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title: Step 3. Authenticating with external IdPs
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# Step 3. Authenticating with external IdPs

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Your app must handle the relevant node types your server returns when a user attempts to authenticate using an external IdP.

When encountering the `IdpCallback`, call `authorize()` to begin authentication with the external IdP:

```kotlin
public class SocialButtonViewModel: ObservableObject {
    @Published public var isComplete: Bool = false
    public let idpCallback: IdpCallback

    public init(idpCallback: IdpCallback) {
        self.idpCallback = idpCallback
    }

    public func startSocialAuthentication() async -> Result<Bool, IdpExceptions> {
        return await idpCallback.authorize()
    }

    public func socialButtonText() -> some View {
        let bgColor: Color
        switch idpCallback.idpType {
        case "APPLE":
            bgColor = Color.appleButtonBackground
        case "GOOGLE":
            bgColor = Color.googleButtonBackground
        case "FACEBOOK":
            bgColor = Color.facebookButtonBackground
        default:
            bgColor = Color.themeButtonBackground
        }
        let text = Text(idpCallback.label)
            .font(.headline)
            .foregroundColor(.white)
            .padding()
            .frame(width: 300, height: 50)
            .background(bgColor)
            .cornerRadius(15.0)

        return text
    }
}
```

The `authorize()` method returns a `Success` result when authentication with the external IdP completes successfully. If not, it returns `Failure` and `IdpExceptions`, which shows the root cause of the issue.

```swift
Task {
    let result = await socialButtonViewModel.startSocialAuthentication()
    switch result {
    case .success(_):
        onNext(true)
    case .failure(let error): //<- Exception
        onStart()
    }
}
```