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Facebook authentication

Prerequisites

To create a connection, you need the following credentials:

  • Client ID
  • Client secret
  • Scope

To learn how to retrieve the credentials, refer to the Facebook documentation.

note

When registering your OAuth application in Facebook, make sure to set the callback URL to the value displayed on the connection creation page, for example https://cloud.uipath.com/provisioning_/callback for Automation Cloud.

Add the Facebook connection

  1. Select Orchestrator from the product launcher.

  2. Select a folder, and then navigate to the Connections tab.

  3. Select Add connection.

  4. To open the connection creation page, select the connector from the list. You can use the search bar to find the connector.

  5. Enter the required credentials: Client ID and Client secret.

  6. Select Connect.

    For any secret-type field, you can select the menu next to the field and choose Use credential asset to reference an Orchestrator credential asset linked to an external vault instead of entering the value directly. For more information, see Use credential assets for connections.

  7. Enter your Facebook credentials using Email address or phone number and Password.

  8. Select Log in.

  9. Enter your login code.

  10. Select Submit code.