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# Specify a scope

# Specify an OAuth scope {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Specify the OAuth scopes that you get from the provider. Scopes can be any level of
access specified by the provider, such as read, write, or any string, including a URL.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to System OAuthApplication Registry and open a third-party OAuth provider record.
2. In the OAuth Entity Scopes embedded list, click Insert a new row and then enter a Name and OAuth scope.  
   The OAuth scope is the scope that you are granted by the provider. Typical scopes are read and write. Scopes can be any string that the provider specifies.
3. Right-click the OAuth provider form header and select Save.  
   The scope record is created.
4. In the OAuth Entity Profiles embedded list, open a profile associated with the OAuth provider.
5. In the OAuth Entity Profile Scopes embedded list, click Insert a new row and then select the scope you created.
6. Click Update.  
   The scope is added to the profile.
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