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I would like to create a custom login page from outside Magento. To do so I need to get the form_key.
How can I get the current form_key using javascript and/or PHP from outside Magento?
Notes:
I am willing to add a PHP file inside Magento to generate the for_key (but I don't know what to write and where to place it).
I am new to Magento.
I am running Magento 2.0.
I came up whit this solution. But please find me a better one!
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Get the form key</title>
<script>
window.onload=function(){
/* Get form_key from Magento */
var ajax = new XMLHttpRequest();
ajax.open("POST", "/", false);
ajax.send();
document.getElementById('hidden_div').innerHTML = ajax.responseText;
var the_form_key = document.getElementsByName("form_key")[0].value;
alert(the_form_key);
};
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="hidden_div" style="display:none"></div>
</body>
</html>
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For frontend area use the jQuery.cookie plugin which is a part of Magento 2:
var $formKey = jQuery.cookie('form_key');
For adminhtml area use FORM_KEY JavaScript constant:
var $formKey = FORM_KEY;
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answered Dec 09 '25 03:12
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