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Configuring Facebook Login
To enable users to log in to the portal through Facebook, you must first create a Facebook app and then configure API Portal to access Facebook account information to authenticate users.
Note:
If you do not already have a Facebook ID, you have to create one. For complete information about Facebook login, see the documentation available on developers.facebook.com.
*To use Facebook for user registration and log in
1. Log in to developers.facebook.com and create an app for API Portal registration.
a. Go to http://developers.facebook.com
b. Log in using your Facebook account credentials.
c. Click My Apps and select Add a New App.
d. In the Create a New App ID dialog box, provide the Display Name, Contact Email, and select a category Apps for Pages.
e. Click Create App ID.
f. Click Settings.
g. Provide App Domains.
h. Click + Add Platform.
i. Select Website and provide the Site URL.
j. Click Save Changes.
k. Click App Review.
l. For Your app is in development and unavailable to the public, select Yes.
m. Click Confirm in the confirmation dialog box.
Once the configuration is complete, you can get the App ID and App Secret in the Settings section.
2. Log in to UMC as Administrator, and configure the OAuth settings for the Facebook app, as described in OAuth Properties for Social Login.
3. If you have not already done so, choose the level of approval needed, as described in Configuring User Registration.