# Create an application

**POST /api/applications**

Create a new application with the given data.


## Servers
- Logto endpoint address.: https://[tenant_id].logto.app (Logto endpoint address.)


## Authentication methods
- O auth2


## Parameters



### Body: application/json (object)

- **name** (string)

- **description** (string | null)

- **type** (string)

- **oidcClientMetadata** (object)

- **customClientMetadata** (object)

- **customData** (object)
  arbitrary
- **isThirdParty** (boolean)

- **protectedAppMetadata** (object)
  The data for protected app, this feature is not available for open source version.


## Responses
### 200
The application was created successfully.

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **tenantId** (string)

- **id** (string)

- **name** (string)

- **secret** (string)
  The internal client secret. Note it is only used for internal validation, and the actual secrets should be retrieved from `/api/applications/{id}/secrets` endpoints.
- **description** (string | null)

- **type** (string)

- **oidcClientMetadata** (object)

- **customClientMetadata** (object)

- **protectedAppMetadata** (object | null)

- **customData** (object)
  arbitrary
- **isThirdParty** (boolean)

- **createdAt** (number)


### 400
Bad Request

### 401
Unauthorized

### 403
Forbidden

### 422
Validation error. Please check the request body.

### 500
Internal Server Error


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