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Twitch provider setup for Users & Permissions

The present page explains how to setup the Twitch provider for the Users & Permissions feature.

Prerequisites

You have the Users & Permissions providers documentation.

Twitch configuration​

Note

Twitch accepts the localhost urls.
The use of ngrok is not needed.

  1. Visit the Apps list page on the developer console at https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps
  2. Click on Register Your Application button
  3. Fill the information:
    • Name: Strapi auth
    • OAuth Redirect URLs: http://localhost:1337/api/connect/twitch/callback
    • Category: Choose a category
  4. Click on Manage button of your new app
  5. Generate a new Client Secret with the New Secret button
  6. You should see your Application ID and secret, save them for later

Strapi configuration​

  1. Visit the User & Permissions provider settings page at http://localhost:1337/admin/settings/users-permissions/providers
  2. Click on the Twitch provider
  3. Fill the information (replace with your own client ID and secret):
    • Enable: ON
    • Client ID: amuy279g8wt68qlht3u4gek4oykh5j
    • Client Secret: dapssh10uo97gg2l25qufr8wen3yr6
    • The redirect URL to your front-end app: http://localhost:3000/connect/twitch/redirect

Your configuration is done. Launch the backend and the react login example application, go to http://localhost:3000 and try to connect to the provider you configured.