Reddit client ID and secret from Developer Portal
To use Reddit sign in, obtain a client ID and client secret from the Reddit Developer Portal at https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps by clicking 'Create App' or 'Create Another App'.
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Reddit app setup as web app with redirect URL
When creating a Reddit app, select 'web app' as the application type. For local development, set the redirect URL to http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/reddit. For production, set it to your application's domain, such as https://example.com/api/auth/callback/reddit. If you change the base path of the auth routes, update the redirect URL accordingly.
Configure Reddit provider in auth instance
To configure Reddit as a social provider, import betterAuth and pass the Reddit provider to the socialProviders option. The configuration requires clientId and clientSecret as strings from environment variables: reddit: { clientId: process.env.REDDIT_CLIENT_ID as string, clientSecret: process.env.REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET as string }
Sign in with Reddit using client
To sign in with Reddit, use the signIn.social function from the auth client with the provider set to 'reddit': authClient.signIn.social({ provider: 'reddit' })
Reddit OAuth scopes configuration
Reddit provider supports the following scopes: identity (access basic account information), read (access posts and comments), submit (submit posts and comments), subscribe (manage subreddit subscriptions), and history (access voting history). Scopes are specified in the auth configuration as an array in the scope property. By default, Reddit provides basic user information without additional scope specification.
Reddit provider duration option
The Reddit provider configuration supports a duration property which can be set to 'permanent' to request permanent authorization from Reddit.