Getting Started

Copy a setup prompt with the install steps and the full markdown guide for this plugin.

        Set up this Capacitor plugin in the project.

Use the package manager already used by the project.
Install these package(s): `@capgo/capacitor-social-login`
Run the required Capacitor sync/update step after installation.
Read this markdown guide for the full setup steps: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Cap-go/website/refs/heads/main/apps/docs/src/content/docs/docs/plugins/social-login/getting-started.mdx
Use that guide for platform-specific steps, native file edits, permissions, config changes, imports, and usage setup.
If that guide references other docs pages, read them too.

Installation

You can use our AI-Assisted Setup to install the plugin. Add the Capgo skills to your AI tool using the following command:

npx skills add https://github.com/cap-go/capacitor-skills --skill capacitor-plugins

Then use the following prompt:

Use the `capacitor-plugins` skill from `cap-go/capacitor-skills` to install the `@capgo/capacitor-social-login` plugin in my project.

If you prefer Manual Setup, install the plugin by running the following commands and follow the platform-specific instructions below:

Install the package

npm install @capgo/capacitor-social-login

Sync with native projects
Terminal window
```
npx cap sync
```

Initialize in app startup

import { SocialLogin } from '@capgo/capacitor-social-login';

await SocialLogin.initialize({
  google: {
    webClientId: 'your-google-web-client-id',
    iOSClientId: 'your-google-ios-client-id',
    iOSServerClientId: 'your-google-web-client-id',
    mode: 'online',
  },
  apple: {
    clientId: 'your-apple-service-id',
    useProperTokenExchange: true,
    useBroadcastChannel: true,
  },
  facebook: {
    appId: 'your-facebook-app-id',
  },
  twitter: {
    clientId: 'your-twitter-client-id',
    redirectUrl: 'myapp://oauth/twitter',
  },
  oauth2: {
    github: {
      appId: 'your-github-client-id',
      authorizationBaseUrl: 'https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize',
      accessTokenEndpoint: 'https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token',
      redirectUrl: 'myapp://oauth/github',
      scope: 'read:user user:email',
      pkceEnabled: true,
    },
  },
});

Core flow examples

await SocialLogin.login({
  provider: 'google',
  options: { scopes: ['profile', 'email'] },
});

await SocialLogin.login({
  provider: 'oauth2',
  options: {
    providerId: 'github',
    scope: 'read:user user:email',
  },
});

Session checks

const status = await SocialLogin.isLoggedIn({ provider: 'google' });
await SocialLogin.logout({ provider: 'google' });

Auth codes and refresh

// For providers that support this mode
const authCodeResult = await SocialLogin.getAuthorizationCode({ provider: 'google' });
await SocialLogin.refresh({ provider: 'google', options: {} as never });

Advanced helpers

const jwt = await SocialLogin.decodeIdToken({
  idToken: 'eyJhbGciOi...',
});

const { date } = await SocialLogin.getAccessTokenExpirationDate({
  accessTokenExpirationDate: Date.now() + 3600 * 1000,
});

const expired = await SocialLogin.isAccessTokenExpired({
  accessTokenExpirationDate: Date.now() + 1000,
});

const active = await SocialLogin.isRefreshTokenAvailable({ refreshToken: 'a-token' });

Provider-specific notes

Google offline mode

google.mode: 'offline' returns serverAuthCode from login. In this mode logout, isLoggedIn, getAuthorizationCode, and refresh are not available.

Use serverAuthCode only as input to your backend token exchange. If you need to call SocialLogin.refresh() in the app, use google.mode: 'online' instead.

Apple

Set useProperTokenExchange: true for strict token handling and useBroadcastChannel: true for Android simplified setup.

OAuth2 web redirect flow

Use OAuth2LoginOptions.flow: 'redirect' for web flows that navigate away from the page.

Dynamic provider dependencies

You can configure which providers to include to reduce native app size. This is most useful when your app only needs specific providers.

Add provider configuration to capacitor.config.ts:

import type { CapacitorConfig } from '@capacitor/cli';

const config: CapacitorConfig = {
  appId: 'com.example.app',
  appName: 'MyApp',
  webDir: 'dist',
  plugins: {
    SocialLogin: {
      providers: {
        google: true,
        facebook: true,
        apple: true,
        twitter: false,
      },
      logLevel: 1,
    },
  },
};

export default config;

Provider values mean:

true: the provider is enabled and its native dependencies are bundled.
false: the provider is disabled and its native dependencies are not bundled.

Important details:

Run npx cap sync after changing provider configuration.
If no provider configuration is supplied, all providers default to true for backward compatibility.
Disabling a provider with false makes it unavailable at runtime, even if that provider only uses system APIs.
This configuration only affects iOS and Android; it does not affect Web.
Apple Sign-In on Android uses OAuth without external SDK dependencies.
Twitter/X uses standard OAuth 2.0 without external SDK dependencies.

To include only Google Sign-In and Apple Sign-In:

plugins: {
  SocialLogin: {
    providers: {
      google: true,
      facebook: false,
      apple: true,
      twitter: false,
    },
  },
}

Keep going from Getting Started

If you are using Getting Started to plan authentication and account flows, connect it with Using @capgo/capacitor-social-login for the native capability in Using @capgo/capacitor-social-login, @capgo/capacitor-social-login for the implementation detail in @capgo/capacitor-social-login, @capgo/capacitor-passkey for the implementation detail in @capgo/capacitor-passkey, @capgo/capacitor-native-biometric for the implementation detail in @capgo/capacitor-native-biometric, and Two-factor authentication for the implementation detail in Two-factor authentication.