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Version: v4

GitHub

GitHub returns a field on Account called refresh_token_expires_in which is a number. See their docs. Remember to add this field to your database schema, in case if you are using an Adapter.

Documentation​

https://developer.github.com/apps/building-oauth-apps/authorizing-oauth-apps

Configuration​

https://github.com/settings/apps

info

When creating a GitHub App, make sure to set the "Email addresses" account permission to read-only in order to access private email addresses on GitHub.

Options​

The GitHub Provider comes with a set of default options:

You can override any of the options to suit your own use case.

Example​

import GitHubProvider from "next-auth/providers/github";
...
providers: [
  GitHubProvider({
    clientId: process.env.GITHUB_ID,
    clientSecret: process.env.GITHUB_SECRET
  })
]
...
danger

Only allows one callback URL per Client ID / Client Secret.

tip

Email address is always returned, even if the user doesn't have a public email address on their profile.