Connect Websites to WeChat

WeChat Open Platform account (微信开放平台账号) is different from WeChat Official account (微信公众平台账号). Authgear supports integrating WeChat Login with a WeChat Open Platform account.

Prerequisite

• Register a WeChat Open Platform account (微信开放平台账号).

• Register a Web Application (网站应用).

See Appendix: Create web app on WeChat Open Platform for more details.

Get the information from WeChat Open Platform

Once your mobile app is approved on the platform, you will see the word "✅ 已通过" in the app details page.

• Get the appid (Client ID)

where to find appid

• Get the appsecret (Client Secret). It will only be shown once. You need to re-generate if you lose it.

where to find appid

• Get the 原始ID (Account ID) of your WeChat Open Platform account.

where to find account ID

Configure Sign in with WeChat in the Authgear portal

1. Sign in to the Authgear portal.

2. Select your project.

3. In the navigation menu, go to Authentication > Social / Enterprise Login.

4. Click Add Connection.

5. Select WeChat Web / 网站应用.

6. Fill in Client ID with the appid.

7. Fill in Client Secret with the appsecret.

8. Fill in Account ID with the 原始ID.

9. Save.

Done!

No further changes are needed. The Sign in with WeChat button should be shown in the signup / login page now.

Appendix: Create web app on WeChat Open Platform

After logging into the Open Platform, go to the "网站应用" (Web App) and click "创建网站应用" to create a new web app

The following information are needed:

Field	Meaning in English	Usage
网站应用名称	Web app name	The app name shown to the end-user when they login
英文名称	Web app name in English	The app name shown to an English end-user when they login
网站应用简介	Web app description	A description for the approver to understand the app
英文简介	Mobile app description in English	Optional field
应用官网	Official website of the web app	The webpage should show the description of the app
网站应用图片	App Icon	A 28x28 and a 108x108 icon
网站信息登记表扫描件	Scanned copy of the Website Registration Form	A signed registration form about the web app and the business nature and company info.
授权回调域	Authorized redirect domain	Domain of your Authgear endpoint for example: *.authgear.cloud