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description: OAuth clients can now mark scopes as required or optional
title: Optional OAuth scopes
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August 20, 2026

## Optional OAuth scopes

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We're announcing the GA of Optional OAuth Scopes.

OAuth client developers can now classify configured scopes as required or optional in the Cloudflare dashboard. By default, all configured scopes remain required .

#### What's New

**Optional Scopes:** OAuth clients can now mark configured scopes as optional, allowing applications to request them without requiring users to approve them.

**Scope Selection:** On the consent screen, users must grant required scopes but can decline optional scopes. This helps customers apply least-privilege access to applications, CLIs, and workloads. Optional scopes are selected by default.

**Templates:** The consent screen now includes **Read Only** and **Full Access** templates to make scope selection faster and easier.

**Search:** Users can now search scopes in the consent screen.

Learn how to [select client scopes](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/oauth/create-an-oauth-client/#select-scopes) and [edit optional permissions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/oauth/authorizing-an-application/#edit-optional-permissions).

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