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description: You can delete a connected app that you created. But if you delete a connected app, you can’t restore it. Don’t delete a connected app that’s associated with an active managed package.
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# Delete a Connected App

You can delete a connected app that you created. But if you delete a connected app, you can’t restore it. Don’t delete a connected app that’s associated with an active managed package.

### Required Editions

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            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and
              Lightning Experience</td>
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            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">
              <p>Connected Apps can be created in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Essentials</strong>,
                <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and
                <strong>Developer</strong> Editions
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              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Connected Apps can be installed in: All editions</p>
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      </table> <table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small permission">
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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d22384e62">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">To read, create, update, or delete connected apps:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">
              <p>Customize Application AND either</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Modify All Data OR Manage Connected
                Apps</p>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">To update all fields except Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML
              Attributes:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">
              <p>Customize Application AND either</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Modify All Data OR Manage Connected
                Apps</p>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">To update Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML Attributes:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">Customize Application AND Modify All Data AND Manage Profiles and Permission
              Sets</td>
          </tr>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">To rotate the consumer key and consumer secret:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">Allow consumer key and secret rotation</td>
          </tr>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">To install and uninstall connected apps:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">
              <p>Customize Application AND either</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Modify All Data OR Manage Connected
                Apps</p>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">To install and uninstall packaged connected apps:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d22384e62 ">
              <p>Download AppExchange Packages AND Customize Application AND either</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Modify All Data
                OR Manage Connected Apps</p>
            </td>
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        </tbody>
      </table>

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-identity-264-0-0-production-enus/699dab6f-8f1a-4662-b24f-6521d5b747f7/images/icon_note.png)

Note Connected apps creation is restricted as of Spring ‘26. You can continue to use existing connected apps during and after Spring ‘26. However, we recommend using [external client apps](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.external_client_apps.htm&language=en_US) instead. If you must continue creating connected apps, contact Salesforce Support.

See [New connected apps can no longer be created in Spring ‘26](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=005228017&type=1&language=en_US) for more details.

When you remove a connected app that’s a component of a package, the app remains available until you update the package with a new version. But if you delete the connected app, it’s permanently deleted. Any version of the managed package that contains the deleted connected app is invalidated and can’t be installed. You can update a version of the package that doesn’t contain the connected app as a component. Never delete a connected app that Salesforce distributes, such as the Salesforce mobile app.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-identity-264-0-0-production-enus/699dab6f-8f1a-4662-b24f-6521d5b747f7/images/icon_note.png)

Note For connected apps created in Spring ’14 or later, you can reuse the name of a deleted connected app.

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-identity-264-0-0-production-enus/699dab6f-8f1a-4662-b24f-6521d5b747f7/images/icon_important.png)

Important Before deleting a connected app, double-check that it’s not contained in an active managed packaged.

1. From Setup, enter Apps in the Quick Find box, then select **App Manager**.
2. Locate the connected app, click ![Action dropdown](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-identity-264-0-0-production-enus/699dab6f-8f1a-4662-b24f-6521d5b747f7/resources-global/_corporate/images/dropdown.png), and then select **View**.
3. Click **Delete**, and click **Delete** again to confirm.