verfying token authenticity from localStorage

authVerify.js

// replace LS_ITEM_NAME with your localstorage item name
// REACT_APP_BACKEND_HOST
// server should accept custom header "x-access-token"

export const AuthVerify = async () => {
  const token = localStorage.getItem(LS_ITEM_NAME);
  if (!token) {
    return Promise.reject(false);
  }
  return axios.request({
    method: 'post',
    url: `${process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_HOST}/auth/verify`,
    headers: {
     'x-access-token': token,
    }
  });
};