Add the OAuth Application User

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read add-oauth-application-user.md

Add the OAuth Application User field on the OAuth Entity form to use the Client Credentials grant type for OAuth inbound integrations.

Before you begin

Role required: oauth_admin

Plugin required: OAuth 2.0.

You must create an OAuth client. For more information, see Create an endpoint for clients to access the instance.

Procedure

Open the OAuth client record that was created.
Select the more options icon on the page header.
Select Configure > Form Design.
On the Form Design page, add OAuth Application User from the list of fields.
Save or Update the form.
Select the user for the OAuth Application User.

For example, System Administrator.[Omitted image "add-oauth-application-user.png"] Alt text: OAuth Application User

Note: You must use the REST API Auth Scope with client credentials grant type to control the access provided to the third-party client.
Save or Update the form.

Any authorization request with the Grant Type as Client Credentials, Client ID, and Secret is passed for the associated OAuth Application User in ServiceNow®.

Note: If the OAuth Application User isn’t selected on the OAuth client record or the Client Credentials property is set to false, then the authorization request isn’t passed.

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title: Add the OAuth Application User
description: Add the OAuth Application User field on the OAuth Entity form to use the Client Credentials grant type for OAuth inbound integrations.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/authentication/add-oauth-application-user.html
release: australia
product: Authentication
classification: authentication
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Client credentials, Old inbound integrations experience, OAuth inbound, OAuth authentication, Authentication, Access Management]
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# Add the OAuth Application User

Add the OAuth Application User field on the OAuth Entity form to use the Client Credentials grant type for OAuth inbound integrations.

## Before you begin

Role required: oauth\_admin

Plugin required: OAuth 2.0.

You must create an OAuth client. For more information, see [Create an endpoint for clients to access the instance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/authentication/t_CreateEndpointforExternalClients.md).

## Procedure

1. Open the OAuth client record that was created.

2. Select the more options icon on the page header.

3. Select **Configure** &gt; **Form Design**.

4. On the Form Design page, add **OAuth Application User** from the list of fields.

5. Save or Update the form.

6. Select the user for the **OAuth Application User**.

For example, System Administrator.\[Omitted image "add-oauth-application-user.png"\] Alt text: OAuth Application User

**Note:** You must use the REST API Auth Scope with client credentials grant type to control the access provided to the third-party client.

7. Save or Update the form.

Any authorization request with the **Grant Type** as **Client Credentials**, **Client ID**, and **Secret** is passed for the associated OAuth Application User in ServiceNow®.

**Note:** If the OAuth Application User isn’t selected on the OAuth client record or the Client Credentials property is set to `false`, then the authorization request isn’t passed.