feat: CTE delegation and impersonation support

__mocks__/@auth0/auth0-spa-js.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const getTokenWithPopup = jest.fn();
 const getUser = jest.fn();
 const getIdTokenClaims = jest.fn();
 const loginWithCustomTokenExchange = jest.fn();
+const customTokenExchange = jest.fn();
 const exchangeToken = jest.fn();
 const isAuthenticated = jest.fn(() => false);
 const loginWithPopup = jest.fn();
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export const Auth0Client = jest.fn(() => {
     getUser,
     getIdTokenClaims,
     loginWithCustomTokenExchange,
+    customTokenExchange,
     exchangeToken,
     isAuthenticated,
     loginWithPopup,

__tests__/auth-provider.test.tsx

@@ -1109,6 +1109,99 @@ describe('Auth0Provider', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should provide a customTokenExchange method', async () => {
+    const tokenResponse = {
+      access_token: '__test_access_token__',
+      id_token: '__test_id_token__',
+      token_type: 'Bearer',
+      expires_in: 86400,
+    };
+    clientMock.customTokenExchange.mockResolvedValue(tokenResponse);
+    const wrapper = createWrapper();
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () => useContext(Auth0Context),
+      { wrapper }
+    );
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.customTokenExchange).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+    });
+    let response;
+    await act(async () => {
+      response = await result.current.customTokenExchange({
+        subject_token: '__test_token__',
+        subject_token_type: 'urn:test:token-type',
+        actor_token: '__test_actor_token__',
+        actor_token_type: 'https://idp.example.com/token-type/agent',
+      });
+    });
+    expect(clientMock.customTokenExchange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      subject_token: '__test_token__',
+      subject_token_type: 'urn:test:token-type',
+      actor_token: '__test_actor_token__',
+      actor_token_type: 'https://idp.example.com/token-type/agent',
+    });
+    expect(response).toStrictEqual(tokenResponse);
+  });
+
+  it('should not update auth state after customTokenExchange', async () => {
+    const tokenResponse = {
+      access_token: '__test_access_token__',
+      id_token: '__test_id_token__',
+      token_type: 'Bearer',
+      expires_in: 86400,
+    };
+    clientMock.customTokenExchange.mockResolvedValue(tokenResponse);
+    clientMock.getUser.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const wrapper = createWrapper();
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () => useContext(Auth0Context),
+      { wrapper }
+    );
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.customTokenExchange).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.customTokenExchange({
+        subject_token: '__test_token__',
+        subject_token_type: 'urn:test:token-type',
+      });
+    });
+    expect(result.current.isAuthenticated).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should propagate errors from customTokenExchange', async () => {
+    clientMock.customTokenExchange.mockRejectedValue(new Error('__test_error__'));
+    const wrapper = createWrapper();
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () => useContext(Auth0Context),
+      { wrapper }
+    );
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.customTokenExchange).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await expect(
+        result.current.customTokenExchange({
+          subject_token: '__test_token__',
+          subject_token_type: 'urn:test:token-type',
+        })
+      ).rejects.toThrow('__test_error__');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should memoize the customTokenExchange method', async () => {
+    const wrapper = createWrapper();
+    const { result, rerender } = renderHook(
+      () => useContext(Auth0Context),
+      { wrapper }
+    );
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const memoized = result.current.customTokenExchange;
+      rerender();
+      expect(result.current.customTokenExchange).toBe(memoized);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should provide a handleRedirectCallback method', async () => {
     clientMock.handleRedirectCallback.mockResolvedValue({
       appState: { redirectUri: '/' },

package.json

@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@
     "react-dom": "^16.11.0 || ^17 || ^18 || ~19.0.1 || ~19.1.2 || ^19.2.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@auth0/auth0-spa-js": "^2.19.2"
+    "@auth0/auth0-spa-js": "^2.20.0"
   }
 }

src/auth0-context.tsx

@@ -145,6 +145,33 @@ export interface Auth0ContextInterface<TUser extends User = User>
     options: CustomTokenExchangeOptions
   ) => Promise<TokenEndpointResponse>;
 
+  /**
+   * ```js
+   * const tokenResponse = await customTokenExchange({
+   *   subject_token: 'ey...',
+   *   subject_token_type: 'urn:acme:legacy-system-token',
+   *   actor_token: 'ey...',
+   *   actor_token_type: 'https://idp.example.com/token-type/agent',
+   * });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * Exchanges an external subject token for Auth0 tokens without affecting the current session.
+   *
+   * Unlike `loginWithCustomTokenExchange`, this method has no side effects — it does not cache
+   * tokens, does not update the authenticated session, and does not affect `isAuthenticated`
+   * or `user`. Use this for delegation or impersonation scenarios where you need a downstream
+   * API token without changing who the current user is.
+   *
+   * When `actor_token` is present Auth0 suppresses refresh token issuance; a missing
+   * `refresh_token` in the response is expected and will not cause an error.
+   *
+   * @param options - The options required to perform the token exchange.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves to the token endpoint response.
+   */
+  customTokenExchange: (
+    options: CustomTokenExchangeOptions
+  ) => Promise<TokenEndpointResponse>;
+
   /**
    * @deprecated Use `loginWithCustomTokenExchange()` instead. This method will be removed in the next major version.
    *
@@ -383,6 +410,7 @@ export const initialContext = {
   getAccessTokenWithPopup: stub,
   getIdTokenClaims: stub,
   loginWithCustomTokenExchange: stub,
+  customTokenExchange: stub,
   exchangeToken: stub,
   loginWithRedirect: stub,
   loginWithPopup: stub,

src/auth0-provider.tsx

@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@ const Auth0Provider = <TUser extends User = User>(opts: Auth0ProviderOptions<TUs
     [client]
   );
 
+  const customTokenExchange = useCallback(
+    (options: CustomTokenExchangeOptions): Promise<TokenEndpointResponse> =>
+      client.customTokenExchange(options),
+    [client]
+  );
+
   const exchangeToken = useCallback(
     async (
       options: CustomTokenExchangeOptions
@@ -392,6 +398,7 @@ const Auth0Provider = <TUser extends User = User>(opts: Auth0ProviderOptions<TUs
       getAccessTokenWithPopup,
       getIdTokenClaims,
       loginWithCustomTokenExchange,
+      customTokenExchange,
       exchangeToken,
       loginWithRedirect,
       loginWithPopup,
@@ -411,6 +418,7 @@ const Auth0Provider = <TUser extends User = User>(opts: Auth0ProviderOptions<TUs
     getAccessTokenWithPopup,
     getIdTokenClaims,
     loginWithCustomTokenExchange,
+    customTokenExchange,
     exchangeToken,
     loginWithRedirect,
     loginWithPopup,

src/index.tsx

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export {
   ConnectError,
   CustomTokenExchangeOptions,
   TokenEndpointResponse,
+  ActClaim,
   ClientConfiguration,
   // MFA Errors
   MfaError,