This section describes desktop authentication using the credentials for your custom OAuth app. See Creating a Custom OAuth App for more information.

Desktop Authentication with your OAuth App

Follow the steps below to authenticate with the credentials for a custom OAuth app. See Creating a Custom OAuth App.

Get an OAuth Access Token

After setting the following, you are ready to connect:

• OAuthClientId: Set this to the Client Id in your app settings.
• OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the Client Secret in your app settings.
• CallbackURL: Set this to the Redirect URL in your app settings.
• InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.

When you connect the component opens the OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the application. The component then completes the OAuth process:

1. Extracts the access token from the callback URL and authenticates requests.
2. Saves OAuth values in OAuthSettingsLocation. The values persist across connections.