Create external client

Create a new external OAuth client in an Automation Suite organization using the Identity API, including required scope and request body fields.

Create a new external client.

API endpoint

POST https://{yourDomain}/{organizationName}/identity_/api/ExternalClient

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'

Note:

To obtain the {access_token}, make sure to authenticate through one of the methods described in Authentication methods.

Request body

The request body includes the organization ID, the external client name, its confidentiality status, the redirect URI, the required scopes, and the client certificates.

{
  "partitionGlobalId": "orgId",
  "name": "string",
  "isConfidential": true,
  "redirectUri": "string",
  "scopes": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "displayName": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "type": "user"
    }
  ],
  "clientCertificates": [
    {}
  ]
}

Responses

201 Created

The external client has been successfully created.

{
  "name": "string",
  "id": "string",
  "secret": "string",
  "isConfidential": true,
  "redirectUri": "string",
  "resources": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "displayName": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "scopes": [
        {
          "name": "string",
          "displayName": "string",
          "description": "string",
          "type": "user"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "secrets": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "description": "string",
      "secret": "string",
      "creationTime": "2025-07-18T13:53:12.823Z",
      "expiryTime": "2025-07-18T13:53:12.823Z"
    }
  ]
}