Overview
SharePoint is a web-based platform developed by Microsoft that serves as a collaborative tool for organizations. It enables teams to store, organize, and share information and documents, fostering seamless collaboration and knowledge management within a company.
Creating a SharePoint connection
Create the connection by using one of the following methods:
Using OAuth
Creating your connection
- In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
- Select the SharePoint icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
- (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
- Click SharePoint to authenticate using OAuth.
- Sign in using your credentials.
Need admin approval? please refer to the Need Admin Approval guide.
Using App Registration
To create the connection you need:
- A Client ID
- A Client Secret
- A Tenant ID
Obtaining the credentials
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Log into the Azure Portal.
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Go to the Microsoft Entra ID resource.
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In the left-hand menu, click App registrations.
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Create a new application registration or click on one of your existing applications.
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In the left-hand menu, click API permissions.
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Click Add a permission and select Microsoft Graph.
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Choose Application permissions and mark the permissions you wish to add.
To support all of Blink actions, these are the required application permissions:
| Required Permissions |
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| Files.ReadWrite.All |
| Sites.ReadWrite.All |
| Files.Read.All |
| Sites.Read.All |
| Sites.Manage.All |
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Click Add permissions to save the changes.
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Click Grant admin consent for
<your tenant>on the API permissions page. Only admins can grant consent. -
Confirm that the added permissions are now verified.
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Navigate to Overview and Copy your client ID and tenant ID.
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Create a new client secret.
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Copy the secret value.
Creating your connection
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In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
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Select the SharePoint icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
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(Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
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Select Service Account as the method to create the connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- The Client ID
- The Client Secret
- The Tenant ID
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(Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
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Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.