File: github.md | Updated: 11/15/2025
š NextAuth.js is now part of Better Auth !
This is documentation for NextAuth.js v3, which is no longer actively maintained.
For up-to-date documentation, see the **latest version ** (v4).
Version: v3
On this page
Documentationā
https://developer.github.com/apps/building-oauth-apps/authorizing-oauth-apps
Configurationā
https://github.com/settings/apps
Optionsā
The Github Provider comes with a set of default options:
You can override any of the options to suit your own use case.
Exampleā
import Providers from `next-auth/providers`...providers: [ Providers.GitHub({ clientId: process.env.GITHUB_CLIENT_ID, clientSecret: process.env.GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET })]...
danger
Only allows one callback URL per Client ID / Client Secret.
tip
Email address is not returned if privacy settings are enabled.