> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://auth0.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Social Identity Providers

> Browse Auth0's supported social identity providers and connect any of them to your tenant from the Auth0 Dashboard or via the Management API.

Social login is a method of authentication that allows users to log in to an application using existing credentials from a social <Tooltip tip="Identity Provider (IdP): Service that stores and manages digital identities." cta="View Glossary" href="/docs/glossary?term=identity+provider">identity provider</Tooltip>, such as Google or Facebook. As users frequently have their social credentials stored in their browser or device, social login provides a frictionless user experience that requires minimal manual interaction with an application.

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  User authentication is separate from connecting and authorizing applications for an external provider, allowing them to access external APIs on the user’s behalf. To learn more, read [User authentication vs Connected Accounts](/docs/secure/tokens/token-vault/connected-accounts-for-token-vault#user-authentication-vs-connected-accounts).
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Auth0 supports social login for both web-based and native applications. You can review the list of supported social identity providers on the [Auth0 Marketplace](https://marketplace.auth0.com/categories/social-login) or the <Tooltip tip="Auth0 Dashboard: Auth0's main product to configure your services." cta="View Glossary" href="/docs/glossary?term=Auth0+Dashboard">Auth0 Dashboard</Tooltip>:

* The [Auth0 Marketplace's Social Login category](https://marketplace.auth0.com/categories/social-login) provides information for each supported social connection. You can use the **Add Integration** button to launch the configuration process in your Auth0 tenant and the **Installation** tab to review implementation documentation.

* From [Auth0 Dashboard > Authentication > Social](https://manage.auth0.com/#/connections/social), select **Create Connection** to see a list of supported social identity providers. The **Setup Guide** has steps to configure the connection and links to relevant documentation from the social identity provider.

For a successful implementation, ensure you [register developer keys](/docs/authenticate/identity-providers/social-identity-providers/devkeys) for your selected provider.

If a particular provider is not available, you can also [configure custom social connections](/docs/authenticate/identity-providers/social-identity-providers/oauth2).