Setup Guide for Facebook App

  • To perform SSO with Facebook as Provider, your application must be https enabled.
  • Login to Facebook Developers: Go to Facebook Developers and login with your account. Select My Apps from the menu:
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login Create App
  • Click on Create App and select For Everything Else option.
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login Create App
  • Name your application : Provide a Display Name and Contact Email for your app and then click Create App ID button.
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login Name application
  • Setup Facebook Login : On the PRODUCTS page that follows, click on Set Up next to Facebook Login.
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login facebook Set Up
  • Next choose the type of application, for this tutorial we have selected Web.
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login Web
  • After clicking on Web go to the Settings tab under the Facebook login.
  • The Client OAuth Settings page for Facebook Login will appear:
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login Client OAuth Settings
  • Enter the Callback URL (copied from the plugin) in the Valid OAuth redirect URIs field.
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login Callback URL

    NOTE: Before entering the callback url it should be changed to https.


  • Click On Save Changes.
  • Go to Settings->Basic and Enter your Privacy Policy URL in the Privacy Policy URL field. Click on the Save Changes button to save your configurations.
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login Settings->Basic
  • Get App Id and App Secret : Click Settings in the left nav. On this page you can retrieve your App ID and App Secret.
    • OAuth/OpenID/OIDC Single Sign On (SSO), Facebook SSO Login Get ID and secret
  • Click Show to reveal the App Secret (you may be required to re-enter your Facebook password).