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# Get Your Consumer Key

When you create an external client app, it generates a consumer key, also known as a client ID. This value allows Salesforce to identify your third-party app during headless identity flows. Learn how to get your consumer key so that you can use it when configuring headless flows.

|Required Editions|
|-----------------|
|Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience|
|Available in: **Enterprise**, **Unlimited**, and **Developer** Editions|

1.  If you’re not on the external client app detail page from the previous step, go to your app page.


    1.  From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter `External`, and then select **External Client App Manager**.

    2.  Find your app and click its name. On the app detail page, click the Settings tab.

2.  Expand the OAuth Settings section and click **Consumer Key and Secret**.

    Salesforce prompts you to verify your identity with one of your registered methods. After you verify your identity, you can see your consumer key.