Creating applications from Manage applications screen

Before you begin

Configure a load balancer URL to enable the application to provide the required redirect URL when your API gateway works with a third-party OAuth provider such as Okta. For more information, see Specifying Developer Portal URL for reference from external systems

About this task

This use case starts when you want to create an application and ends when you create one.

In this example, consider creating an application app1 to access the API, Petstore that is published by the provider, Provider1

Procedure

Expand the menu options, click Manage, and click Applications.
Click Create application.
Select Provider1 from the Stage list.
Select Petstore from the Select API field.
Provide app1 in the Name field.
Select the required callback URL of the provider.
Click Save.
The application is created.

What to do next

Application is approved based on the configured application onboarding strategy. If there is no onboarding strategy that is configured to onboard applications, then the application is approved automatically.
Use the application to invoke the API.
Perform the following to share an application:
- Click the share icon next to the application that you want to share.
- From the Assign user/ team screen, select the users or teams with whom you want to share the application.
  By default, this field displays only the users who belong to your communities. You can modify this restriction. For more information, see Configuring visibility of users based on communities.
- Click Assign.
  The application is shared with the selected users and teams.
Perform the following steps to revoke access to an application from specific users or teams:
- Click the share icon next to the application you want to share.
- From the Assign user/ team screen, click the delete icon next to the user or team from whom you want to revoke access.
  Note: Only the users who created an application can share or delete the application. When an application is deleted, the users with whom the application was shared can no longer access the application.
- Click Assign.
  The access to the application is revoked from the selected users and teams.
- When you create an application, the request is sent to the corresponding provider and approved based on the settings configured by provider. Applications in Developer Portal are approved based on the configured application onboarding strategy. If there is no onboarding strategy configured to onboard applications, then the application is approved automatically. After an application is approved, the application is ready to use. Check the Status field to ensure that an application is active.
  To view the details of an application, click the application name.
  
  You can trace the application's stage from the Trace your application requests section of the page.
You can delete applications that you do not use anymore.
- From the Manage applications page, click the delete icon next to the application that you want to delete.
  
  Note: Only the users who created an application can share or delete the application. When an application is deleted, the users with whom the application was shared can no longer access the application.