# Authorize App for Simple and Specific Needs

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/authorize-app-for-simple-and-specific-needs/13803>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [April 18, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/authorize-app-for-simple-and-specific-needs/13803 "2020-04-18T12:18:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![bdeanindy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bdeanindy/32/154_2.png) [@bdeanindy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/bdeanindy)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/authorize-app-for-simple-and-specific-needs/13803/2 "2020-04-18T22:13:49Z")

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Hey @pikonferans!

Your workflow is spot-on, great job doing your research!

As for the confusion items:

1. OAuth is for apps that are going to be distributed/shared for installation outside your account. JWT is “bound” to the account where it is created, and can only ever operate on that account, the purpose of JWT apps are for trusted, back-end services (like what you’re describing)

2. Those are for connecting integrations, such as our Zapier: [Zapier Authorization Error](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zapier-authorization-error/932)

For what you’re building…use JWT app build on Zoom Marketplace using the account where it will operate!

#codeHappy

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