Create an application

POST

/api/v4/user/applications

• GitLab REST API

Creates a new OAuth application for the authenticated user. This feature was introduced in GitLab 19.0

Authorizations

• http
• oauth2

Request Body^required

Media typeapplication/json

object

name

required

Name of the application.

string

nullable

Example

MyApplication

redirect_uri

required

Redirect URI of the application.

string

nullable

Example

https://redirect.uri

scopes

required

Scopes available to the application. Separate multiple scopes with a space.

string

nullable

confidential

If true, the application can securely store client credentials, such as the client secret. Non-confidential applications, such as native mobile apps and Single Page Apps might expose client credentials. If unset, defaults to true.

boolean

default: true nullable

Responses

201

Created

Media typeapplication/json

object

id

integer format: int64

application_id

string

application_name

string

callback_url

string

confidential

boolean

scopes

array

secret

string

Example

{
  "id": 1,
  "application_id": "5832fc6e14300a0d962240a8144466eef4ee93ef0d218477e55f11cf12fc3737",
  "application_name": "MyApplication",
  "callback_url": "https://redirect.uri",
  "confidential": true,
  "scopes": [
    "api",
    "read_user"
  ],
  "secret": "ee1dd64b6adc89cf7e2c23099301ccc2c61b441064e9324d963c46902a85ec34"
}

400

Bad Request