---
title: Require Login
description: The API for interacting with the authentication.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: customer-account-ui-extensions
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer-account-ui-extensions/latest/apis/order-status-api/require-login
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer-account-ui-extensions/latest/apis/order-status-api/require-login.md
---

# Require Login

The API for interacting with the authentication.

## OrderStatusApi

The API object provided to this and other `customer-account.order-status` extension targets.

* requireLogin

  () => Promise\<void>

  required

  The requireLogin() method triggers login if the customer is viewing pre-authenticated Order status page.

Examples

### Examples

* #### Extension.jsx

  ##### Default

  ```jsx
  import '@shopify/ui-extensions/preact';
  import {render} from 'preact';

  export default async () => {
    render(<Extension />, document.body);
  };

  function Extension() {
    async function reportAnIssue() {
      await shopify.requireLogin();
      // send a request to backend
    }

    return (
      <s-button onClick={reportAnIssue}>
        Report an issue
      </s-button>
    );
  }
  ```

## Related

[Learn more - Order status page](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/customer-accounts/order-status-page)