Zoho Creator BYOC Feature: Greater Control, Better Performance

Zoho Creator BYOC Feature: Greater Control, Better Performance

Hello everyone,

Greetings  
Hello everyone,
Zoho introduces a major enhancement in how integrations and authentication are managed in Zoho Creator. As a powerful low-code platform, Zoho Creator enables businesses to integrate with multiple third-party services via its built-in connectors.
Until now, these connections relied on Zoho-managed OAuth credentials. While this made setup easier, it also meant API limits were shared across users, which could lead to usage restrictions.
What’s New  
Zoho Creator now introduces Bring Your Own Credentials (BYOC) for built-in connectors, giving users more control over authentication and integration performance.
When creating a connection, you now have two options:
  1. Quick Connect (Default): Uses Zoho-managed OAuth credentials
  2. Custom (BYOC): Uses your own OAuth credentials from third-party services


How It Works  

  • Select the Custom (BYOC) option while creating a connection

  • Enter authentication details such as Client ID, Client Secret, and other required parameters

  • Complete authorization to grant access to your account

Note:

  • Required credentials may differ depending on the service

  • Multiple credentials can be stored and reused across connections

  • Updating credentials may require re-authorization for dependent connections

  • Applicable for both Admin and user-level authorizations

  • Existing connections remain unchanged

Why This Matters  

Independent API Limits  

Avoid shared rate limits by using your own OAuth app to ensure better performance and reliability.

Stronger Security Control  

Maintain full ownership and control over authentication credentials and access.

Improved Compliance  

Align integrations with internal policies and regulatory standards.

Better Scalability  

Reuse credentials across multiple integrations for efficient management.

BYOC vs Custom Connectors  

  • BYOC for Built-in Connectors: Use your own OAuth credentials with pre-configured integrations provided by Zoho Creator

  • Custom Connectors: Build integrations for services not available by default, with support for multiple authentication methods such as API keys, OAuth, and more

Availability  

  • Available for all built-in connectors in Zoho Creator (C6)

  • Available on the Zoho Creator Developer Platform

  • In C5, limited to connectors with Datasources support

  • Rolled out globally across all data centers from March 23, 2026

Existing connections will continue to function using the Quick Connect model.

What’s Next  

Zoho plans to extend BYOC capabilities to custom connectors in future updates, further enhancing flexibility in integrations.

Final Note  

This update empowers businesses with greater control, flexibility, and scalability in managing integrations within Zoho Creator. We encourage you to explore this feature and share your feedback.


For more details, visit www.pfc-group.com.

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