External client - Federated credentials

Federated credentials let an OAuth external application authenticate to UiPath using a JSON Web Token (JWT) issued by an external identity provider, without requiring a client secret. Each application supports a maximum of 20 federated credentials.

Use the endpoints on this page to list, create, retrieve, update, and delete federated credentials for a registered OAuth external application. To manage external applications themselves, see Managing external OAuth applications.

List federated credentials

Retrieve all federated credentials registered for a specific OAuth external application.

API endpoint

GET
          {accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
partitionGlobalId	The organization global ID.
clientId	The ID of the OAuth external application.

Scopes

Requires either one of the following scopes:

• PM.OAuthApp
• PM.OAuthApp.Read

Request headers

--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Note: To obtain the {access_token}, use an organization administrator token or authenticate through one of the methods described in Authentication methods.

Responses

200 OK

Returns an array of FederatedCredentialDto objects. Returns an empty array if no credentials are registered.

Example request

curl --request GET \
  '{accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'

Example response

[{"id":"3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6","clientId":"1539a53a-e34f-4803-adef-b9cd82f18858",
"name":"GitHub Actions","description":
"Used for GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline","issuer":
"https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com","audience":"https://cloud.uipath.com/myorg",
"subject":"repo:myorg/myrepo:ref:refs/heads/main",
"createdAt":"2026-03-01T10:00:00Z",
"updatedAt":"2026-03-01T10:00:00Z"}]

Create a federated credential

Create a federated identity credential for a specific OAuth external application.

Note: Each application supports a maximum of 20 federated credentials.

API endpoint

POST
          {accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
partitionGlobalId	The organization global ID.
clientId	The ID of the OAuth external application.

Scopes

Requires either one of the following scopes:

• PM.OAuthApp
• PM.OAuthApp.Write

Request headers

--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Request body

{"name":"azure-production-workload","description":"Federated credential for production Azure workload",
"issuer":"https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant-id}/v2.0",
"audience":"api://uipath-production","subject":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"}

Field	Required	Description
name	Yes	A descriptive name for the credential. Must be unique within the application. Maximum 128 characters.
description	No	Optional context for the credential. Maximum 512 characters.
issuer	Yes	The HTTPS URI of the external identity provider. Must be reachable at create time.
audience	Yes	A single string that must appear in the JWT aud claim.
subject	Yes	A value that must exactly match the JWT sub claim.

Responses

201 Created

Returns the created FederatedCredentialDto object.

400 Bad Request

The request is invalid. Possible causes: name is not unique within the client, issuer is not a valid HTTPS URI, the issuer's JWKS endpoint is unreachable, or the maximum of 20 credentials per application has been reached.

404 Not Found

The specified clientId does not exist or does not belong to the caller's organization.

Example request

curl --request POST \
  '{accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"name":"GitHub Actions","description":"Used for GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline","issuer":"https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com","audience":"https://cloud.uipath.com/myorg","subject":"repo:myorg/myrepo:ref:refs/heads/main"}'

Example response

{"id":"3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6","clientId":
"1539a53a-e34f-4803-adef-b9cd82f18858","name":"GitHub Actions","description":
"Used for GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline","issuer":"https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com","audience":
"https://cloud.uipath.com/myorg","subject":
"repo:myorg/myrepo:ref:refs/heads/main",
"createdAt":"2026-03-01T10:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-03-01T10:00:00Z"}

Get a federated credential

Retrieve a specific federated credential by its ID.

API endpoint

GET
          {accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials/{credentialId}

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
partitionGlobalId	The organization global ID.
clientId	The ID of the OAuth external application.
credentialId	The ID of the federated credential.

Scopes

Requires either one of the following scopes:

• PM.OAuthApp
• PM.OAuthApp.Read

Request headers

--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Responses

200 OK

Returns the FederatedCredentialDto object for the requested credential.

404 Not Found

The specified credential or application does not exist in the caller's organization.

Example request

curl --request GET \
  '{accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials/{credentialId}' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'

Example response​

{"id":"3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6","clientId":"1539a53a-e34f-4803-adef-b9cd82f18858",
"name":"GitHub Actions","description":"Used for GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline",
"issuer":"https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com","audience":
"https://cloud.uipath.com/myorg","subject":"repo:myorg/myrepo:ref:refs/heads/main",
"createdAt":"2026-03-01T10:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-03-15T08:30:00Z"}

Update a federated credential

Update an existing federated credential. All required fields must be included in the request body.

API endpoint

PUT
          {accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials/{credentialId}

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
partitionGlobalId	The organization global ID.
clientId	The ID of the OAuth external application.
credentialId	The ID of the federated credential to update.

Scopes

Requires either one of the following scopes:

• PM.OAuthApp
• PM.OAuthApp.Write

Request headers

--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Request body

{"name":"azure-production-workload-updated","description":"Updated description","issuer"
:"https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant-id}/v2.0","audience":
"api://uipath-production","subject":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"}

Field	Required	Description
name	Yes	A descriptive name for the credential. Must be unique within the application. Maximum 128 characters.
description	No	Optional context for the credential. Maximum 512 characters.
issuer	Yes	The HTTPS URI of the external identity provider. Must be reachable at create time.
audience	Yes	A single string that must appear in the JWT aud claim.
subject	Yes	A value that must exactly match the JWT sub claim.

Responses

200 OK

Returns the updated FederatedCredentialDto object.

400 Bad Request

Validation failed. Possible causes: duplicate name, invalid issuer URI, or unreachable JWKS endpoint.

Example request

curl --request PUT \
  '{accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials/{credentialId}' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"name":"GitHub Actions — Production","description":"Production branch deployments only","issuer":"https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com","audience":"https://cloud.uipath.com/myorg","subject":"repo:myorg/myrepo:ref:refs/heads/main"}'

Example response

{"id":"3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
"clientId":"1539a53a-e34f-4803-adef-b9cd82f18858","name":"GitHub Actions — Production","description":
"Production branch deployments only","issuer":"https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com",
"audience":"https://cloud.uipath.com/myorg","subject":"repo:myorg/myrepo:ref:refs/heads/main",
"createdAt":"2026-03-01T10:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-03-20T14:00:00Z"}

Delete a federated credential

Delete a federated credential. This action is permanent and immediately invalidates any token acquisition using this credential.

Warning: Deletion is permanent. After deletion, the credential can no longer be used to acquire new access tokens. Access tokens already issued before deletion remain valid until they expire.

API endpoint

DELETE
          {accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials/{credentialId}

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
partitionGlobalId	The organization global ID.
clientId	The ID of the OAuth external application.
credentialId	The ID of the federated credential to delete.

Scopes

Requires either one of the following scopes:

• PM.OAuthApp
• PM.OAuthApp.Write

Request headers

--header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Responses

204 No Content

The federated credential was deleted successfully. The response body is empty.

404 Not Found

The specified credential or application does not exist in the caller's organization.

Example request

curl --request DELETE \
  '{accessURL}/identity_/api/ExternalClient/{partitionGlobalId}/{clientId}/FederatedCredentials/{credentialId}' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'

Acquire a token using a federated credential

Exchange a JWT from your external identity provider for a UiPath access token.

API endpoint

POST {accessURL}/identity_/connect/token

Request headers

--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

Request body

grant_type=client_credentials
&client_id={client_id}&client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer
&client_assertion={jwt_token}&scope={requested_scopes}

Parameter	Description
grant_type	Must be client_credentials.
client_id	The client ID of the registered OAuth external application.
client_assertion_type	Must be urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer.
client_assertion	The JWT issued by your external identity provider.
scope	The OAuth scopes requested for the access token.

Responses

200 OK

Returns an access token object. Use the access_token value in the Authorization: Bearer header of subsequent API calls.

400 Bad Request

Token acquisition failed. Possible causes: JWT signature invalid, issuer or audience mismatch, subject mismatch, expired JWT, or JWT exceeds 8 KB.

Schemas

FederatedCredentialDto

The object returned by GET, POST, and PUT operations.

Property	Type	Nullable	Description
id	string (uuid)	No	The unique identifier of the federated credential.
clientId	string	Yes	The application ID of the OAuth external application this credential belongs to.
name	string	Yes	The display name of the federated credential.
description	string	Yes	The description of the federated credential.
issuer	string	Yes	The URL of the external identity provider.
audience	string	Yes	The expected aud claim value in the JWT.
subject	string	Yes	The expected sub claim value in the JWT.
createdAt	string (date-time)	No	The UTC timestamp when the credential was created.
updatedAt	string (date-time)	No	The UTC timestamp when the credential was last updated.