Canvas Developer Guide

Getting Started
Using Canvas
Canvas SDK
Referencing the Canvas SDK
Authentication
Signed Request Authentication
OAuth 2.0 Authorization
Canvas App User Flow—OAuth
Initiate OAuth Flow
SAML Single Sign-On for Canvas Apps
Getting Context in Your Canvas App
Cross-Domain XHR
Alternatives to Cookies for User Tracking
Resizing a Canvas App
Implementing Canvas App Events
Using Streaming API in a Canvas App
Debugging in a Canvas App
Using the <select> Tag in a Canvas App
Canvas Apps and Visualforce Pages
Lightning Component Code Examples
Canvas Apps in a Page Layout or a Mobile Card
Canvas Apps in the Publisher
Canvas Apps in the Chatter Feed
Canvas in the Salesforce Mobile App
Customizing Your App Lifecycle
Reference
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Canvas App User Flow—OAuth

If your canvas app uses OAuth authorization, the user experience varies depending on where the canvas app is located in the user interface and how user access is set.
This diagram shows the user flow for a canvas app that uses OAuth authorization.
Canvas App User Flow - OAuth