X (Twitter) Login

Learn how to interact with X Login

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

Overview#

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

• Create and configure a Twitter Project and App on the Twitter Developer Dashboard.
• Add your Twitter API Key and API Secret Key to your Openfort Project.
• Add the login code to your Openfort JS Client App.

Configuration#

1. Create Project and App:

• Click "+ Create Project", enter project name, and select use case.
• Enter a project description and app name.
• Copy and save your API Key (client_id) and API Secret Key (client_secret).

2. Set Up App Settings:

• Click on "App settings".
• Go to "User authentication settings" and click "Set up".

3. Configure App Permissions:

• Turn ON "Request email from users".
• Select "Web App" as the Type of App.
• Enter Callback URL, Website URL, Terms of service URL, and Privacy policy URL.

5. Set up X in Openfort:

• Go to the Openfort Project Dashboard.
• Click on the Authentication icon and then Providers.
• Click on Twitter Enabled to turn it ON.
• Enter the Twitter Client ID and Twitter Client Secret.