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How safe is sharing an app's client ID with users?

  • May 22, 2025
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Hello, several clients of our apps (Commander One and CloudMounter ) can not connect corporate Box accounts, because of administrator restrictions. According to documentation, their account admin should whitelist our app's client ID (https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044195053-Disabled-by-Administrator-Cannot-Use-Application) for them to be able to use our app with Box service. 

But, for us as a developer, it is not quite clear whether it is safe and correct to share client ID of our apps?

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Hi Alex, 

Yes, it'll be safe to share the client ID with the admins directly. During the admin app approval process the admin will use the client ID to approve your application, so it'll be a needed step. With that said, don't share your client secret, just the client ID.

- Jon