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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Add OneDrive Account |
| 3 | +slug: add-onedrive-account |
| 4 | +weight: 4.0 |
| 5 | +description: How to add a Microsoft OneDrive account to Document |
| 6 | +date: 2024-01-01T00:00:00 |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## OneDrive Setup |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +These steps need to be completed within the Azure portal to register an application and obtain the credentials PlaidCloud needs to access OneDrive. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +### Register an Application in Azure |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com) and navigate to **Microsoft Entra ID**. |
| 17 | +2. In the left sidebar, select **App registrations**. |
| 18 | +3. Click **+ New registration**. |
| 19 | +4. Enter a name for the application (e.g., `PlaidCloud`). |
| 20 | +5. Under **Supported account types**, select the option that matches your organization: |
| 21 | + - **Accounts in this organizational directory only** — for a single-tenant setup (most common) |
| 22 | + - **Accounts in any organizational directory** — for multi-tenant access |
| 23 | +6. Leave the **Redirect URI** blank. |
| 24 | +7. Click **Register**. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +### Copy the Client ID |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +After registration, you will land on the application overview page. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +1. Copy the **Application (client) ID** — this is your **Client ID**. Save it for the PlaidCloud Document setup below. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +### Create a Client Secret |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +1. In the left sidebar, select **Certificates & secrets** under **Manage**. |
| 35 | +2. Click **+ New client secret**. |
| 36 | +3. Enter a description (e.g., `PlaidCloud`) and choose an expiration period. |
| 37 | +4. Click **Add**. |
| 38 | +5. Copy the **Value** of the newly created secret immediately — this is your **Client Secret**. It will not be shown again after you leave this page. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +### Grant API Permissions |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +1. In the left sidebar, select **API permissions** under **Manage**. |
| 43 | +2. Click **+ Add a permission**. |
| 44 | +3. Select **Microsoft Graph**. |
| 45 | +4. Select **Delegated permissions** or **Application permissions** depending on your access model: |
| 46 | + - Use **Application permissions** for unattended/service access (most common for PlaidCloud Document) |
| 47 | +5. Search for and select the following permissions: |
| 48 | + - `Files.Read.All` — to read files and folders |
| 49 | + - `Files.ReadWrite.All` — if PlaidCloud Document needs to write files |
| 50 | + - `Sites.Read.All` — if accessing SharePoint-backed OneDrive for Business libraries |
| 51 | +6. Click **Add permissions**. |
| 52 | +7. Click **Grant admin consent for [your organization]** and confirm. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +--- |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +### Find the OneDrive Drive Path (Start Path) |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +The **Start Path** in PlaidCloud Document controls which folder in OneDrive is used as the root for the account. To find the correct path: |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +1. Open [OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com) or your organization's SharePoint-based OneDrive for Business in a browser. |
| 61 | +2. Navigate to the folder you want to use as the root for this PlaidCloud Document account. |
| 62 | +3. The path shown in the browser's address bar or the folder breadcrumb reflects the folder hierarchy within OneDrive. |
| 63 | +4. Use the relative path from the root of the drive as the **Start Path** — for example, `/Documents/Finance` or `/Shared/Data`. |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +{{< note >}} |
| 66 | +To use the entire OneDrive as the root, leave the Start Path blank. To restrict PlaidCloud Document to a specific folder and its contents, enter the path to that folder. |
| 67 | +{{< /note >}} |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +--- |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +You should now have everything you need to add your OneDrive account to PlaidCloud Document. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +## PlaidCloud Document Setup |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +1. Sign into PlaidCloud |
| 77 | +2. Select the workspace that the new Document account will reside |
| 78 | +3. Go to `Document > Manage Accounts` |
| 79 | +4. Select the `+ New Account` button |
| 80 | +5. Select `OneDrive` as the Service Type |
| 81 | +6. Fill in a name and description |
| 82 | +7. Enter the folder path identified above into the **Start Path** field, or leave it blank to use the root of the drive |
| 83 | +8. Select an appropriate **Security Model** for your use case. Leave it `Private` if unsure. |
| 84 | +9. Paste the **Client ID** copied from the Azure app registration into the Public Key/User text field under Auth Credentials |
| 85 | +10. Paste the **Client Secret** copied from the Azure app registration into the Private Key/Password text field under Auth Credentials |
| 86 | +11. Select the Save button and your new Document account is live |
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