Heroku Introduces Team Authorizations for Team-Owned API Tokens and OAuth
Heroku has launched Team Authorizations, allowing admins to create API tokens and OAuth grants owned by the team rather than individual user accounts. This feature ensures CI/CD pipelines and integrations remain functional regardless of individual team member turnover.
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Heroku Team administrators and DevOps engineers managing CI/CD pipelines and third-party integrations.
It eliminates the 'bus factor' for automated infrastructure and integrations, improves security through centralized credential management, and simplifies the offboarding process for team members.
Full Fact Overview
Heroku has introduced Team Authorizations to decouple API tokens and OAuth grants from individual user accounts. Previously, all credentials were tied to a specific person, creating risks when employees left the organization. The new system allows team admins to generate long-lived API tokens and assign OAuth-based third-party integrations directly to the team entity. These credentials are managed via the Team Settings dashboard, providing centralized visibility for audits and offboarding. Team-owned tokens are subject to a maximum one-year lifetime and secrets are displayed only once upon creation.