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linkWithRedirect() function

Links the OAuthProvider to the user account using a full-page redirect flow.

Signature:

export declare function linkWithRedirect(user: User, provider: AuthProvider, resolver?: PopupRedirectResolver): Promise<never>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
user	User	The user.
provider	AuthProvider	The provider to authenticate. The provider has to be an OAuthProvider. Non-OAuth providers like EmailAuthProvider will throw an error.
resolver	PopupRedirectResolver	An instance of PopupRedirectResolver, optional if already supplied to initializeAuth() or provided by getAuth().

Returns:

Promise<never>

Example

// Sign in using some other provider.
const result = await signInWithEmailAndPassword(auth, email, password);
// Link using a redirect.
const provider = new FacebookAuthProvider();
await linkWithRedirect(result.user, provider);
// This will trigger a full page redirect away from your app

// After returning from the redirect when your app initializes you can obtain the result
const result = await getRedirectResult(auth);