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# Creating a Visitor

Within the `Flagship SDK`, a visitor represents an individual user of your application. Each visitor is identified by a unique ID, which allows Flagship to track their interactions and deliver personalized experiences based on their context.

By creating a visitor instance, you will be able to set all relevant data for Flagship to take a Decision. These data include : [Visitor ID](/server-side/glossary.md#visitor-id) , [Visitor Context](/server-side/glossary.md#user-context-1) , [GDPR Consent](/server-side/sdks/key-features/managing-visitor-consent.md) , and [Authenticated](/server-side/sdks/key-features/updating-the-visitor-context.md) or not.

Below are examples in different programming environments:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="TypeScript" %}

```typescript
// ...import code 

Flagship.start("<ENV_ID>", "<API_KEY>");

const fsVisitor = Flagship.newVisitor({
  visitorId: "<VISITOR_ID>",
  hasConsented: true, 
  context: {
    isVIP: true,
    country: "NL",
    loginProvider: "Google"
  }
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="React" %}

```jsx
import React from "react";
import { FlagshipProvider } from "@flagship.io/react-sdk";

const App = () => (
  <>
    <FlagshipProvider
      envId="<ENV_ID>"
      apiKey="<API_KEY>"
      visitorData={{
        id: "<VISITOR_ID>",
        hasConsented: true, // This is required
          context: {
            isVIP: true,
            country: "NL",
            loginProvider: "Google"
          }
      }}
    >
      {/* ... */}
    </FlagshipProvider>
  </>
);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="React Native" %}

```jsx
import React from "react";
import { FlagshipProvider } from "@flagship.io/react-native-sdk";

const App = () => (
  <>
    <FlagshipProvider
      envId="<ENV_ID>"
      apiKey="<API_KEY>"
      visitorData={{
        id: "<VISITOR_ID>",
        hasConsented: true, // This is required
          context: {
            isVIP: true,
            country: "NL",
            loginProvider: "Google"
          }
      }}
    >
      {/* ... */}
    </FlagshipProvider>
  </>
);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use Flagship\Flagship;
 
// ...other code 

$visitor = Flagship::newVisitor("<VISITOR_ID>", true)
  ->setContext([
    	"isVip" => true,
    	"country": "NL",
    	"loginProvider": "Google"
  ])->build();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title=".NET" %}

```csharp
using Flagship.Main;

// ...other code 

var visitor = Fs.NewVisitor("<VISITOR_ID>", true)
  .SetContext(new Dictionary<string, object> {
    { "isQA", true },
    { "country", "NL" },
    { "loginProvider", "Google" }
  })
  .Build();

// ...other code 
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
📘 Information

You should make sure that you have already [started](/server-side/sdks/key-features/starting-and-configuring-the-sdk.md) the sdk before creating any visitor.
{% endhint %}

Please consult the reference documentation of `newVisitor` for your specific SDK for more detailed information:

| SDK                                                                        |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Javascript](/server-side/sdks/js-sdk/js-reference.md#newvisitor-method)   |
| [React-JS](/server-side/sdks/react/react-js-reference.md#flagshipprovider) |
| [React-Native](/server-side/sdks/net/net-reference.md#newvisitor-method)   |
| [PHP](/server-side/sdks/php/php-reference.md#newvisitor-method)            |
| [.NET](/server-side/sdks/net/net-reference.md#newvisitor-method)           |


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