NextAuth.js

What is NextAuth.js?

NextAuth.js is an open-source, full-stack authentication solution for Next.js. It provides easy-to-use authentication for your Next.js application, allowing you to own your data and have full control over your authentication flow.

How does NextAuth.js work?

NextAuth.js provides built-in support for popular services such as Google, Facebook, and Apple, as well as email and passwordless authentication. It also supports OAuth 1.0 and 2.0 services, and can be used with any username and password store. You can bring your own database or use none at all, and choose between database sessions or JWT.

Features of NextAuth.js

NextAuth.js provides a range of features to make authentication easy and secure, including:

• Built-in support for popular services
• Email and passwordless authentication
• Support for OAuth 1.0 and 2.0 services
• Bring your own database or use none at all
• Choose between database sessions or JWT
• Secure web pages and API routes
• Signed, prefixed, server-only cookies
• HTTP POST + CSRF Token validation
• JWT with JWS / JWE / JWK
• Tab syncing, auto-revalidation, and keepalives

Pricing of NextAuth.js

NextAuth.js is an open-source project, which means it is free to use and distribute. You can use it in your Next.js application without any cost or subscription.

Getting started with NextAuth.js

To get started with NextAuth.js, you can install it using npm by running npm install next-auth. Then, you can add authentication to your Next.js application by creating a [...nextauth].js file in your pages/api directory and importing the NextAuth module. You can also use the example code provided in the documentation to get started quickly.