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Co-authored-by: Dominic R <dominic@sdko.org>
2026-04-16 17:35:38 +00:00

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Allows users to authenticate using their X credentials by configuring X as a federated identity provider via OAuth2.

Preparation

The following placeholders are used in this guide:

  • authentik.company is the FQDN of the authentik installation.

X configuration

To integrate X with authentik you will need to create an OAuth application in the X Developer Portal.

  1. Log in to the X Developer Portal.

  2. Navigate to Projects & Apps > Overview.

  3. Click the App Settings icon (cogwheel) next to the Project App that you want to use. For information on creating a new Project App, refer to the X Developer Documentation.

  4. Under User authentication settings, click Set up and set the following required fields:

    • App permissions: Read
    • Type of App: Web App, Automated App or Bot
    • Callback URI / Redirect URL: https://authentik.company/source/oauth/callback/x/
    • Website URL: https://authentik.company
  5. Click Save.

  6. Take note of the Client ID and Client Secret. These values will be required in the next section.

  7. Click Done.

authentik configuration

To support the integration of X with authentik, you need to create a Twitter OAuth source in authentik.

  1. Log in to authentik as an administrator and open the authentik Admin interface.
  2. Navigate to Directory > Federation and Social login, click New Source, and then configure the following settings:
    • Select type: select Twitter OAuth Source as the source type.
    • Create OAuth Source: provide a name, a slug which must match the slug used in the X Callback URI / Redirect URL field (e.g. x), and set the following required configurations:
      • Protocol settings
        • Consumer Key: Enter the Client ID from the X Developer Portal.
        • Consumer Secret: Enter the Client Secret from the X Developer Portal.
        • Scopes (optional): define any further access scopes.
  3. Click Finish.

:::info For instructions on how to display the new source on the authentik login page, refer to the Add sources to default login page documentation. :::

:::info Embed new source in flow :ak-enterprise For instructions on embedding the new source within a flow, such as an authorization flow, refer to the Source Stage documentation. :::

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