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<SignUp /> component

Sign up component example

The <SignUp /> component renders a UI for signing up users. The functionality of the <SignUp /> component are controlled by the instance settings you specify in your Clerk Dashboard, such as sign-up options and social connections. You can further customize your <SignUp /> component by passing additional properties at the time of rendering.

The following methods available on an instance of the Clerk class are used to render and control the <SignUp /> component:

mountSignUp()

Render the <SignUp /> component to an HTML <div> element.

function mountSignUp(node: HTMLDivElement, props?: SignUpProps): void;

mountSignUp() params

NameTypeDescription
node HTMLDivElementThe <div> element used to render in the <SignUp /> component
props?SignUpPropsThe properties to pass to the <SignUp /> component

mountSignUp() usage

import Clerk from '@clerk/clerk-js';
import { dark } from "@clerk/themes";
 
document.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>('#app')!.innerHTML = `
  <div
    id="sign-up"
  ></div>
`;
 
const signUpComponent = document.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>('#sign-up')!;
 
// Initialize Clerk with your Clerk publishable key
const clerk = new Clerk(`{{pub_key}}`);
await clerk.load();
 
clerk.mountSignUp(signUpComponent, {
  appearance: {
    baseTheme: dark
  }
});
<div id="sign-up"></div>
<script>
  // Get this URL and Publishable Key from the Clerk Dashboard
  const clerkPublishableKey = {{pub_key}};
  const frontendApi = '[your-domain].clerk.accounts.dev';
  const version = '@latest'; // Set to appropriate version
 
  // Creates asynchronous script
  const script = document.createElement('script');
  script.setAttribute('data-clerk-frontend-api', frontendApi);
  script.setAttribute('data-clerk-publishable-key', clerkPublishableKey);
  script.async = true;
  script.src = `https://${frontendApi}/npm/@clerk/clerk-js${version}/dist/clerk.browser.js`;
 
  script.addEventListener('load', async function () {
    await window.Clerk.load();
 
    const signUpComponent = document.querySelector('#sign-up');
 
    window.Clerk.openSignUp(signUpComponent, {
      appearance: {
        baseTheme: dark
      }
    });
  });
  document.body.appendChild(script);
</script>

unmountSignUp()

Unmount and run cleanup on an existing <SignUp /> component instance.

function unmountSignUp(node: HTMLDivElement): void;

unmountSignUp() params

NameTypeDescription
node HTMLDivElementThe container <div> element with a rendered <SignUp /> component instance

unmountSignUp() usage

import Clerk from '@clerk/clerk-js';
 
document.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>('#app')!.innerHTML = `
  <div
    id="sign-up"
  ></div>
`
 
const signUpComponent = document.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>('#sign-up')!;
 
// Initialize Clerk with your Clerk publishable key
const clerk = new Clerk(`{{pub_key}}`);
await clerk.load();
 
clerk.mountSignUp(signUpComponent);
 
// ...
 
clerk.unmountSignUp(signUpComponent);
<div id="sign-up"></div>
<script>
  // Get this URL and Publishable Key from the Clerk Dashboard
  const clerkPublishableKey = {{pub_key}};
  const frontendApi = '[your-domain].clerk.accounts.dev';
  const version = '@latest'; // Set to appropriate version
 
  // Creates asynchronous script
  const script = document.createElement('script');
  script.setAttribute('data-clerk-frontend-api', frontendApi);
  script.setAttribute('data-clerk-publishable-key', clerkPublishableKey);
  script.async = true;
  script.src = `https://${frontendApi}/npm/@clerk/clerk-js${version}/dist/clerk.browser.js`;
 
  script.addEventListener('load', async function () {
    await window.Clerk.load();
 
    const signUpComponent = document.querySelector('#sign-up');
 
    window.Clerk.mountSignUp(signUpComponent);
 
    // ...
 
    window.Clerk.unmountSignUp(signUpComponent);
  });
  document.body.appendChild(script);
</script>

openSignUp()

Opens the <SignUp /> component as an overlay at the root of your HTML body element.

function openSignUp(props?: SignUpProps): void;

openSignUp() params

NameTypeDescription
props?SignUpPropsThe properties to pass to the <SignUp /> component

openSignUp() usage

index.js
import Clerk from '@clerk/clerk-js';
import { dark } from "@clerk/themes";
 
// Initialize Clerk with your Clerk publishable key
const clerk = new Clerk(`{{pub_key}}`);
await clerk.load();
 
clerk.openSignUp({
  appearance: {
    baseTheme: dark
  }
});
index.html
<script>
  // Get this URL and Publishable Key from the Clerk Dashboard
  const clerkPublishableKey = {{pub_key}};
  const frontendApi = '[your-domain].clerk.accounts.dev';
  const version = '@latest'; // Set to appropriate version
 
  // Creates asynchronous script
  const script = document.createElement('script');
  script.setAttribute('data-clerk-frontend-api', frontendApi);
  script.setAttribute('data-clerk-publishable-key', clerkPublishableKey);
  script.async = true;
  script.src = `https://${frontendApi}/npm/@clerk/clerk-js${version}/dist/clerk.browser.js`;
 
  script.addEventListener('load', async function () {
    await window.Clerk.load();
 
    window.Clerk.openSignUp({
      appearance: {
        baseTheme: dark
      }
    });
  });
  document.body.appendChild(script);
</script>

closeSignUp()

Closes the sign up overlay.

function closeSignUp(): void;

closeSignUp() usage

import Clerk from '@clerk/clerk-js';
import { dark } from "@clerk/themes";
 
// Initialize Clerk with your Clerk publishable key
const clerk = new Clerk(`{{pub_key}}`);
await clerk.load();
 
clerk.openSignUp();
 
// ...
 
clerk.closeSignUp();
<script>
  // Get this URL and Publishable Key from the Clerk Dashboard
  const clerkPublishableKey = {{pub_key}};
  const frontendApi = '[your-domain].clerk.accounts.dev';
  const version = '@latest'; // Set to appropriate version
 
  // Creates asynchronous script
  const script = document.createElement('script');
  script.setAttribute('data-clerk-frontend-api', frontendApi);
  script.setAttribute('data-clerk-publishable-key', clerkPublishableKey);
  script.async = true;
  script.src = `https://${frontendApi}/npm/@clerk/clerk-js${version}/dist/clerk.browser.js`;
 
  script.addEventListener('load', async function () {
    await window.Clerk.load();
 
    window.Clerk.openSignUp();
 
    // ...
 
    window.Clerk.closeSignUp();
  });
  document.body.appendChild(script);
</script>

SignUpProps

All props below are optional.

NameTypeDescription
routing'hash' | 'path' | 'virtual'The routing strategy for your pages.
Note: If you are using environment variables for Next.js or Remix to specify your routes, this will be set to path.
pathstringThe path where the component is mounted on when path-based routing is used.
/sign-in
This prop is ignored in hash- and virtual-based routing.
redirectUrlstringFull URL or path to navigate after successful sign in or sign up.
The same as setting afterSignInUrl and afterSignUpUrl to the same value.
afterSignInUrlstringThe full URL or path to navigate after a successful sign in. Defaults to /.
signInUrlstringFull URL or path to the sign in page. Use this property to provide the target of the 'Sign In' link that's rendered.
afterSignUpUrlstringThe full URL or path to navigate after a successful sign up. Defaults to /.
initialValuesSignUpInitialValuesThe values used to prefill the sign-up fields with.

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