Integrating Google OAuth & SSO Authentication into Vendure Stores

Eliminate Login Friction & Boost Conversions

Long registration forms are a major point of friction for customers. Forcing users to create yet another password leads to abandoned carts and lower conversion rates.
Today, users expect to sign in seamlessly with trusted identities like their Google account. Offering this feature is essential for user acquisition.

Leverage Vendure’s Architecture for Your Google SSO Integration

While the need for social login is clear, implementing it on many platforms can involve cumbersome workarounds or wrestling with rigid, monolithic systems. This is where Vendure's architecture provides a decisive advantage.

Vendure is built with a powerful and extensible authentication framework designed for precisely this kind of customization. Instead of hacking a solution together, you can build a clean, maintainable Vendure plugin that leverages the native AuthenticationStrategy interface. This allows you to integrate third-party systems like Google Identity Services directly into Vendure's core authentication flow. The result is a seamless and secure Single Sign-On (SSO) experience that improves user convenience and trust, without compromise.

Follow Our Step-by-Step Integration Guide

Ready to add Google login? Our complete tutorial guides you through the entire process, from the backend plugin to your headless storefront.

Vendure Documentation: Google OAuth Authentication Tutorial

What You'll Build and Learn

This guide explains how to use Vendure's core features to implement this integration. You will learn how to:

Build a custom Vendure authentication plugin from scratch to handle the end-to-end Google SSO flow.
Implement a GoogleAuthStrategy that securely verifies Google ID tokens on the server side.
Use the ExternalAuthenticationService to automatically create and manage customer accounts from Google profile data.
Securely configure a Google Cloud OAuth App to enable social login for your storefront.
Integrate a "Continue with Google" button into your headless commerce frontend and manage the authentication callback.