2 minutes June 5, 2025

How Do I Connect Laravel Socialite with Google Client PHP Library?

Integrating Google login into your Laravel application boosts user experience and opens up powerful features like accessing calendars, Gmail, and Drive. Laravel Socialite simplifies OAuth logins, but if you want more than just authentication, combining it with the Google Client PHP Library gives you access to the full potential of Google’s API ecosystem. This guide walks you through the integration process step by step.

The Problem: Limited OAuth Integration

Laravel Socialite handles basic Google OAuth authentication well. However, it falls short when developers need to access advanced Google services like reading a user’s calendar, accessing Gmail threads, or syncing Drive files. Without deeper API support, your app’s integration remains shallow and restricted to basic login functionality.

The Solution: Dual Integration Setup

To overcome these limitations, integrate both Laravel Socialite and the Google Client PHP Library. This combination allows you to authenticate users with Socialite and then use Google Client to access extended API scopes and services.

Step-by-Step Guide:

Install Required Packages
Run this Composer command in your Laravel project:

composer require laravel/socialite google/apiclient

1	composer require laravel/socialite google/apiclient

Set Up Google OAuth Credentials

Visit Google Developer Console
Create a new project
Enable OAuth 2.0 and set up the consent screen
Add required scopes
Generate Client ID and Secret

Configure Environment File (.env)

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id  

GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret  

GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI=https://yourdomain.com/auth/google/callback

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id

GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret

GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI=https://yourdomain.com/auth/google/callback

Update config/services.php

'google' => [

    'client_id' => env('GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID'),

    'client_secret' => env('GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET'),

    'redirect' => env('GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI'),

],

'google' => [

'client_id' => env('GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID'),

'client_secret' => env('GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET'),

'redirect' => env('GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI'),

Create Authentication Controller
In GoogleAuthController:

use Laravel\Socialite\Facades\Socialite;

use Google_Client;

public function redirectToGoogle()

{

    return Socialite::driver('google')->redirect();

}

public function handleGoogleCallback()

{

    $user = Socialite::driver('google')->stateless()->user();

    // Save user data or login the user here

    return redirect('/home');

}

use Laravel\Socialite\Facades\Socialite;

use Google_Client;

public function redirectToGoogle()

{

return Socialite::driver('google')->redirect();

}

public function handleGoogleCallback()

{

$user = Socialite::driver('google')->stateless()->user();

// Save user data or login the user here

return redirect('/home');

}

Add Routes

Route::get('auth/google', [GoogleAuthController::class, 'redirectToGoogle']);

Route::get('auth/google/callback', [GoogleAuthController::class, 'handleGoogleCallback']);

Route::get('auth/google', [GoogleAuthController::class, 'redirectToGoogle']);

Route::get('auth/google/callback', [GoogleAuthController::class, 'handleGoogleCallback']);

Extend Functionality with Google Client

public function getGoogleClient()

{

    $client = new Google_Client();

    $client->setClientId(env('GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID'));

    $client->setClientSecret(env('GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET'));

    $client->setRedirectUri(env('GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI'));

    $client->addScope('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly');

    return $client;

}

public function getGoogleClient()

{

$client = new Google_Client();

$client->setClientId(env('GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID'));

$client->setClientSecret(env('GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET'));

$client->setRedirectUri(env('GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI'));

$client->addScope('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly');

return $client;

}

Conclusion

By combining Laravel Socialite with the Google Client PHP Library, you’re no longer limited to basic OAuth authentication. This setup gives you access to Google’s advanced APIs, enabling feature-rich experiences for your users. Need help implementing this or customizing your Laravel app?

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