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Authentication

Streamlit provides native support for user authentication so you can personalize your apps. You can also directly read headers and cookies.

Log in a user

st.login() starts an authentication flow with an identity provider.

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st.login()

Log out a user

st.logout() removes a user's identity information.

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st.logout()

User info

st.user returns information about a logged-in user.

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if st.user.is_logged_in:
  st.write(f"Welcome back, {st.user.name}!")
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