# 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.
**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*
○ Click on *Save* to save the connected app.
▪ We get this message: Changes can take up to 10 minutes to take effect. Deleting a parent org also deletes all connected apps with OAuth settings enabled.
▪ Click on *continue*
▪ Click on *Manage Consumer Details*
▪ 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.
▪ In the view screen, scroll down to *Initial Access Token for Dynamic Client Registration* section, click Generate button for *Initial Access Token*
• 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 ○
In **OAuth policies**,
▪ set *IP Relaxations* to *Relax IP restrictions*
▪ Set Permitted Users to *All users may self-authorize*.
○ 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.
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