/express-4.x-passport-snapchat-example

Express 4.x app using Passport for authorization with Snapchat.

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This example demonstrates how to use Express 4.x and Passport to authenticate users using Snapchat. Use this example as a starting point for your own web applications.

Instructions

To install this example on your computer, clone the repository and install dependencies.

$ git clone https://github.com/Snapchat/express-4.x-passport-snapchat-example.git
$ cd express-4.x-passport-snapchat-example
$ npm install

The example uses environment variables to configure the consumer key and consumer secret needed to access snapchat's API. Start the server with those variables set to the appropriate credentials.

$ CLIENT_ID=__snapchat_CLIENT_ID__ CLIENT_SECRET=__snapchat_CLIENT_SECRET__ SESSION_SECRET=whatever node server.js

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to see the example in action.