---
title: "Start a Social Login (OAuth) authentication exchange."
method: POST
path: "/login/oauthstart/{name}"
---

# Start a Social Login (OAuth) authentication exchange.

`POST /login/oauthstart/{name}`

## Other responses

- `302` — Redirect to OAuth provider. The value of the `next` query argument will be stored in the session and retrieved when the OAuth provider performs a GET on the redirect URL. If the caller is already authenticated redirect will be to ``SECURITY_POST_LOGIN_VIEW``
- `400` — Caller is already authenticated

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