Bitly

Bitly Apps API

The Apps API from Bitly — 1 operation(s) for apps.

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GET /apps/{client_id} Look up an OAuth app by client ID · Retrieve OAuth App #

Ask an LLM

“How do I see the details of a Bitly OAuth app from its client ID?”

“Which app name and settings belong to a given OAuth client ID?”

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Show me the OAuth app registered under client ID {client_id}.

Fetch the details of OAuth app {client_id}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 4.0.0
  title: Bitly Apps API
  termsOfService: https://bitly.com/pages/terms-of-service
  contact:
    url: https://bitly.is/API-support
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  x-logo:
    url: /v4/header-logo.png
servers:
- url: https://api-ssl.bitly.com/v4
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Apps
paths:
  /apps/{client_id}:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve OAuth App
      description: Retrieve the details for the provided OAuth App client ID
      operationId: getOAuthApp
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ClientID'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SUCCESS
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OAuthApp'
        '403':
          description: FORBIDDEN
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Forbidden'
        '404':
          description: NOT_FOUND
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFound'
        '500':
          description: INTERNAL_ERROR
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalError'
        '503':
          description: TEMPORARILY_UNAVAILABLE
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TemporarilyUnavailable'
      tags:
      - Apps
components:
  schemas:
    Forbidden:
      description: FORBIDDEN
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    FieldError:
      type: object
      properties:
        field:
          type: string
        error_code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
    TemporarilyUnavailable:
      description: TEMPORARILY_UNAVAILABLE
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: NOT_FOUND
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    OAuthApp:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - client_id
      - link
      - description
      - require_oauth_pkce
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        client_id:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        link:
          type: string
        require_oauth_pkce:
          type: boolean
        internal_app:
          type: boolean
          description: True for Bitly's own first-party apps (dashboard, mobile apps), as opposed to third-party integrations.
    InternalError:
      description: INTERNAL_ERROR
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        resource:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldError'
  parameters:
    ClientID:
      name: client_id
      description: The client ID of an OAuth app
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 1234a56b789cd0e123456fg7h8901j123km45n6p
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer