Authdog

Renren

Last updated Aug 15, 2026
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Renren signs users in with their Renren account, a Chinese social network with a long-standing user base in university communities.

Copy the redirect URI

In the Authdog console, select the project and environment, open Authentication > Providers, find 人人网 (Renren), and click Enable. Copy the redirect URI shown in the form:

https://identity.authdog.com/api/v1/callback/<connectionId>

Create the application

  1. Register an application on the Renren open platform.
  2. Set the callback to the redirect URI from Authdog.
  3. Copy the API Key and Secret Key.

Configure Authdog

Field Value
Client ID The Renren API Key
Client Secret The Renren Secret Key

Save, then toggle the connection active.

What Renren returns

Authdog requests the provider's default scopes and reads the profile from https://api.renren.com/v2/user/get.

The user endpoint returns the Renren user id, name, and avatar.

This connector does not return an email address, so users who arrive through it have a display name and an identifier only. Pair it with a method that collects one, or ask for an email after the first sign-in.

Test it

  1. Open your environment's hosted sign-in page, or link to https://identity.authdog.com/api/v1/signin/<connectionId>.
  2. Select the Renren button and complete the flow.
  3. Confirm the user appears under Users in the console with a Renren identity linked.

Troubleshooting

Symptom Cause
redirect_uri_mismatch The registered callback differs from Authdog's
Redirect or callback URL error The URI registered with the provider does not match Authdog's exactly
Works in one environment only Each environment has its own connectionId, and so its own redirect URI to register
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