Enabling an Existing Application to Use Token-based Authentication
You might have an existing application that is not set up for token-based authentication. For example, an integration record created for SOAP web services authenticating through user credentials. You can enable token-based authentication for that application.
To enable token-based authentication for an existing application:
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Go to Setup > Integration > Managing Integrations, and open the appropriate integration record for editing.
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Check the Token-based Authentication box.
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Click Save.
The system displays the Client Credentials (Consumer Key and Consumer Secret) on the screen. Make a note of these values. You will need them to create an OAuth header.
For security reasons, the only time the client credentials (consumer key and consumer secret) values are displayed is on the confirmation page. After you leave this page, these values cannot be retrieved from the system. If you lose or forget these credentials, you must reset them to obtain new values. Treat these values as you would a password. Never share these credentials with unauthorized individuals and never send them by email.