From 1b78bb39d144295bc925289b7372dc01e6e99b3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Soriano <sorianorobertc@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:12:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore(express): Expose `AuthObject` type helper (#4416)

---
 .changeset/twelve-frogs-study.md | 5 +++++
 packages/express/env.d.ts        | 9 +++++++++
 packages/express/package.json    | 4 +++-
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/twelve-frogs-study.md
 create mode 100644 packages/express/env.d.ts

diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-frogs-study.md b/.changeset/twelve-frogs-study.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4935d9343f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-frogs-study.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/express": patch
+---
+
+Expose `AuthObject` type helper
diff --git a/packages/express/env.d.ts b/packages/express/env.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f983f87926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/express/env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import type { AuthObject } from '@clerk/backend';
+
+declare global {
+  namespace Express {
+    interface Request {
+      auth: AuthObject;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/express/package.json b/packages/express/package.json
index c3a4931c29..b7dfedfb6d 100644
--- a/packages/express/package.json
+++ b/packages/express/package.json
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@
         "default": "./dist/index.js"
       }
     },
+    "./env": "./env.d.ts",
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "files": [
-    "dist"
+    "dist",
+    "env.d.ts"
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "npm run clean && tsup",