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How to implement social login with Supabase?

Discover how to easily set up social login using Supabase with just a few steps. This guide explains all you need to know to integrate seamless authentication for a smooth user experience.

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Overview

Using Supabase for social login makes signing in a breeze, letting people use their social media accounts. This neat feature taps into OAuth providers such as Google, GitHub, or Facebook to keep user info secure without much hassle. To enable this in Supabase, just configure the right authentication settings, add the provider's credentials, and tweak your front-end to handle these new login methods. It's a win for user experience, cutting down the hassle of creating accounts manually. Follow this step-by-step guide to dive in.

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How to implement social login with Supabase?

Step 1: Set Up a Supabase Project

  1. Head over to the Supabase website.
  2. Sign in or create a new account.
  3. Click on "New Project" and fill in the details.
  4. Wait a bit for Supabase to set up your project.

Step 2: Configure Authentication Providers

  1. Go to the "Authentication" tab in your Supabase dashboard.
  2. Click on the "Providers" section.
  3. Turn on the social login providers you want (like Google, GitHub, etc.).
  4. For each provider, you'll need to enter the API keys and secrets. You can get these from the developer console of each provider:

Step 3: Whitelist Redirect URLs

  1. In the provider setup within Supabase, add your app's redirect URLs to the whitelist.
  2. Usually, these URLs will be something like http://localhost:3000 for local development and your production URLs.
  3. Save the settings after entering the URLs.

Step 4: Set Up Your Frontend

  1. Install the Supabase client in your frontend project using npm or yarn:
    ```bash
    npm install @supabase/supabase-js
    ```

  2. Initialize the Supabase client in your project with the URL and public API key found in the "Settings" -> "API" section of your Supabase dashboard:
    ```javascript
    import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'

    const supabaseUrl = 'https://your-project-ref.supabase.co'
    const supabaseKey = 'public-anon-key'
    const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey)
    ```

Step 5: Create Login Button

  1. Add buttons in your frontend to handle authentication with each provider:
    ```javascript
    import React from 'react';
    import supabase from './supabaseClient'; // Adjust the path accordingly

    const loginWithProvider = async (provider) => {
    const { user, session, error } = await supabase.auth.signIn({
    provider: provider,
    });
    if (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.message);
    }
    else {
    console.log('User:', user);
    console.log('Session:', session);
    }
    };

    const AuthButtons = () => (

    {/_ Add more buttons for other providers as needed _/}
    );

    export default AuthButtons;
    ```

  2. Render the AuthButtons component within your app.

Step 6: Handle Authentication State

  1. Use the Supabase client to listen for authentication state changes and manage user sessions:
    ```javascript
    import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
    import supabase from './supabaseClient'; // Adjust the path accordingly

    const useAuthState = () => {
    const [user, setUser] = useState(null);

    useEffect(() => {
    const session = supabase.auth.session();
    setUser(session?.user ?? null);

    const { data: authListener } = supabase.auth.onAuthStateChange((_event, session) => {
    setUser(session?.user ?? null);
    });

    return () => {
    authListener?.unsubscribe();
    };
    }, []);

    return user;
    };

    export default useAuthState;
    ```

  2. In your components, use the useAuthState hook to conditionally render content based on the user's authentication state:
    ```javascript
    import React from 'react';
    import AuthButtons from './AuthButtons'; // Adjust the path accordingly
    import useAuthState from './useAuthState'; // Adjust the path accordingly

    const App = () => {
    const user = useAuthState();

    return (


    {user ? (
    Welcome, {user.email}

    ) : (

    )}

    );
    };

    export default App;
    ```

  3. Make sure to handle user state properly throughout your app to reflect the login status.

Step 7: Deploy Your Application

  1. Use a hosting service of your choice (like Vercel, Netlify, etc.).
  2. Ensure your environment variables for Supabase URL and Key are set properly in the hosting platform.

Following these steps will enable secure and efficient social login authentication within your Supabase-powered application.

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