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Add Custom Attributes to a Connected App
After you’ve created the connected app, you can add custom
attributes. With custom attributes, you can get more information about a user’s identity like an
address or job title. Custom attributes specify SAML metadata or specify OAuth parameters that
are read at OAuth runtime.
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience |
| 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, create, update, or delete connected apps: | 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 AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps |
| To update Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML Attributes: | Customize Application AND Modify All Data AND Manage Profiles and Permission Sets |
| To install and uninstall connected apps: | Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps |
| To install and uninstall packaged connected apps: | Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps AND Download AppExchange Packages |
- Open the list of apps. From Setup, enter Apps in the Quick Find box, then select App Manager.
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Locate the connected app, click
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and then select View.
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Under Custom Attributes, click New.
Each custom attribute must have a unique key and must use fields available from the Insert Field menu. For example, assign a key name, such as country and insert the field $Organization.Country. When using SAML, attributes are sent as SAML attribute statements. When using OAuth, attributes are available as a custom_attributes object in the user’s Identity URL.