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description: One way to maintain the security of your external client apps is to change the OAuth consumer key or secret. Use Connect API to stage, rotate, and delete OAuth credentials.
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# OAuth Client Credentials Rotation for External Client Apps

One way to maintain the security of your external client apps is to change the OAuth consumer key or secret. Use Connect API to stage, rotate, and delete OAuth credentials.

See [Stage, Rotate, and Delete OAuth Credentials for a Local External Client App](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.eca_stage_oauth_credentials.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use the OAuth Staged Credentials Connect REST API endpoint to manage the OAuth key and secret for a local external client app. The API can be used to stage, view, rotate, or delete OAuth credentials.")