For IT admins
Approve PingCadence for your organization
Someone at your company wants to send project check-ins from their own Outlook with PingCadence. If your organization only lets admins approve apps, one approval from you lets everyone connect.
What you're approving
PingCadence, published by Thump LLC, a Microsoft verified publisher. Application (client) ID: 9b4472a8-633b-4ded-aaf2-66ee89248b2c. It's also listed on Microsoft Marketplace.
It asks only for these delegated Microsoft Graph permissions:
| Permission | Microsoft shows it as | What PingCadence uses it for |
|---|---|---|
Mail.Send | Send mail as a user | Sends the check-ins and reminders the person approved or scheduled, and notices to themselves, from their own mailbox. PingCadence can't read, search or delete mail. |
User.Read | Sign in and read user profile | Reads the person's name and email address, so the people they check in with see who is asking. |
offline_access | Maintain access to data you have given it access to | Keeps the connection working between sign-ins, so scheduled check-ins and reminders can go out. |
openid, profile | Sign in and read user profile | Identifies the account that connected. |
There are no application permissions. PingCadence only ever acts as a person who connected their own mailbox, and only sends mail they approved or scheduled.
Who can approve
Choose Approve in Microsoft and sign in with a Microsoft Entra account that is a Global Administrator, Privileged Role Administrator, Cloud Application Administrator or Application Administrator. Microsoft lists the permissions above; choose Accept.
After you approve
- People in your organization can connect Outlook in PingCadence without an approval prompt.
- Approving doesn't connect anyone's mailbox. Each person connects their own, and can disconnect at any time.
- To review or remove PingCadence later, open the Microsoft Entra admin center, go to Enterprise applications and select PingCadence.
Microsoft Planner (optional)
If people at your organization also bring their plans in from Microsoft Planner, that's a separate approval, so you approve only what your organization uses. It asks for these delegated permissions:
| Permission | Microsoft shows it as | What PingCadence uses it for |
|---|---|---|
Tasks.ReadWrite | Create, read, update, and delete user's tasks and task lists | Lists the plans the person can see and reads the one they choose: tasks, dates, % complete and assignees. Changes a task's start or due date only when that person clicks Apply on a date someone proposed. PingCadence never creates or deletes tasks. |
User.ReadBasic.All | Read all users' basic profiles | Looks up the names and email addresses of the people assigned to the plan's tasks, so they can be asked. |
User.Read | Sign in and read user profile | Shows which account connected Planner. |
offline_access | Maintain access to data you have given it access to | Keeps the plan refreshing on the person's schedule between sign-ins. |
Planner access works with work and school accounts. Each person still connects Planner themselves and sees only the plans they already can.
Approve Planner access in Microsoft
Google Workspace
People who send check-ins from Gmail connect their own Google account. Google asks each of them to allow:
- Send email on your behalf (
gmail.send): sends the check-ins and reminders they approved or scheduled, and notices to themselves, from their own mailbox. PingCadence can't read, search, change or delete mail. - Name, email address and basic profile (
openid,email,profile): so the people they check in with see who is asking.
To make PingCadence available across your organization, open the PingCadence listing on the Google Workspace Marketplace, published by Thump LLC, and choose Admin install for everyone or for selected groups. Each person still connects Gmail in PingCadence themselves and can disconnect at any time. To review or remove it later, open the Google Admin console and go to Apps → Google Workspace Marketplace apps.
Data and security
Connection tokens are stored encrypted, and disconnecting deletes them immediately. The details are in the privacy policy (Microsoft, Google) and the terms. Questions? Email hello@pingcadence.com.