Applications API

Introduced in GitLab 10.5.

Applications API operates on OAuth applications for:

Note: Only admin users can use the Applications API.

Create an application

Create an application by posting a JSON payload.

Returns 200 if the request succeeds. 

POST /applications

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
name string yes Name of the application.
redirect_uri string yes Redirect URI of the application.
scopes string yes Scopes of the application.

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --data "name=MyApplication&redirect_uri=http://redirect.uri&scopes=" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/applications

Example response: 

{
    "id":1,
    "application_id": "5832fc6e14300a0d962240a8144466eef4ee93ef0d218477e55f11cf12fc3737",
    "application_name": "MyApplication",
    "secret": "ee1dd64b6adc89cf7e2c23099301ccc2c61b441064e9324d963c46902a85ec34",
    "callback_url": "http://redirect.uri"
}

List all applications

List all registered applications. 

GET /applications

Example request: 

curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/applications

Example response: 

[
    {
        "id":1,
        "application_id": "5832fc6e14300a0d962240a8144466eef4ee93ef0d218477e55f11cf12fc3737",
        "application_name": "MyApplication",
        "callback_url": "http://redirect.uri"
    }
]
Note: The secret value will not be exposed by this API.

Delete an application

Delete a specific application.

Returns 204 if the request succeeds. 

DELETE /applications/:id

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The id of the application (not the application_id)

Example request: 

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/applications/:id