Connecting to Adobe Workfront

Adobe Workfront is a comprehensive work management platform that enables teams to plan, execute, and deliver work efficiently across the entire lifecycle.

To integrate Adobe Workfront with IBM watsonx Orchestrate, you must establish a secure connection that enables both systems to communicate. For more information on managing connections, refer to Managing connections.

Important: By default, Single sign-on (SSO) is disabled for your app. To enable it, refer to Configuring single sign-on for applications.

Connecting to Adobe Workfront using OAuth2

You can connect to Adobe Workfront using the OAuth2 authentication type. To connect watsonx Orchestrate to Adobe Workfront:

  1. From the main menu, go to Manage > Connections.

  2. Search for Adobe Workfront and locate the connection ID: adobe_workfront_oauth2_auth_code

  3. Click edit next to the matching connection ID.

  4. Select the environment where you want to create the connection:

    • Draft: for testing and development
    • Live: for production use

  5. Set Authentication type to Oauth2 Authorization Code.

  6. Add the fields:

    Key Description
    Server URL Base URL of the Adobe Workfront server
    token_url Endpoint to exchange the authorization code for an access token
    client_id Your Adobe Workfront application’s client ID
    client_secret Your Adobe Workfront application’s client secret
    Authorization URL URL where users are redirected to log in and authorize access

    To get these values, see the Get started with the API .

  7. Choose the credential type.

  8. Click Save to complete the setup.

Note: The icon A Supports appears indicates that the connection was successfully established.

Connecting to Adobe Workfront (Base) using Key Value Pair

To connect watsonx Orchestrate to Adobe Workfront:

Note: For agents deployed before September 2025, continue using existing connection types for Adobe Workfront integration. For agents created after September 2025, OAuth2 is the only supported authentication method for Adobe Workfront.

  1. From the main menu, go to Manage > Connections.

  2. Search for Adobe Workfront and locate the connection ID: adobe_workfront_key_value_ibm_184bdbd3

  3. Click edit next to the matching connection ID.

  4. Select the environment where you want to create the connection:

    • Draft: for testing and development
    • Live: for production use

  5. Set Authentication Type to Key Value Pair.

  6. Add the following keys and their respective values. Click Add new field to input each pair:

    Key Description
    base_url Base URL of your Adobe Workfront instance
    token_url URL to obtain the OAuth token
    client_id Your Adobe Workfront client ID
    client_secret Your Adobe Workfront client secret
    bearer_token Access token for API authentication
    refresh_token Token used to refresh the bearer token

    To get these values, see the Get started with the API .

  7. Choose the credential type.

    Note: Only the team credentials are supported when an app is connected using the Key Value Pair authentication type.

  8. Click Save to complete the setup.