Manage Start URL Settings for a Connected App

A start URL defines the page where users are directed to when they run the connected app. The start URL can be configured by the app owner during the setup process or managed later. If you don’t configure a start URL, users are sent to the app’s default start page after authorization completes. Start URL settings apply to all connected apps, except canvas apps. If your app is a canvas app, the connected app ignores the start URL fields. Instead, it uses the canvas app URL specified when the connected app was created.

Required Editions

Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience

Connected Apps can be created in: Group, Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions Connected Apps can be installed in: All editions

User Permissions Needed
To read, create, update, or delete connected apps:	Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps
To update all fields except Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML Attributes:	Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps
To update Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML Attributes:	Customize Application AND Modify All Data AND Manage Profiles and Permission Sets
To rotate the consumer key and consumer secret:	Allow consumer key and secret rotation
To install and uninstall connected apps:	Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps
To install and uninstall packaged connected apps:	Download AppExchange Packages AND Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps

Note Connected apps creation is restricted as of Spring ‘26. You can continue to use existing connected apps during and after Spring ‘26. However, we recommend using external client apps instead. If you must continue creating connected apps, contact Salesforce Support.

See New connected apps can no longer be created in Spring ‘26 for more details.

Each start URL can be an absolute URL, such as https://MyDomainName.my.salesforce.com/001/o, or it can be the link for the app’s name, such as https://customer.goodApp.com for the GoodApp app.

1. From Setup, enter Connected Apps in the Quick Find box, then select Manage Connected Apps.
2. Click Edit next to the connected app that you’re configuring access for.
3. Under Basic Information, define start URL settings, as needed.
   • Start URL—Direct users to a specific location when the app is run. This URL also appears in the app menu.
   • Mobile Start URL—Direct users to a specific location when the app is accessed from a mobile device.