AWS Cognito Refused to Cooperate. So I Made Google and Cognito Think They're Talking to Each Other.(Nestjs)

📰 Dev.to · Shubham Sharma

Verify Google tokens server-side and create AWS Cognito users via admin APIs to integrate Google and Cognito authentication

intermediate Published 23 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Verify Google tokens server-side using Nestjs
  2. Create Cognito users via admin APIs
  3. Configure AWS Cognito to trust Google tokens
  4. Test authentication flow with Google and Cognito
  5. Deploy and monitor the integrated authentication system
Who Needs to Know This

Backend developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from this approach to integrate multiple authentication services, improving security and user experience.

Key Insight

💡 Use admin APIs to create Cognito users and verify Google tokens server-side to integrate multiple authentication services

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