Authentication and Permissions
Sign In with Apple
Instant supports Sign In with Apple on the Web and in native applications.
Web Popup (recommended)
Use Apple-provided popup to authenticate users
Web Redirect
Use redirect flow to authenticate users
React Native
Authenticating in React Native app
Step 1: Create App ID
- Navigate to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
- Select Identifiers
- Click +
- Register a new identifier → Select App IDs
- Select a type → Select App
- Capabilities → Sign In with Apple → Check
- Fill in Bundle ID and Description
- Click Register
Step 2: Create Services ID
- Navigate to Services IDs
- Click +
- Register a new identifier → Select Services IDs
- Fill in Description and Identifier. You’ll need this Identifier later
- Click Register
Step 3: Configure Services ID (Web Popup flow)
- Select newly created Services ID
- Enable Sign In with Apple
- Click Configure
- Select Primary App ID from Step 1
- To Domains, add your app domain (e.g.
myapp.com
) - To Return URLs, add URL of your app where authentication happens (e.g.
https://myapp.com/signin
) - Click Continue → Save
Step 4: Register your OAuth client with Instant
- Go to the Instant dashboard and select Auth tab.
- Select Add Apple Client
- Select unique clientName (
apple
by default, will be used indb.auth
calls) - Fill in Services ID from Step 2
- Fill in Team ID from Membership details
- Fill in Key ID from Step 3.5
- Fill in Private Key by copying file content from Step 3.5
- Click
Add Apple Client
Step 5: Add Sign In code to your app (Web Popup flow)
Add Apple Sign In library to your app:
https://appleid.cdn-apple.com/appleauth/static/jsapi/appleid/1/en_US/appleid.auth.js
Initialize with Services ID
from Step 2:
AppleID.auth.init({ clientId: '<Services ID>', scope: 'name email', redirectURI: window.location.href, });
Implement signInPopup
using clientName
from Step 4:
async function signInPopup() { let nonce = crypto.randomUUID(); // authenticate with Apple let resp = await AppleID.auth.signIn({ nonce: nonce, usePopup: true, }); // authenticate with Instant await db.auth.signInWithIdToken({ clientName: '<clientName>', idToken: resp.authorization.id_token, nonce: nonce, }); }
Add Sign In button:
<button onClick={signInPopup}>Sign In with Apple</button>