Prompt
I need OAuth login with redirect URIs and refresh tokens
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Oct 7, 2026
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Sure — OAuth login with redirect URIs and refresh tokens usually means you want:
- Authorization Code flow for login
- A registered redirect URI so the provider can send the user back to your app
- Offline access / refresh tokens so your app can keep the user signed in without making them log in again frequently
Typical flow
- User clicks “Sign in with X”
- Your app sends them to the OAuth provider’s authorization endpoint with:
client_idredirect_uriresponse_type=codescope=openid profile email offline_access(or provider equivalent)statefor CSRF protection- PKCE parameters if it’s a public client
- User authenticates and consents
- Provider redirects back to your redirect URI with an authorization
code - Your backend exchanges that code at the token endpoint for:
access_tokenrefresh_token- optionally
id_tokenif using OpenID Connect
- When the access token expires, your backend uses the refresh token to get a new access token
Important notes
- Redirect URI must match exactly what is registered with the provider.
- Use Authorization Code + PKCE for mobile, SPA, and other public clients.
- Store refresh tokens securely:
- server-side if possible
- encrypted at rest
- never expose them to JavaScript in a browser if you can avoid it
- Rotate refresh tokens if the provider supports it.
- Always validate:
state- token issuer
- audience/client ID
- expiration
Example authorization request
GET https://provider.example.com/oauth2/authorize?
client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&
response_type=code&
redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fyourapp.com%2Fauth%2Fcallback&
scope=openid%20profile%20email%20offline_access&
state=RANDOM_CSRF_TOKEN&
code_challenge=...&
code_challenge_method=S256
Example token exchange
POST https://provider.example.com/oauth2/token
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
grant_type=authorization_code&
client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&
code=AUTHORIZATION_CODE&
redirect_uri=https://yourapp.com/auth/callback&
code_verifier=YOUR_PKCE_VERIFIER
Refresh token request
POST https://provider.example.com/oauth2/token
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
grant_type=refresh_token&
client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&
refresh_token=YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN
If you want, I can help with any of these next:
- a full implementation in Node.js / Express
- Next.js, React, Python, Spring Boot, or Go
- setting up Google, Microsoft, GitHub, Auth0, or Keycloak
- securing refresh tokens with cookies or server sessions
If you tell me your stack and identity provider, I can give you exact code.