> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bawabah.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Back-end

> Connect to Bawabah API.

## Back-end Setup

<Info>
  In case you use a language other than Node.js or you prefer to integrate with Bawabah API manually, please refer to our [API Reference.](/api-reference/en)
</Info>

### Install Bawanah Library

First, we have to install Bawabah Library from NPM ([https://www.npmjs.com/package/bawabah](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bawabah)) using the command:

```
npm i bawabah
```

After installing the npm Package, we can start using it immediately:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript index.ts theme={"dark"}
  // Import Bawabah Library
  import Bawabah from 'bawabah';

  // Initialize Bawabah with your credentials
  const bw = new Bawabah();
  bw.init({
      appId: "your-app-id",
      appSecret: "your-app-secret"
  });
  ```

  ```javascript index.js theme={"dark"}
  // Import Bawabah Library
  const Bawabah = require('bawabah');

  // Initialize Bawabah with your credentials
  const bw = new Bawabah();
  bw.init({
      appId: "your-app-id",
      appSecret: "your-app-secret"
  });
  ```
</CodeGroup>

> Replace `{your-app-id}` with your appId and `{your-app-secret}`with your appSecret From [Create Your First App](/getting-started/en/quickstart#create-your-first-app) Step.

### Create Callback Route

Now we will create the callback route to capture the user session. In this example, we will use Express.js to create the route, then capture the user session with the `capture()` function:

But before that, we need to install Express.js using this command:

```
npm i express
```

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript index.ts theme={"dark"}
  // Import Express and Bawabah Library
  import express from 'express';
  import Bawabah from 'bawabah';

  // Initialize Bawabah with your credentials
  const bw = new Bawabah();
  bw.init({
      appId: "your-app-id",
      appSecret: "your-app-secret"
  });

  // Create Express app
  const app = express();
  const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

  // Callback route for Bawabah redirect
  app.get('/login/callback', async (req, res) => {
      const sessionId = req.query.sessionId as string; // Get Session Id from Query /login/callback?sessionId=abc123

  	// Capture user session from Bawabah
      const result = await bw.capture(sessionId);
      console.log(result); // Log User Data -- for Debugging --

      res.json({ loggedIn: true });
  });

  // Start the Express server
  app.listen(PORT, () => {
      console.log(`Server running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
  });
  ```

  ```javascript index.js theme={"dark"}
  // Import Express and Bawabah Library
  const express = require('express');
  const Bawabah = require('bawabah');

  // Initialize Bawabah with your credentials
  const bw = new Bawabah();
  bw.init({
      appId: "your-app-id",
      appSecret: "your-app-secret"
  });

  // Create Express app
  const app = express();
  const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

  // Callback route for Bawabah redirect
  app.get('/login/callback', async (req, res) => {
      const sessionId = req.query.sessionId; // Get Session Id from Query /login/callback?sessionId=abc123

      // Capture user session from Bawabah
      const result = await bw.capture(sessionId);
      console.log(result); // Log User Data -- for Debugging --

      res.json({ loggedIn: true });
  });

  // Start the Express server
  app.listen(PORT, () => {
      console.log(`Server running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
  });
  ```
</CodeGroup>

Finally, after testing the implementation, we can add our Login/Signup logic and wrap the code in a try/catch block to catch any errors:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript index.ts theme={"dark"}
  // Import Express and Bawabah Library
  import express from 'express';
  import Bawabah from 'bawabah';

  // Initialize Bawabah with your credentials
  const bw = new Bawabah();
  bw.init({
      appId: "your-app-id",
      appSecret: "your-app-secret"
  });

  // Create Express app
  const app = express();
  const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

  // Callback route for Bawabah redirect
  app.get('/login/callback', async (req, res) => {
      const sessionId = req.query.sessionId as string; // Get Session Id from Query /login/callback?sessionId=abc123
      if (!sessionId) {
          // If sessionId is missing, return a 400 error
          return res.status(400).send('Missing sessionId in query');
      }

      try {
          // Capture user session from Bawabah
          const result = await bw.capture(sessionId);

          // --- Perform Your User Login/Signup Logic here ---

          res.status(200).json({ loggedIn: true });
      } catch (err) {
          // If Bawabah API Respond with an Error, return a 500 error to the user with details
          res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to capture session', details: err });
      }

  });

  // Start the Express server
  app.listen(PORT, () => {
      console.log(`Server running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
  });
  ```

  ```javascript index.js theme={"dark"}
  // Import Express and Bawabah Library
  const express = require('express');
  const Bawabah = require('bawabah');

  // Initialize Bawabah with your credentials
  const bw = new Bawabah();
  bw.init({
      appId: "your-app-id",
      appSecret: "your-app-secret"
  });

  // Create Express app
  const app = express();
  const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;

  // Callback route for Bawabah redirect
  app.get('/login/callback', async (req, res) => {
      const sessionId = req.query.sessionId; // Get Session Id from Query /login/callback?sessionId=abc123
      if (!sessionId) {
          // If sessionId is missing, return a 400 error
          return res.status(400).send('Missing sessionId in query');
      }

      try {
          // Capture user session from Bawabah
          const result = await bw.capture(sessionId);

          // --- Perform Your User Login/Signup Logic here ---

          res.status(200).json({ loggedIn: true });
      } catch (err) {
          // If Bawabah API responds with an error, return a 500 error to the user with details
          res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to capture session', details: err.message || err });
      }
  });

  // Start the Express server
  app.listen(PORT, () => {
      console.log(`Server running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
  });
  ```
</CodeGroup>

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</Note>

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