netlify-identity - Add authentication and user management to Netlify sites
Adds signup, login, logout, OAuth login, server-side verification, role-based access control, administration, and Identity event hooks to Netlify sites.
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Updated: 2026-09-30Capabilities
Typical Inputs
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What this skill does
- Enable Netlify Identity
- Support password authentication
- Handle OAuth callbacks
- Verify users server-side
- Enforce role-based access
- Manage users administratively
- Handle Identity events
Inputs
- Netlify site
- User credentials
- OAuth provider settings
- Role access rules
- HTTP requests
Outputs
- Authentication sessions
- OAuth redirects
- Authentication callback results
- Access control responses
- User management changes
- Identity event effects
Requirements
- Enabled Netlify Identity
- @netlify/identity package
- HTTPS
- Deployed Netlify environment
- Netlify Functions for admin APIs
- @netlify/functions 5.2.0 or later for typed event handlers