Stackoverflow

Backend class

For Django, add this class path to AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS. For other integrations, use the same class path in the framework-specific backend setting.

Backend name

Class path

stackoverflow

social_core.backends.stackoverflow.StackoverflowOAuth2

Stackoverflow uses OAuth 2.0

  • “Register For An App Key” at the Stack Exchange API site. Set your OAuth domain and application website settings.

  • Add the Client Id, Client Secret and API Key values in settings:

    SOCIAL_AUTH_STACKOVERFLOW_KEY = ''
SOCIAL_AUTH_STACKOVERFLOW_SECRET = ''
SOCIAL_AUTH_STACKOVERFLOW_API_KEY = ''

  • You can ask for extra permissions with:

    SOCIAL_AUTH_STACKOVERFLOW_SCOPE = [...]