---
id: auth-github
title: 'Login with GitHub'
description: Add GitHub OAuth to your Supabase project
---

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To enable GitHub Auth for your project, you need to set up a GitHub OAuth application and add the application credentials to your Supabase Dashboard.

## Overview

Setting up GitHub logins for your application consists of 3 parts:

- Create and configure a GitHub OAuth App on [GitHub](https://github.com)
- Add your GitHub OAuth keys to your [Supabase Project](https://app.supabase.com)
- Add the login code to your [Supabase JS Client App](https://github.com/supabase/supabase-js)

## Steps

### Access your GitHub account

- Go to [github.com](https://github.com).
- Click on `Sign In` at the top right to log in.

![GitHub Developer Portal.](/img/guides/auth-github/github-portal.png)

### Create a GitHub Oauth App

Go to the [GitHub Developer Settings](https://github.com/settings/developers) page:

- Click on your profile photo at the top right
- Click Settings near the bottom of the menu
- In the left sidebar, click `Developer settings` (near the bottom)
- In the left sidebar, click `OAuth Apps`

### Find your callback URL

The next step requires a callback URL, which looks like this:

`https://<project-ref>.supabase.co/auth/v1/callback`

- Go to your [Supabase Project Dashboard](https://app.supabase.com).
- Click on the `Settings` icon at the bottom of the left sidebar.
- Click on `API` in the list.
- Under Config / URL you'll find your API URL, you can click `Copy` to copy it to the clipboard.
- Now just add `/auth/v1/callback` to the end of that to get your full `OAuth Redirect URI`.

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### Register a new OAuth application

- Click `Register a new application`. If you've created an app before, click `New OAuth App` here.
- In `Application name`, type the name of your app.
- In `Homepage URL`, type the full URL to your app's website.
- In `Authorization callback URL`, type the callback URL of your app.
- Enter the URL in the `Valid OAuth Redirect URIs` box.
- Click `Save Changes` at the bottom right.
- Click `Register Application`.

Copy your new OAuth credentials

- Copy and save your `Client ID`.
- Click `Generate a new client secret`.
- Copy and save your `Client secret`.

### Enter your GitHub credentials into your Supabase Project

- Go to your [Supabase Project Dashboard](https://app.supabase.com)
- In the left sidebar, click the `Authentication` icon (near the top)
- Click `Settings` from the list to go to the `Authentication Settings` page
- Enter the final (hosted) URL of your app under `Site URL` (this is important)
- Under `External OAuth Providers` turn `GitHub Enabled` to ON
- Enter your `GitHub Client ID` and `GitHub Client Secret` saved in the previous step
- Click `Save`

### Add login code to your client app

The JavaScript client code is documented here: [Supabase OAuth Client Code](/docs/reference/javascript/auth-signin#sign-in-using-third-party-providers)

```js
const { user, session, error } = await supabase.auth.signIn({
  provider: 'github',
})
```

Add this function which you can call from a button, link, or UI element.

```js
async function signInWithGithub() {
  const { user, session, error } = await supabase.auth.signIn({
    provider: 'github',
  })
}
```

To log out:

```js
async function signout() {
  const { error } = await supabase.auth.signOut()
}
```

## Resources

- [Supabase Account - Free Tier OK](https://supabase.com)
- [Supabase JS Client](https://github.com/supabase/supabase-js)
- [GitHub Developer Settings](https://github.com/settings/developers)