# Google oauth2 verification on Basic Hosting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-oauth2-verification-on-basic-hosting/279269>\
**Category:** SSO\
**Tags:** oauth2\
**Created:** [September 17, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-oauth2-verification-on-basic-hosting/279269 "2023-09-17T01:21:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-oauth2-verification-on-basic-hosting/279269/11 "2023-10-31T09:46:46Z")

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I come bearing bad news… ☹

Unfortunately, you’re both right. Verifying the Google login needs either a TXT record or a `<meta` tag, and neither of these methods are available on the Basic plan.

Due to the workarounds needed to make this available on the Basic plan, and how few people have raised the issue since the plan was launched, it’s been decided not to support this feature.

We’ve now updated our pricing page to reflect that Google Authentication is available from the Standard plan or higher.

Sorry for the delay in working this through, and that it’s not better news. 🙏

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