# Steps to create connected app

In the Lightning Setup UI, search for *App Manager* and click on *New Connected App* and follow the below steps: 

**Basic Information section**:

○ All mandatory field's values are discussed below.

○ *Connected App Name* can be given as *protecto\_app*

○ *API Name* field gets auto filled.

○ *Contact Email* can be support email of organization.

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**API (Enable OAuth Settings) section**:

○ Check mark *Enable OAuth Settings,* to get more options for the same.

○ *Callback URL* can be set to anything, e.g.: [https://protecto.ai](https://protecto.ai/)

○ In *Selected OAuth Scopes* add *Manage user data via APIs* permission.

○ Check mark below fields:

▪ *Require Secret for Web Server Flow*

▪ *Require Secret for Refresh Token Flow*

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○ Click on *Save* to save the connected app.

▪ We get this message: <mark style="color:red;">Changes can take up to 10 minutes to take effect. Deleting a parent org also deletes all connected apps with OAuth settings enabled.</mark>

▪ Click on *continue*

▪ Click on *Manage Consumer Details*

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▪ Use the verification code obtained via mail (of admin user) to verify.

▪ New screen opens containing Consumer Details.

▪ Copy the ***Consumer Key*** and ***Consumer Secret*** in a safe place, as it will be used later on.

▪ In the search box, search for *App Manager* and open the same. Find protecto\_app, and click the dropdown (right corner). Click on view.

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▪ In the view screen, scroll down to *Initial Access Token for Dynamic Client Registration* section, click Generate button for *Initial Access Token*

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&#x20;   •   Read the pop-up and click *OK.*

○ Search again for *Manage Connected Apps* in search box and click on the same

○ Find the newly created *protecto\_app* and click *edit* button ○

&#x20;In **OAuth policies**,&#x20;

▪ set *IP Relaxations* to *Relax IP restrictions*

▪ Set Permitted Users to *All users may self-authorize*.

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○ Under Session Policies, set *Timeout Value* to *None.*

○ Save the same, and we are done creating the Connected app *protecto\_app*.

Now that we have created a connected app, Let's create a user with minimum access for running the Protecto product.