Facebook

Required Environment Variables

To integrate Facebook's OAuth into your application, you need to provide the following environment variables:

• FACEBOOK_CLIENT_ID: Facebook OAuth client ID
• FACEBOOK_CLIENT_SECRET: Facebook OAuth client secret

These values should be added to your .env file for secure and convenient access by your application.

Steps to Obtain Facebook OAuth Credentials

1. Create a Facebook App:

   • Navigate to the Facebook for Developers page.
   • Click on "Create App" and select an appropriate app type.
   • Once created, go to your app's dashboard.

2. Get the Client ID and Client Secret:

   • In your app's dashboard, click on "Settings" and then "Basic."
   • Here, you will find your App ID (Client ID) and App Secret (Client Secret).

3. Add these values to your .env File: Create a .env file in your project root (if it doesn't already exist) and add the following lines:

   FACEBOOK_CLIENT_ID=your_facebook_client_id
   FACEBOOK_CLIENT_SECRET=your_facebook_client_secret
   

Required Scopes for Facebook OAuth

To ensure proper integration and to access specific user data, the following scopes must be requested during the OAuth authorization process:

• public_profile
• email
• pages_messaging (for sending messages, if applicable)