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Installing a Connected App

Connected Apps can be created in: Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

Connected Apps can be installed in: All Editions


User Permissions Needed
To read: “Customize Application”
To create, update, or delete: “Customize Application” AND either

“Modify All Data” OR “Manage Connected Apps

To update all fields except Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML Attributes: “Customize Application”
To update Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML Attributes: “Customize Application” AND “Modify All Data”
To uninstall: “Download AppExchange Packages”

You install a connected app by installing a managed package that includes the connected app as a component.

Connected apps created prior to Summer ’13 can be installed using an install URL, as long as the connected app is not updated. Once the developer uploads a package with an updated version of the connected app, the install URL will no longer work.

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