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Do I need a different OAuth web connection for every user that is accessing a web platform (ArcGIS Online) through a shared web service?

  • August 3, 2026
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mgg_beca
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Hi there,

We are updating our connections to ArcGIS Online through FME Flow to use OAuth as much as possible.

I have created an OAuth Web Connection and Web Service for each of the ArcGIS Online orgs we want to connect to from Flow.

My question is, if we need to connect to one of these orgs with multiple users, do we need a different specific web connection for each user pointing at the same web service?

Thanks,

Marc

Best answer by simeon.simic

Hi ​@mgg_beca ,

If multiple users need to connect to the same ArcGIS Online organization using their own individual ArcGIS Online accounts, each user should have their own Web Connection, while they can all use the same Web Service.

 

If, however, all FME Flow workflows should access ArcGIS Online using the same ArcGIS Online account, then you only need one Web Connection, and that connection can be used by all relevant workflows/users who have access to it.

 

One OAuth Web Service per ArcGIS Online organization, and one Web Connection per ArcGIS Online user/account that needs to authenticate separately.

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    simeon.simic
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    • August 3, 2026

    Hi ​@mgg_beca ,

    If multiple users need to connect to the same ArcGIS Online organization using their own individual ArcGIS Online accounts, each user should have their own Web Connection, while they can all use the same Web Service.

     

    If, however, all FME Flow workflows should access ArcGIS Online using the same ArcGIS Online account, then you only need one Web Connection, and that connection can be used by all relevant workflows/users who have access to it.

     

    One OAuth Web Service per ArcGIS Online organization, and one Web Connection per ArcGIS Online user/account that needs to authenticate separately.

      mgg_beca
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      • August 3, 2026

      Hi ​@mgg_beca ,

      If multiple users need to connect to the same ArcGIS Online organization using their own individual ArcGIS Online accounts, each user should have their own Web Connection, while they can all use the same Web Service.

       

      If, however, all FME Flow workflows should access ArcGIS Online using the same ArcGIS Online account, then you only need one Web Connection, and that connection can be used by all relevant workflows/users who have access to it.

       

      One OAuth Web Service per ArcGIS Online organization, and one Web Connection per ArcGIS Online user/account that needs to authenticate separately.

      Thanks for the detailed answer

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