This example application demonstrates how one may use Stytch within a React application. This project was bootstrapped with Create React App.

This project uses Stytch's React SDK which provides pre-built UI components, useful React hooks, and headless methods to securely interact with Stytch.

This application features Email Magic Links. You can use this application's source code as a learning resource, or use it as a jumping off point for your own project. We are excited to see what you build with Stytch!

Follow the steps below to get this application fully functional and running using your own Stytch credentials.

1. Create a Stytch account. Once your account is set up a Project called "My first project" will be automatically created for you.

2. Within your new Project, navigate to SDK configuration, and make the following changes:

   • Click Enable SDK.

   • Under Authorized environments add the domain http://localhost:3000.

     

3. Navigate to Redirect URLs, and add http://localhost:3000/authenticate as the types Login and Sign-up.

   

4. Finally, navigate to API Keys, and copy your public_token. You will need this value later on.

In your terminal clone the project and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/stytchauth/stytch-react-example.git
cd stytch-react-example
npm i

Next, create .env.local file by running the command below and your public_token. Learn more about Create React App's support for custom environment variables here.

echo "REACT_APP_STYTCH_PUBLIC_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" > .env.local
# For example, echo "REACT_APP_STYTCH_PUBLIC_TOKEN=public-token-test-123abcd-1234-1234-abcd-123123abcabc" > .env.local

After completing all the set up steps above the application can be run with the command:

npm start

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000.

You'll be able to login with Email Magic Links and see your Stytch User object, Stytch Session, and see how logging out works.

This example app showcases a small portion of what you can accomplish with Stytch. Here are a few ideas to explore:

1. Add additional login methods like Passwords.
2. Replace the prebuilt UI with your own using by using the SDK's headless methods.
3. Add a Google OAuth button, or replace it with the high converting Google One Tap UI.
4. Secure your app further by building MFA authentication using methods like Passkeys.
5. Use Stytch Sessions to secure your backend.

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