Let users sign in to your app with their Facebook accounts. They’ll share their email, name, and profile picture.

You’ll need to set up a few things in Facebook first, then add those settings to Create.

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Before You Start

Make sure you have:

A Create project with User Accounts turned on

Your app running on a custom domain through Create’s domain setup

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Overview

Set Up Facebook App

Create an app in Facebook

Add keys to Create

Add your Facebook App ID and Secret to Create

Add the Facebook Login UI your sign in pages

Make the login button look how you want

Test flow

Make sure login works

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Facebook Setup

1

Access Facebook Developers

  1. Go to Facebook for Developers
  2. Sign in with your Facebook account
  3. Click “My Apps” in the top right
2

Create New App

  1. Click “Create App” from the dashboard
  2. You’ll be taken to the app creation screen
3

Configure App Details

  1. Enter your app name
  2. Add your contact email
  3. Click “Create App”

Choose an app name that clearly represents your business or service - this will be visible to users

4

Add Facebook Login

  1. On the product selection screen
  2. Find and select “Facebook Login”
  3. This will add the login capability to your app
5

Business Portfolio Setup

  1. Choose whether to add your app to a business portfolio
  2. You can skip this step for now during development
  3. You’ll need to complete this before launching
6

Complete Initial Setup

  1. Click “Go to Dashboard” to finalize the initial setup
  2. This will take you to your app’s main dashboard
7

Configure Email Permission (Optional)

  1. Navigate to App Settings > Permissions
  2. Add the email permission if you want to receive user email addresses
  3. This is optional but recommended if your app needs to email users
8

Access Settings

  1. In the left sidebar, click “Facebook Login > Settings”
  2. This is where you’ll configure the OAuth settings
9

Configure OAuth Redirect URI

  1. Under “Valid OAuth Redirect URIs”
  2. Add: https://www.your-domain.com/api/auth/callback/facebook
  3. Replace “your-domain.com” with your actual domain

Must include:

  • https:// protocol
  • www prefix in the domain
  • Exact domain used in Create’s custom domain settings
  • Valid CNAME record for www subdomain in DNS
10

Save OAuth Settings

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the settings page
  2. Click “Save Changes” to store your OAuth configuration
11

Go to Basic Settings

  1. Navigate to Settings > Basic in the left sidebar
  2. This section contains your app credentials and core settings
12

Copy App Credentials

  1. Find your App ID
  2. Click “Show” to reveal your App Secret
  3. Save both values - you’ll need them for Create setup

Keep your App Secret secure - never share it publicly

13

Complete Basic Settings (Later)

Before launching, you’ll need to complete these additional settings:

  1. Add your domain with www prefix
  2. Add Privacy Policy URL
  3. Add User Data Deletion Policy URL
  4. Add Terms of Service URL

You can use services like Termly to generate these required policy documents and then host them on pages in your Create app.

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Business Verification (Later)

Required before launching your app:

  1. Complete the business verification process
  2. Provide required documentation
  3. Wait for Facebook’s review
15

Publish Your Facebook App (Later)

Final step before going live:

  1. Navigate to the App Dashboard
  2. Switch your app from Development to Live mode
  3. Complete any remaining verification steps

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Add to Create Project

1

Enable User Accounts

You have two options:

  1. Prompt Create with “Let users sign in”
  2. Enable User Accounts from the logo menu
2

Access Project Settings

  1. Click the 3-dot menu at the top of the chat
  2. Select “Project Settings”
3

Enable Facebook Login

  1. Navigate to the Authentication section
  2. Find Facebook Login toggle
  3. Turn it on
4

Add Facebook Credentials

  1. Paste in your App ID
  2. Paste in your App Secret
  3. Click Save
5

Add Sign In UI

  1. Return to the chat
  2. Prompt Create with “Add Facebook Login as an option”
  3. Create will update your sign-in pages automatically
6

Publish Your App

  1. Click the Publish button
  2. Review your changes
  3. Publish to make the Facebook Login feature live

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Testing

  1. Publish your changes
  2. Open your app in a new incognito window
  3. Go to the sign in page
  4. Try signing in with Facebook
  5. Check the auth_users table to see your new user

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Troubleshooting

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FAQ

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See Also

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