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rsweetlandrsweetland 

Shared API connection between admin + child users

We are building a Connected App that connects to Salesforce.com only via the APIs (using oAuth).
 
I would just like to verify the below architecutre would work. (Our goal is to save work for child users by having the company admin globally authenticate the Salesforce connection)
 
  • Our app (separate from Salesforce) has a company-level account. (Single admin who can add multiple child-users)
  • Admin connets their Salesforce.com org (via oAuth).
  • Associated child users do not have to authenticate – they share the admin's Salesforce API connection.
  • Child-account actions in our external app get updated in Salesfoce.
I am new to the Salesforce app world, but am hoping someone knows the answer to this simple question offhand. If anyone could confirm, that would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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ryanjuptonryanjupton

I don't believe that would work as each "child" user would have to initialy log in to Salesforce to grant OAuth access. I guess in theory they could share the same login as the administrator but that is a violation of Salesforce TOS. 

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ryanjuptonryanjupton

I don't believe that would work as each "child" user would have to initialy log in to Salesforce to grant OAuth access. I guess in theory they could share the same login as the administrator but that is a violation of Salesforce TOS. 

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rsweetlandrsweetland
Makes sense about the TOS. That's exactly what I was afraid of. Fortunately the oAuth process is pretty easy. Thanks Ryan!