GitLab

GitLab Applications API

The Applications API from GitLab — 2 operation(s) for applications.

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Operations 3

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DELETE /api/v4/applications/{id} Delete an OAuth application · GitLab Delete an Application #

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“How do I remove an OAuth application registered on the instance?”

“Can an admin delete an instance-wide OAuth app by its ID?”

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Delete OAuth application {id}.

Remove the registered application {id} from the instance.

GET /api/v4/applications List registered OAuth applications · GitLab Get Applications #

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“Which OAuth applications are registered on my GitLab instance?”

“Where can I see the redirect URIs of every instance application?”

Tell an agent

List all registered OAuth applications.

Show every instance-wide application and its callback URL.

POST /api/v4/applications Register a new OAuth application · GitLab Create a New Application #

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“How do I register an instance-wide OAuth app so I get a client ID and secret?”

“Can I create a non-confidential application for a mobile or single-page client?”

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Register an application named {name} with redirect URI {redirect_uri} and scopes {scopes}.

Create OAuth app {name} for {redirect_uri} requesting {scopes}, confidential set to {confidential}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GitLab Applications API
  version: v4
  description: An OpenAPI definition for the GitLab REST API.
  termsOfService: https://about.gitlab.com/terms/
  license:
    name: CC BY-SA 4.0
    url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://www.gitlab.com/api/
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Applications
  description: Operations about applications
paths:
  /api/v4/applications/{id}:
    delete:
      tags:
      - Applications
      summary: GitLab Delete an Application
      description: Delete a specific application
      operationId: deleteApiV4ApplicationsId
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The ID of the application (not the application_id)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        example: 42
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Delete an application
          content: {}
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /api/v4/applications:
    get:
      tags:
      - Applications
      summary: GitLab Get Applications
      description: List all registered applications
      operationId: getApiV4Applications
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Get applications
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/API_Entities_Application'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      tags:
      - Applications
      summary: GitLab Create a New Application
      description: This feature was introduced in GitLab 10.5
      operationId: postApiV4Applications
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              required:
              - name
              - redirect_uri
              - scopes
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Name of the application.
                redirect_uri:
                  type: string
                  description: Redirect URI of the application.
                scopes:
                  type: string
                  description: "Scopes of the application. You can specify multiple scopes by separating\\\n                                 each scope using a space"
                confidential:
                  type: boolean
                  description: "The application is used where the client secret can be kept confidential. Native mobile apps \\\n                        and Single Page Apps are considered non-confidential. Defaults to true if not supplied"
                  default: true
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Create a new application
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/API_Entities_ApplicationWithSecret'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    API_Entities_Application:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: '123456'
        application_id:
          type: string
          example: 5832fc6e14300a0d962240a8144466eef4ee93ef0d218477e55f11cf12fc3737
        application_name:
          type: string
          example: MyApplication
        callback_url:
          type: string
          example: https://redirect.uri
        confidential:
          type: boolean
          example: true
      description: API_Entities_Application model
    API_Entities_ApplicationWithSecret:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: '123456'
        application_id:
          type: string
          example: 5832fc6e14300a0d962240a8144466eef4ee93ef0d218477e55f11cf12fc3737
        application_name:
          type: string
          example: MyApplication
        callback_url:
          type: string
          example: https://redirect.uri
        confidential:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        secret:
          type: string
          example: ee1dd64b6adc89cf7e2c23099301ccc2c61b441064e9324d963c46902a85ec34
      description: API_Entities_ApplicationWithSecret model
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Private-Token

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