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✅ Google External sign in using Identity

I want to learn how to implement a google external sign-in route (and Identity in general) in my

ASP.NET Web API

ASP.NET Web API

but I can't find any recent tutorial on that topic. Microsoft's official tutorial is for

RazorPages

RazorPages

only and tells you to add

AddAuthentication().AddGoogle()

AddAuthentication().AddGoogle()

and everything should work. I want to create it for

Web API

Web API

because I need it for the

React

React

front end. I found a few tutorials but they are 3-5 years old. Can you suggest any tutorials on this topic or for

Identity

Identity

Web API

Web API

in general? Also, I used it about 2 years ago and I had to create routes like

register

register

and

login

login

by myself using

userManager

userManager

and

signInManager

signInManager

etc, now the tutorial suggests using

MapIdentityApi

MapIdentityApi

which serves pre-made routes which I can't modify. Is it a new way to use

Identity

Identity

or it's just made for simplicity in tutorial only?