Client Credentials

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    • Use the OAuth client credentials grant type for Inbound Integrations from a third party OAuth client to the ServiceNow® platform.

    The administrators can use the client credential (CC) grant type to enable integration from a third party OAuth client to the ServiceNow platform.

    Inbound client credentials grant type is a capability that can be controlled through a system property. By default the system property is false.

    To use the client credentials grant type, you must perform the following steps:

    • Create the glide.oauth.inbound.client.credential.grant_type.enabled system property.
    • Add the OAuth Application User field to the OAuth Entity form.