MobileServiceClient.login function
Logs a user into a mobile service by using the specified identity provider.
mobileServiceClient.login(provider, token);
Parameters
provider
Type: stringThe name of the identity provider, which instructs Mobile Services which provider to use for authentication. The following values are supported:
Provider value Description microsoftaccount
Microsoft Account login.
facebook
Facebook login
twitter
Twitter login
google
Google login
token
Type: stringOptional JSON representation of an authentication token, which can be supplied when the client has already obtained a token from the identity provider.
useSingleSignOn
Type: booleanIndicates whether to use single sign-on when logging in. Only supported in a Windows Store app.
Return Value
Type: Promise object that returns a user object when it completes.
Call the done method on the returned Promise object to access the returned user and handle any errors.
Example
The following code authenticates the user by using a Facebook login, and then accesses the returned user ID value.
mobileService.login("facebook").done(function (results) {
var userId = results.userId;
// Do something with the user ID.
}
Remarks
When you set the useSingleSignOn value to true, Mobile Services will attempt to login using credentials cached on the client. To be able to use this functionality, you must have also registered your Windows Store app package information with Mobile Services. For information on how to register your app package, see the tutorial Get started with push notifications in Mobile Services.
.NET Framework Equivalent
Requirements
Namespace |
WindowsAzure.MobileServices |
Library |
MobileServices.js |
See Also
Reference
Other Resources
Get started with authentication
How to use an HTML/JavaScript client for Azure Mobile Services