How do you create custom apps?

You can create a custom app from WorkDrive’s admin console and configure corresponding webhooks within it.

To Create a Custom App

  1. Sign in to your WorkDrive account as an admin or super admin.
  2. Click Admin Console in the bottom-left corner. This will open the Admin Console window and the Dashboard tab will be selected by default.
  3. Navigate to the Apps tab by clicking on it from the left pane. The Apps tab will appear on the right.
  4. Click + Create a new custom app in the top-right corner. This will open the Create new app window. Note: You can create up to 10 custom apps for your WorkDrive team.
  5. Fill in the Create new app form with the details such as App name, Description, and Client-id.
    • To get your Client-ID
      • Client-ID will only be generated when you register your application with the Zoho developer console. Without client-id you can’t be create a custom app in WorkDrive.
        1. Follow the below steps to register your application:
        2. Go to the Zoho API Console and click Get Started.
        3. Select Server based applications as the client type.
        4. Provide the required details to register your application for the client type you chose:
          • Client Name: The name of your application you want to register with Zoho.
          • Homepage URL: The URL of your client’s home page.
          • Authorized Redirect URIs: A valid URL of your application that Zoho Accounts redirect you to with the grant token after a successful authentication.
        5. Click CREATE to receive the following credentials:
          • Client ID: The consumer key generated from the connected app.
          • Client Secret: The consumer secret generated from the connected app. Learn more on registering your application with the Zoho developer console.
  6. Click Create. You can configure up to 10 webhooks for the created app.

Note: A unique secret key will be generated upon app creation, which is used for webhooks authentication purposes.