From 102741ec5639d73020b582b25649035dc6f4a1e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chris <christopher.bonifacio@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:31:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Access groups example (#8174)

* remove reference of renameModelFields

* add example for accessing user groups from session

* simplify example and add some spacing

* revert change

* add back ticks
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 .../user-group-based-data-access/index.mdx       | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/data/customize-authz/user-group-based-data-access/index.mdx b/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/data/customize-authz/user-group-based-data-access/index.mdx
index 934b3421718..3c32f50abbc 100644
--- a/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/data/customize-authz/user-group-based-data-access/index.mdx
+++ b/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/data/customize-authz/user-group-based-data-access/index.mdx
@@ -168,3 +168,19 @@ By default, `group` authorization leverages Amazon Cognito user pool groups but
    - subscriptions are only supported if the user is part of 20 or fewer groups
    - you can only authorize 20 or fewer user groups per record
 </Callout>
+
+## Access user groups from the session
+
+<InlineFilter filters={["javascript", "angular", "react-native", "react", "nextjs", "vue"]}>
+
+You can access a user's groups from their session using the Auth category:
+
+```ts
+import { fetchAuthSession } from 'aws-amplify/auth';
+
+const session = await fetchAuthSession();
+const groups = session.tokens.accessToken.payload['cognito:groups'] || [];
+
+console.log('User groups:', groups);
+```
+</InlineFilter>