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Creating an App

Function

This API is used to create an app. An app is an identity for accessing an API. An app can call the APIs to which it has been authorized.

URI

The following table lists the HTTP/HTTPS request method and URI of the API.

Table 1 HTTP/HTTPS request method and URI

Request Method

URI

POST

/v1/{project_id}/apigw/instances/{instance_id}/apps

The following table lists the parameters in the URI.

Table 2 Parameter description

App name

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Project ID, which can be obtained by the administrator on the My Credentials page.

instance_id

Yes

String

Instance ID, which can be obtained from the dedicated gateway information on the API Gateway console.

Request

Table 3 Parameter description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

App name

An app name consists of 3–64 characters, starting with a letter. Only letters, digits, and underscores (_) are allowed.

remark

No

String

Description of the app

The description cannot exceed 255 characters.

app_key

No

String

AppKey

An AppKey consists of 8–64 characters, starting with a letter or digit. Only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-) are allowed.

NOTE:

This parameter is available in some regions.

app_secret

No

String

AppSecret

An AppSecret consists of 8–64 characters, starting with a letter or digit. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: _-!@#$%

NOTE:

This parameter is available in some regions.
Example request: 
{
  "name": "app_001",
  "remark": "first app",
  "app_key": "app_key_sample",
  "app_secret": "app_secret_sample"
}

Response

Table 4 Parameter description

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

App ID

name

String

App name

status

Integer

App status

app_key

String

AppKey

app_secret

String

AppSecret

creator

String

App creator, which can be:

  • USER: The app is created by the API user.
  • MARKET: The app is allocated by the marketplace.

register_time

Timestamp

Time when the app is registered

remark

String

Description of the app

update_time

Timestamp

Time when the app was last updated

app_type

String

App type. The default value is apig.

Example response:

{
	"id": "14b399ac-967f-4115-bb62-c0346b4537e9",
	"name": "app_001",
	"status": 1,
	"app_key": "d49b1cbf-cc81-4a5f-b2a0-61b568e376eb",
	"app_secret": "******",
	"creator": "USER",
	"remark": "First app"
	"register_time": "2017-12-28T12:26:54.2345858Z",
	"update_time": "2017-12-28T12:26:54.2345858Z",
        "app_type": "apig"
}

Status Codes

Table 5 Status codes

Status Code

Description

201

Created

400

Bad Request

401

Unauthorized

403

Forbidden

500

Server Internal Error
Parent topic: App Management