From fcaf59176df315630b32bd480a0ded307aa10134 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Violet Rosenzweig <rosenzweig.violet@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:30:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: custom auth strategy requires the collection slug in
 return value (#11327)

---
 docs/authentication/custom-strategies.mdx | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/authentication/custom-strategies.mdx b/docs/authentication/custom-strategies.mdx
index c8fdb2dbd..f42973b35 100644
--- a/docs/authentication/custom-strategies.mdx
+++ b/docs/authentication/custom-strategies.mdx
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ export const Users: CollectionConfig = {
           })
 
           return {
-            // Send the user back to authenticate,
+            // Send the user with the collection slug back to authenticate,
             // or send null if no user should be authenticated
-            user: usersQuery.docs[0] || null,
+            user: usersQuery.docs[0] ? {
+              collection: 'users'
+              ...usersQuery.docs[0],
+            } : null,
 
             // Optionally, you can return headers
             // that you'd like Payload to set here when