# passport-google-oauth20 [Passport](http://passportjs.org/) strategy for authenticating with [Google](http://www.google.com/) using the OAuth 2.0 API. This module lets you authenticate using Google in your Node.js applications. By plugging into Passport, Google authentication can be easily and unobtrusively integrated into any application or framework that supports [Connect](http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/)-style middleware, including [Express](http://expressjs.com/). ---
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--- Status: [](https://travis-ci.org/jaredhanson/passport-google-oauth2) [](https://coveralls.io/r/jaredhanson/passport-google-oauth2) [](https://codeclimate.com/github/jaredhanson/passport-google-oauth2) [](https://david-dm.org/jaredhanson/passport-google-oauth2) ## Install ```bash $ npm install passport-google-oauth20 ``` ## Usage #### Create an Application Before using `passport-google-oauth20`, you must register an application with Google. If you have not already done so, a new project can be created in the [Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com/). Your application will be issued a client ID and client secret, which need to be provided to the strategy. You will also need to configure a redirect URI which matches the route in your application. #### Configure Strategy The Google authentication strategy authenticates users using a Google account and OAuth 2.0 tokens. The client ID and secret obtained when creating an application are supplied as options when creating the strategy. The strategy also requires a `verify` callback, which receives the access token and optional refresh token, as well as `profile` which contains the authenticated user's Google profile. The `verify` callback must call `cb` providing a user to complete authentication. ```javascript var GoogleStrategy = require('passport-google-oauth20').Strategy; passport.use(new GoogleStrategy({ clientID: GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID, clientSecret: GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET, callbackURL: "http://www.example.com/auth/google/callback" }, function(accessToken, refreshToken, profile, cb) { User.findOrCreate({ googleId: profile.id }, function (err, user) { return cb(err, user); }); } )); ``` #### Authenticate Requests Use `passport.authenticate()`, specifying the `'google'` strategy, to authenticate requests. For example, as route middleware in an [Express](http://expressjs.com/) application: ```javascript app.get('/auth/google', passport.authenticate('google', { scope: ['profile'] })); app.get('/auth/google/callback', passport.authenticate('google', { failureRedirect: '/login' }), function(req, res) { // Successful authentication, redirect home. res.redirect('/'); }); ``` ## Examples Developers using the popular [Express](http://expressjs.com/) web framework can refer to an [example](https://github.com/passport/express-4.x-facebook-example) as a starting point for their own web applications. The example shows how to authenticate users using Facebook. However, because both Facebook and Google use OAuth 2.0, the code is similar. Simply replace references to Facebook with corresponding references to Google. ## Sponsorship Passport is open source software. Ongoing development is made possible by generous contributions from [individuals and corporations](https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport/blob/master/SPONSORS.md). To learn more about how you can help keep this project financially sustainable, please visit Jared Hanson's page on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/jaredhanson). ## License [The MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Jared Hanson <[http://jaredhanson.net/](http://jaredhanson.net/)>