To integrate an external web app with the Salesforce API, configure an external client
app to use the OAuth 2.0 web server flow, which implements the OAuth 2.0 authorization code grant
type.
Required Editions
| Available in: Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Professional, Performance, Unlimited, and
Developer Editions
|
| User Permissions Needed |
| To configure an external client app for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials flow |
Create, edit, and delete External Client Apps |
- From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter External Client Apps
Manager, and then select External Client Apps
Manager.
- From the actions dropdown list, select Edit Settings for the
external client app.
- In the OAuth Settings section, select Enable OAuth.
- Configure basic OAuth
settings.
- Save the settings.
