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# Canvas App User Flow—OAuth

If your canvas app uses OAuth authorization, the user experience varies depending on where the canvas app is located in the user interface and how user access is set.

This diagram shows the user flow for a canvas app that uses OAuth authorization.

![Canvas App User Flow - OAuth](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/canvas-framework/user_flow_oauth1.png)

**See Also**  


-   [OAuth 2.0 Authorization](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/canvas-app-oauth-authentication.md)
-   [Initiate OAuth Flow](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/canvas-app-oauth-code-example.md)