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Overview

To authenticate with Vanta, you need:
  1. Client ID - A unique identifier for your client.
  2. Client Secret - A confidential key used to authenticate the identity of the application (client).
This guide will walk you through creating a new application in the Vanta Developer Console and obtaining your OAuth credentials.

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Prerequisites:

  • You must have a Vanta account
  • You must have access to the Developer Console

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Instructions:

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Step 1: Creating Your Application

  1. Log in to Vanta and navigate to the Settings page.
  2. Go to Developer Console and click Create.
  1. Give your application a name and description.
  2. Select the App type based on your use case:
    • Manage Vanta: Choose this option to access all Vanta API functionality (excluding the creation of a new private or public integration).
    • Build Integrations: Choose this option if you want to create new public or private integrations to sync data from non-integrated environments into Vanta.
  1. You will see the client ID was autogenerated. Copy this value.
  2. Click Generate client secret to create your Client Secret.

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Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your Client ID and Client Secret:
  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Vanta.
  2. Enter your Client ID and Client Secret in their designated fields.
  3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.
You are now connected to Vanta.