From all-or-nothing to task-based OAuth consent

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Summary

Cloudflare OAuth now supports optional scopes, letting users grant apps access only to what a specific task requires instead of all-or-nothing consent.

Key facts

  • Cloudflare OAuth added support for optional scopes.
  • The change gives users more control over app access.
  • Developers can build consent flows around the task at hand.
  • The announcement was published on 2026-08-20.

Why it matters

Developers integrating Cloudflare OAuth can request narrower permissions, so users approve only the access a task needs rather than everything an app might want.

Companies

Technologies

  • Cloudflare OAuthproduct

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  1. Cloudflare BlogOfficial · Primary
    From all-or-nothing to task-based OAuth consent · By Miller Vargas
    Read at Cloudflare Blog
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