X/Twitter (OAuth 1)

You will need to create an X app and configure the X provider for your Django application via the admin interface.

App registration

To register an app on X you will need an X account. With an account, you can create a new app via:

https://developer.x.com/en/portal/apps/new

In the app creation form fill in the development callback URL:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/accounts/twitter/login/callback/

X won’t allow using http://localhost:8000.

For production use a callback URL such as:

http://{{yourdomain}}.com/accounts/twitter/login/callback/

To allow users to login without authorizing each session, select “Allow this application to be used to Sign in with X” under the application’s “Settings” tab.

App database configuration through admin

The second part of setting up the X provider requires you to configure your Django application. Configuration is done by creating a Socialapp object in the admin. Add a social app on the admin page:

/admin/socialaccount/socialapp/

Use the X keys tab of your application to fill in the form. It’s located:

https://developer.x.com/en/portal/apps/{{yourappid}}/keys

The configuration is as follows:

  • Provider ID: “twitter”

  • Name, your pick, suggest “X”

  • Client id, is called “Consumer Key (API Key)” on X

  • Secret key, is called “Consumer Secret (API Secret)” on X

  • Key, is not needed, leave blank