
Arctic Has a Free OAuth 2.0 Library — Here's How to Use It
Implementing OAuth is painful. Redirect URIs, PKCE, token refresh, provider quirks — each provider has subtle differences. Arctic handles all of it with a clean, typed API. What Is Arctic? Arctic is a TypeScript library for OAuth 2.0 with built-in support for 50+ providers. No heavy dependencies, no framework lock-in — just OAuth done right. Quick Start npm install arctic import { GitHub , Google , Discord } from " arctic " ; // Initialize providers const github = new GitHub ( clientId , clientSecret ); const google = new Google ( clientId , clientSecret , redirectURI ); const discord = new Discord ( clientId , clientSecret , redirectURI ); How It Works Step 1: Generate Authorization URL import { generateState , generateCodeVerifier } from " arctic " ; const state = generateState (); const codeVerifier = generateCodeVerifier (); const url = await google . createAuthorizationURL ( state , codeVerifier , { scopes : [ " openid " , " profile " , " email " ] }); // Store state + codeVerifie
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