How to build Google sign-in with Expo (React Native) and Logto

May 18, 2024 · 2 min read

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In this article, we will go through the steps to quickly build the Google sign-in experience (user authentication) with Expo (React Native) and Logto.

Prerequisites

A running Logto instance. Check out the get started page if you don't have one.
Basic knowledge of Expo (React Native).
A usable Google account.

Create an application in Logto

In you browser, open a new tab and enter the link of Logto Admin Console.

Get Started

Once the page is loaded, in the "Get Started" section click the View all link to open the application framework list page.

Choose your application type

Framework List

In the opening modal, scroll to the "Native app" section or filter all the available " Native app" frameworks using the quick filter checkboxes on the left.

Click the "Expo" framework card to start creating your application.

Enter application name

Enter the application name, e.g., "Bookstore," and click "Create Application."

🎉 Ta-da! You just created your first application in Logto. You'll see a congrats page which includes a detailed integration guide. Follow the guide to see what the experience will be in your application.

Integrate Logto SDK

tip

The following demonstration is built on Expo ~50.0.6.
The sample project is available on our SDK repository.

Installation

Install Logto SDK and peer dependencies via your favorite package manager:

npm
Yarn
pnpm

npm i @logto/rn
npm i expo-crypto expo-secure-store expo-web-browser @react-native-async-storage/async-storage

yarn add @logto/rn
yarn add expo-crypto expo-secure-store expo-web-browser @react-native-async-storage/async-storage

pnpm add @logto/rn
pnpm add expo-crypto expo-secure-store expo-web-browser @react-native-async-storage/async-storage

The @logto/rn package is the SDK for Logto. The remaining packages are its peer dependencies. They couldn't be listed as direct dependencies because the Expo CLI requires that all dependencies for native modules be installed directly within the root project's package.json.

note

If you're installing this in a bare React Native app, you should also follow these additional installation instructions.

Init Logto provider

Import and use LogtoProvider to provide a Logto context:

import { LogtoProvider, LogtoConfig } from '@logto/rn';

const config: LogtoConfig = {
  endpoint: '<your-logto-endpoint>',
  appId: '<your-application-id>',
};

const App = () => (
  <LogtoProvider config={config}>
    <YourAppContent />
  </LogtoProvider>
);

The sign-in flow can be simplified as:

Switch to the application details page of Logto Console. Add a native redirect URI (for example, io.logto://callback), then click "Save".

For iOS, the redirect URI scheme does not really matter since the ASWebAuthenticationSession class will listen to the redirect URI regardless of if it's registered.
For Android, the redirect URI scheme must be filled in Expo's app.json file, for example:
```
{
  "expo": {
    "scheme": "io.logto"
  }
}
```

Now back to your app, you can use useLogto hook to sign in and sign out:

import { useLogto } from '@logto/rn';
import { Button } from 'react-native';

const Content = () => {
  const { signIn, signOut, isAuthenticated } = useLogto();

  return (
    <div>
      {isAuthenticated ? (
        <Button title="Sign out" onPress={async () => signOut()} />
      ) : (
        // Replace the redirect URI with your own
        <Button title="Sign in" onPress={async () => signIn('io.logto://callback')} />
      )}
    </div>
  );
};

Display user information

To display the user's information, you can use the getIdTokenClaims() method:

import { useLogto } from '@logto/rn';
import { Button, Text } from 'react-native';

const Content = () => {
  const { getIdTokenClaims, isAuthenticated } = useLogto();
  const [user, setUser] = useState(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (isAuthenticated) {
      getIdTokenClaims().then((claims) => {
        setUser(claims);
      });
    }
  }, [isAuthenticated]);

  return (
    <div>
      {isAuthenticated ? (
        <>
          <Text>{user?.name}</Text>
          <Text>{user?.email}</Text>
          <Button title="Sign out" onPress={async () => signOut()} />
        </>
      ) : (
        <Button title="Sign in" onPress={async () => signIn('io.logto://callback')} />
      )}
    </div>
  );
};

Checkpoint: Test your application

Now, you can test your application:

Run your application, you will see the sign-in button.
Click the sign-in button, the SDK will init the sign-in process and redirect you to the Logto sign-in page.
After you signed in, you will be redirected back to your application and see the user data with sign-out button.
Click the sign-out button to clear local storage and sign out.

Test your integration

Open your Expo (React Native) app to test if the integration works. When you click the "Sign In" button, the page should be redirected to a Logto sign-in page, and you should be able to create a new account by entering username and password and complete the sign-in process.

Add Google connector

To add a social connector, go to the "Connector" tab in the Admin Console, then click on "Social Connectors". From there, click "Add Social Connector".

In the openning modal, select "Google" and click "Next".

On the next page, you will see a two-column layout with the README content on the left and configuration on the right.

Feel free to follow the README file in place or read the following section to complete the configuration process. If you follow the in-place guide, you can skip the next section.

Set up Google OAuth app

Set up a project in the Google API Console

Visit the Google API Console and sign in with your Google account.
Click the Select a project button on the top menu bar, and click the New Project button to create a project.
In your newly created project, click the APIs & Services to enter the APIs & Services menu.

On the left APIs & Services menu, click the OAuth consent screen button.
Choose the User Type you want, and click the Create button. (Note: If you select External as your User Type, you will need to add test users later.)

Now you will be on the Edit app registration page.

Follow the instructions to fill out the OAuth consent screen form.
Click SAVE AND CONTINUE to continue.

Config scopes

Click ADD OR REMOVE SCOPES and select ../auth/userinfo.email, ../auth/userinfo.profile and openid in the popup drawer, and click UPDATE to finish.
Fill out the form as you need.
Click SAVE AND CONTINUE to continue.

Add test users (External user type only)

Click ADD USERS and add test users to allow these users to access your application while testing.
Click SAVE AND CONTINUE to continue.

Now you should have the Google OAuth 2.0 consent screen configured.

Obtain OAuth 2.0 credentials

On the left APIs & Services menu, click the Credentials button.
On the Credentials page, click the + CREATE CREDENTIALS button on the top menu bar, and select OAuth client ID.
On the Create OAuth client ID page, select Web application as the application type.
Fill out the basic information for your application.
Click + Add URI to add an authorized domain to the Authorized JavaScript origins section. This is the domain that your logto authorization page will be served from. In our case, this will be ${your_logto_origin}. e.g.https://logto.dev.
Click + Add URI in the **Authorized redirect URIs** section to set up the **Authorized redirect URIs**, which redirect the user to the application after logging in. In our case, this will be ${your_logto_endpoint}/callback/${connector_id}. e.g. https://logto.dev/callback/${connector_id}. The connector_id can be found on the top bar of the Logto Admin Console connector details page.
Click Create to finish and then you will get the Client ID and Client Secret.

References

Config types

Name	Type
clientId	string
clientSecret	string

Google developer docs

Google Identity: Setting up OAuth 2.0

Save your configuration

Double check you have filled out necessary values in the Logto connector configuration area. Click "Save and Done" (or "Save Changes") and the Google connector should be available now.

Switch to the "Sign-in Experience" tab, then click the "Sign-up and Sign-in" tab.

note

If it's the first time you enter the tab, you will see a quick introduction about Sign-in Experience and its basic configuration.

Sign-in Experience tab

Select "None" for the "Sign-up identifier" to provide minimum sign-up effort for Google sign-in, which may increase your conversion rate.

In the "Social sign-in" section, add "Add Social Connector" and choose "Google". Then you should be able to see a button with text "Continue with Google" in the preview section.

Save changes

Finally, click "Save Changes" on the bottom right corner.

Testing and Validation

Return to your Expo (React Native) app. You should now be able to sign in with Google. Enjoy!

Create an application in Logto​

Choose your application type​

Enter application name​

Integrate Logto SDK​

Installation​

Init Logto provider​

Implement sign-in and sign-out​

Display user information​

Checkpoint: Test your application​

Add Google connector​

Set up Google OAuth app​

Set up a project in the Google API Console​

Configure your consent screen​

Config OAuth consent screen​

Config scopes​

Add test users (External user type only)​

Obtain OAuth 2.0 credentials​

References​

Config types​

Google developer docs​

Save your configuration​

Enable Google connector in Sign-in Experience​

Testing and Validation​

Further readings​