = 'xyz'
    return payload

Then in your settings you just need:

JWT_AUTH['JWT_PAYLOAD_HANDLER'] = 'path.to.your.jwt_custom_payload_handler'

[blueyed]

Could we add this to the docs then? @vparenti / @mauzepeda a PR would be welcome.

[blueyed]

Closing in favor of https://github.com/GetBlimp/django-rest-framework-jwt/pull/389 already. Thanks, @mauzepeda!