Can I use Epic Online Services for authenticating users on my web platform?

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Can I use Epic Online Services (EOS) for authenticating users on my web platform?

I read in the EOS Developer License document that the “use the SDK with any applications or software other than in connection with your Video Games;” is restricted

The users of my web platform will be distributed as follows

  1. One set of users will be also be users of my UE4 based desktop application (satisfying the “connection with your Video Games” requirement)
  2. Another set of users will ONLY be users of my web platform which does not use my UE4 based desktop application in any way (NOT satisfying the “connection with your Video Games” requirement)

Since I need a common accounts/login system for both sets of users, I was considering using EOS’ accounts and authentication APIs to provide signup/signin for all of my users.

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For the first set of users, does the web platform content actually relate to your UE4 video game? If so, we consider use of Epic accounts for your web platform (including both use cases) to fall within the scope the “in connection with your Video Games” requirement.

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Thank you. The web platform content for the first set of users will be 3d models that the users export out of our ue4 based application (not a traditional video game but an interactive archviz application) plus application save data files. Does that count as actually related to our “UE4 video game” ?

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If you could reasonably argue that your archviz application can be used for entertainment purposes, yes.