I’m building an app on Zapier and I’m confused about the OAuth setup. I thought Zapier would give me their client_id and client_secret to use in my app. But they’re asking for mine instead. This doesn’t make sense to me.
My app is on Heroku and I’ve set up OAuth endpoints. I believed I needed Zapier’s credentials to identify who is asking for access to my API. Now I’m questioning if I understand OAuth correctly.
How can I know who’s trying to access my API if Zapier won’t provide their credentials? I have checked various OAuth documentation and Zapier’s help pages, but I still don’t see a clear explanation.
Could someone shed some light on this? Am I overlooking a key aspect of OAuth? I would really appreciate any suggestions since I’m stuck on this part of my app development.
def verify_user(client_id, client_secret):
# This function was expected to use Zapier's credentials
# I'm not sure what should be here now
pass
def process_oauth():
# How do I determine the requesting party here?
pass
Thanks for any guidance!
hey emma, i think ur misunderstanding how oauth works with zapier. they don’t give u their creds - u give them yours. its like ur app is the one authorizing zapier to access it, not the other way around. ur app generates the client_id and secret, then u input those into zapier. hope that clears things up!
As someone who’s integrated multiple apps with Zapier, I can relate to your confusion. It took me a while to wrap my head around OAuth too. Here’s the deal: you’re actually the one providing the credentials, not Zapier. Think of it like giving Zapier a special key to access your app’s data.
In your verify_user function, you’ll be checking if the incoming request is using the client_id and client_secret you generated. For process_oauth, you’re handling the OAuth dance - exchanging temporary codes for access tokens, etc.
One tip from my experience: use a library like OAuthLib to handle the nitty-gritty OAuth details. It saved me tons of headaches. Also, make sure to use HTTPS for all OAuth-related endpoints. I learned that the hard way when I initially set it up without proper security.
Don’t worry, once you get it working, it’s pretty smooth sailing from there. Good luck with your integration!
You’re on the right track with OAuth, but there’s a slight misunderstanding. In this scenario, your app is the OAuth provider, not Zapier. You need to generate your own client_id and client_secret for your app, and these credentials are then used by Zapier to authenticate with your application.
When a user connects your app on Zapier, it initiates the OAuth flow using these credentials. Your app should verify the provided client_id and client_secret in the verify_user function and handle token generation in process_oauth. Remember to store your client_secret securely and refer to Zapier’s developer documentation for further details.