[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/auth](./auth.md) > [GithubAuthProvider](./auth.githubauthprovider.md) > [credentialFromResult](./auth.githubauthprovider.credentialfromresult.md) ## GithubAuthProvider.credentialFromResult() method Used to extract the underlying [OAuthCredential](./auth.oauthcredential.md) from a [UserCredential](./auth.usercredential.md). Signature: ```typescript static credentialFromResult(userCredential: UserCredential): OAuthCredential | null; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | userCredential | [UserCredential](./auth.usercredential.md) | The user credential. | Returns: [OAuthCredential](./auth.oauthcredential.md) \| null