Add Facebook as an OAuth provider

This guide explains how to let users sign in to Casdoor with their Facebook account.

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Learning outcomes

• Create a Facebook app with Facebook Login.
• Add Facebook as an OAuth provider in Casdoor.

What you need

• A Meta for Developers account
• Administrator access to the Casdoor admin console

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Create a Facebook app

1. On Meta for Developers, create an app and select its type, for example Consumer.

   

2. Enter the name and the contact email. The dashboard of the app opens.

   

3. Set up Facebook Login and select the Web platform.

   

   

4. Go to Facebook Login > Settings and add the callback URL of Casdoor, https://<your-casdoor-host>/callback, to Valid OAuth Redirect URIs. See Redirect URL and callback URL.

   

5. In the top bar of the dashboard, switch the app from In development to Live.

   

6. Go to Settings > Basic and copy the App ID and the App Secret.

   

Add the provider in Casdoor

1. In the Casdoor admin console, go to Identity > Providers and add a provider.

2. Set Category to OAuth and Type to Facebook.

3. Enter the App ID as the Client ID and the App Secret as the Client secret.

   

4. Save the provider.

Next steps

Add the provider to an application. See Add providers to an application.

See also

• OAuth providers