Enable Google login (and other login methods) for a Privy app

Login methods are app settings, so they all go through one command: privy apps config update.

Preview against your live app

privy --app APP_ID apps config update --google-oauth true --diff

--diff reads the current config and shows exactly what would change, without writing anything.

Apply it

privy --app APP_ID apps config update --google-oauth true --yes

The CLI reads the config back afterwards and confirms the field changed. You can check it yourself too:

privy --app APP_ID apps config get --field google_oauth

Other login methods

Change several at once in the same command:

privy --app APP_ID apps config update \
  --email-auth true --passkey-auth true --apple-oauth true --diff

Login method	Flag
Email	--email-auth
Passkeys	--passkey-auth
Ethereum wallets (external)	--wallet-auth
Solana wallets (external)	--solana-wallet-auth
Google	--google-oauth
Apple	--apple-oauth
GitHub	--github-oauth
Discord	--discord-oauth
X (Twitter)	--twitter-oauth
LinkedIn, TikTok, Line, Twitch	--linkedin-oauth, --tiktok-oauth, --line-oauth, --twitch-oauth

Run privy apps config update --help for the full list. Use false to turn a method off.

Do I need my own OAuth credentials?

Not always. Google and Apple work with Privy’s shared setup, and your own credentials are optional. Spotify, Instagram and Telegram need your own configuration first. See Login methods for which provider needs what, and privy providers to manage your own credentials.

Turning a method on doesn’t add it to your frontend or prove that sign-in works. Test the login in your app afterwards.