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Connected Accounts
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Written by Support @ BeSimplified
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You can connect several types of accounts to Simplified HR. Connecting accounts allows integrations to work.

Connecting a Google account

A Google account needs to be connected in order for Calendar events to be synced with Simplified HR. Domain wide authority is required.

A super administrator of the Google Workspace account must complete the following steps:

  1. Go to your Google Workspace domain’s Admin Console, then to the main menu (hamburger menu) > Security> API Controls.

  2. In the Domain wide delegation pane, select Manage Domain Wide Delegation and click Add New.

  3. In the Client ID field, copy and enter the service account's Client ID: 117272768677386994628.

  4. In the OAuth scopes (comma-delimited) field, copy and enter the following scopes Simplified HR will need to be granted access to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar,

Click Authorize.

Connecting a Microsoft Account

A Microsoft account will synchronize Microsoft calendar events.

Register your app

To authenticate with the Microsoft identity platform endpoint, you must first register your app at the Azure app registration portal. You can use either a Microsoft account or a work account to register an app.

Our service will call Microsoft Graph under its own identity, you need to register your app for the Web platform:

Configure permissions for Microsoft Graph

To configure application permissions for your app in the Azure app registration portal: under an application's API permissions page, choose Add a permission, select Microsoft Graph, and then choose the Calendars. ReadWrite permissions for the app under Application permissions.

The following screenshot shows the Select Permissions dialog box for Microsoft Graph application permissions.

Generate a certificate

To configure an application certificate for your app in the Azure app registrations portal:

Under an application's Certificates & secrets page, choose Client secrets and click on New client secret, and then fill the description and choose the expires and click on Add.

Connect an SMTP account:

SMTP allows Simplified HR to send emails through your email provider using a generic protocol that most providers support.

Refer to your email provider's documentation to find out what the relevant SMTP info is for their service.

Twilio SendGrid

Send emails through sendgrid by filling out the relevant information, including your SendGrid API key.

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)

Send emails through sendgrid by filling out the relevant information, including your API key.

Twilio

The Twilio section (not to be confused with SendGrid, a Twilio email Product) allows you to send SMS messages using your Twilio account. You will need to provide the relevant information, including your Auth token and Account SID.

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