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Setup service account for O365 Excel

Setting Up a Microsoft Service Account for Office 365 Integration

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Last updated 3 months ago

Here are the steps to create a Microsoft service account for use with Office 365 in Smaply.

Step 1: Register an App in Azure

  1. Go to the and navigate to App Registrations.

  2. Click New registration.

  3. Set Supported Account Types to:

    • Accounts in this organizational directory only (Single tenant).

Step 2: Find Your Registered App

  1. Search for the app you created in Step 1.

Step 3: Create a Client Secret

  1. Navigate to Certificates & Secrets.

  2. Under Client Secrets, click + New client secret.

  3. Copy and save the generated Client Secret securely. You will need it later.

Step 4: Set API Permissions

  1. Go to API Permissions > Add a permission.

  2. Choose Microsoft Graph.

  3. Under Application permissions, add Files.Read.All.

Required Information for Smaply Integration

You will need the following details to configure the integration:

  • (A) Client ID

  • (B) Tenant ID

  • (C) Client Secret

🚀 Congratulations! You have successfully set up a service account for Office 365.

Now! Go to Smaply Integration Configuration

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure you have set up the Client Secret and API Permissions correctly in Azure.

  • Verify that you have granted admin consent for Microsoft Graph permissions.

Click Grant admin consent for Default Directory.

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