Deferred Issuance - Authbound Docs

Use deferred issuance when you need to start the wallet handoff before all claims are ready.

Create a deferred offer

const offer = await authbound.openId4Vc.issuance.createOffer({
  credentialDefinitionId: "pension_credential_v1",
  claims: {},
  issuanceMode: "Deferred",
  metadata: {
    recordRef: "pension_record_456",
  },
});

Patch claims before token issuance

await authbound.openId4Vc.issuance.update(offer.id, {
  claims: {
    Person: {
      given_name: "Sergio",
      family_name: "Jack",
    },
    Pension: {
      startDate: "2025-02-01",
    },
  },
});

When to use it

You need an operator to approve data after the wallet flow begins.
Claims depend on an external system that may take a few seconds.
You want to reserve the issuance session before all attributes are known.

When not to use it

Use in-time issuance when claims are already available. It is easier to reason about and usually gives users the fastest wallet experience.