Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Cloud and workloadsProtect your Smartsheet | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
In brief
The page adds a prerequisite reminder, updates headings, and provides more descriptive text for Smartsheet setup screenshots. Documentation metadata was also updated.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators get clearer guidance when configuring the Smartsheet connector.
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How Defender for Cloud Apps helps protect your Smartsheet environment
Connecting Smartsheet to Defender for Cloud Apps gives you improved insights into your Smartsheet activities and provides threat detection for anomalous behavior.
Main threats to your Smartsheet environment
Connecting Smartsheet to Defender for Cloud Apps helps you address threats such as:
Connect Smartsheet to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
This section describesThe following instructions describe how to connect Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to your existing Smartsheet via the App Connector APIs. The resulting connection gives you visibility into and control over your organization's use of Smartsheet.
Prerequisites
Before you connect Smartsheet, make sure the following prerequisites are met:
You must have a Smartsheet license that is part of an Enterprise plan with the Platinum package.
The Smartsheet user used to log in to Smartsheet must be a System Admin.
Event Reporting must be enabled by Smartsheet, either through standalone purchase or via an Enterprise plan with the Advance Platinum package.
Enter your Smartsheet email address in the text box:
An activation mail will appear in your mailbox. Activate Developer Tools by using the activation mail.
In Smartsheet, select Create Developer Profile. Enter your name and email address. Select Save and then Close:
In Smartsheet, select Developer Tools:
In the Developer Tools dialog, select Create New App:
In the Create New App dialog, provide the following values:
App name: For example, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
Publish App?: Select.
Logo: Leave blank.
Select Save. Copy the App client id and the App secret that are generated. You'll need these values when you configure Defender for Cloud Apps.
In the next window, give the connector a descriptive name, and then select Next.
On the Enter details screen, enter these values and select Next:
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- title: Protect your Smartsheet | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps description: Connect Smartsheet to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps with the API connector to monitor activities and detect anomalous behavior.-ms.date: 06/16/2026+ms.date: 07/03/2026 ms.topic: how-to ms.reviewer: AmitMishaeli-ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1016 ai-usage: ai-assisted ----# How Defender for Cloud Apps helps protect your Smartsheet+# How Defender for Cloud Apps helps protect your Smartsheet environment @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ As a productivity and collaboration cloud solution, Smartsheet holds sensitive i Connecting Smartsheet to Defender for Cloud Apps gives you improved insights into your Smartsheet activities and provides threat detection for anomalous behavior. -## Main threats+<a name="main-threats"></a>+## Main threats to your Smartsheet environment Connecting Smartsheet to Defender for Cloud Apps helps you address threats such as: @@ -68,10 +69,12 @@ Review our best practices for [securing and collaborating with external users](b ## Connect Smartsheet to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps -This section describes how to connect Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to your existing Smartsheet via the App Connector APIs. The resulting connection gives you visibility into and control over your organization's use of Smartsheet.+The following instructions describe how to connect Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to your existing Smartsheet via the App Connector APIs. The resulting connection gives you visibility into and control over your organization's use of Smartsheet. ### Prerequisites +Before you connect Smartsheet, make sure the following prerequisites are met:+ - You must have a Smartsheet license that is part of an Enterprise plan with the Platinum package. - The Smartsheet user used to log in to Smartsheet must be a System Admin. - Event Reporting must be enabled by Smartsheet, either through standalone purchase or via an Enterprise plan with the Advance Platinum package.@@ -87,21 +90,21 @@ This section describes how to connect Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to your 1. Enter your Smartsheet email address in the text box: - +  1. An activation mail will appear in your mailbox. Activate Developer Tools by using the activation mail. 1. In Smartsheet, select **Create Developer Profile**. Enter your name and email address. Select **Save** and then **Close**: - +  2. In Smartsheet, select **Developer Tools**: - +  3. In the **Developer Tools** dialog, select **Create New App**: - +  4. In the **Create New App** dialog, provide the following values: - **App name**: For example, **Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps**.@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ This section describes how to connect Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to your - **Publish App?**: Select. - **Logo**: Leave blank. - +  5. Select **Save**. Copy the **App client id** and the **App secret** that are generated. You'll need these values when you configure Defender for Cloud Apps. @@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ This section describes how to connect Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to your 1. In the next window, give the connector a descriptive name, and then select **Next**. - +  1. On the **Enter details** screen, enter these values and select **Next**: