# Boosting app adoption through new app creation flow and optional scopes

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We are excited to announce two significant updates aimed at transforming how developers create and distribute apps across Zoom Workplace. These enhancements are designed to improve the developer experience and facilitate seamless user adoption:

1. **Streamlined Build Flow for Unified Credentials**:
   Our new app creation flow introduces a single set of credentials to address use cases across multiple Zoom Workplace products. This innovation simplifies credential management, granting users broader access to apps across various product surfaces.

2. **Empowering User Choice with Optional Scopes**:
   With the introduction of optional scopes, developers can now specify which features and permissions are essential and which are optional. This flexibility allows users to authorize apps based on the specific features they intend to use, offering them greater control and adaptability in adopting new apps. By allowing users to grant only the permissions they deem necessary, we enhance trust and transparency between users and applications.

## Consolidating to a single, full-featured app

The new Unified Build Flow offers numerous benefits to developers. Here are some reasons why you would want to convert your app:

-   **Consolidation**: Transitioning to a single, comprehensive app streamlines the development process, reducing complexity and enhancing efficiency.
-   **Market Penetration**: Increase your app's reach by eliminating confusion over which app to use for different areas of the platform.
-   **Accelerated Deployment**: Bring your app to market faster with a single app submission process.
-   **Scalability**: Start with a basic app and expand its features over time, leveraging the full potential of the Zoom Developer Platform.
-   **Future-Proofing**: Zoom is investing heavily in our new Build Flow platform and will not be adding new features to the legacy build flow.

## Converting your app to the new build flow

To convert existing apps to the new build flow, simply click the _*"Start Conversion"*_ button on the [Created Apps](https://marketplace.zoom.us/user/build) page in the Zoom `App` Marketplace. This conversion process will not impact existing users; features and subscriptions will remain unchanged until you decide to modify them. The conversion process will only update the build flow UI to the new build flow and bring over the configuration from the original app.

**Important Note**: You must have the [required permissions](/docs/build-flow/app-conversion/#prerequisites) to initiate the conversion process. Users without required permissions will see a disabled “Start Conversion”’ button. An Administrator can verify and grant the necessary view and edit permissions by navigating to the Zoom web portal, going to _User Management > Roles > Role Settings > Advanced Features_, and ensuring the appropriate checkboxes for Zoom for developers are selected.

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The new build flow eliminates the need for granular app type permissions. We will leverage the single root-level permission for ‘Zoom for developers’. Only users with this permission will be able to create and edit apps using the new build flow.

The following legacy app types can be converted to use the new build flow:

-   Zoom apps
-   Meeting SDK apps
-   Team Chat apps
-   OAuth apps

## Server-to-Server and Webhook-Only apps

There are no changes to Server-to-Server and Webhook-Only apps at this time, as these app types do not support user-based OAuth and are not currently supported in the new build flow.

## Learn more about optional scopes

[Optional scopes](/docs/integrations/oauth-scopes-overview/#optional-scopes) allow developers to mark certain permissions as optional, and to build lean apps that request only the data necessary for their core functionality. Additional permissions can be requested incrementally as needed, fostering greater trust and transparency between users and the apps they use. During the authorization process, users will be presented with both required and optional scopes, allowing them to choose which optional permissions to grant.

We believe these updates will significantly enhance the developer experience for building and distributing apps across Zoom Workplace. We look forward to seeing the innovative ways developers will leverage these new capabilities to create impactful and user-friendly applications.