# oAuth, For the Record

**URL:** <https://air.tableforums.com/t/oauth-for-the-record/471>\
**Category:** Airtable Questions\
**Created:** [March 28, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/oauth-for-the-record/471 "2023-03-28T17:36:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![bfrench](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/bfrench/32/46_2.png) [@bfrench](https://air.tableforums.com/u/bfrench)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/oauth-for-the-record/471/1 "2023-03-28T17:36:57Z")

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oAuth, first released shortly after iPhone ONE debuted, was well into global adoption when Howie created Airtable. That was more than ten years ago. Just sayin… for the record.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/dan/32/50_2.png) [@dan](https://air.tableforums.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/oauth-for-the-record/471/2 "2023-03-28T19:21:13Z")

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I guess they are in good company with OpenAI/ChatGPT then 😉

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**Author:** ![bfrench](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/air.tableforums.com/bfrench/32/46_2.png) [@bfrench](https://air.tableforums.com/u/bfrench)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://air.tableforums.com/t/oauth-for-the-record/471/3 "2023-03-28T20:15:58Z")

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> [@dan](#):
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> good company with OpenAI/ChatGPT then

For anyone to consider these two companies birds of the same feather, OpenAI would have to wait until 2038 to add oAuth.