mediagoblin/docs/source/api/client_register.rst

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Registering a Client
====================

To use the GNU MediaGoblin API you need to use the dynamic client registration. This has been adapted from the `OpenID specification <https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-registration-1_0.html>`_, this is the only part of OpenID that is being used to serve the purpose to provide the client registration which is used in OAuth.

The endpoint is ``/api/client/register``

The parameters are:

type
    **required** - This must be either *client_associate* (for new registration) or *client_update*

client_id
    **update only** - This should only be used updating client information, this is the client_id given when you register

client_secret
    **update only** - This should only be used updating client information, this is the client_secret given when you register

contacts
    **optional** - This a space seporated list of email addresses to contact of people responsible for the client

application_type
    **required** - This is the type of client you are making, this must be either *web* or *native*

application_name
    **optional** - This is the name of your client

logo_uri
    **optional** - This is a URI of the logo image for your client

redirect_uri
    **optional** - This is a space seporated list of pre-registered URLs for use at the Authorization Server


Response
--------

You will get back a response:

client_id
    This identifies a client

client_secret
    This is the secret.

expires_at
    This is time that the client credentials expire. If this is 0 the client registration does not expire.

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Example
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Register Client
---------------

To register a client for the first time, this is the minimum you must supply::

    {
        "type": "client_associate",
        "application_type": "native"
    }

A Response will look like::

    {
        "client_secret": "hJtfhaQzgKerlLVdaeRAgmbcstSOBLRfgOinMxBCHcb",
        "expires_at": 0,
        "client_id": "vwljdhUMhhNbdKizpjZlxv"
    }


Updating Client
---------------

Using the response we got above we can update the information and add new information we may have opted not to supply::

    {
        "type": "client_update",
        "client_id": "vwljdhUMhhNbdKizpjZlxv",
        "client_secret": "hJtfhaQzgKerlLVdaeRAgmbcstSOBLRfgOinMxBCHcb",
        "application_type": "web",
        "application_name": "MyClient!",
        "logo_uri": "https://myclient.org/images/my_logo.png",
        "contacts": "myemail@someprovider.com another_developer@provider.net",
    }

The response will just return back the client_id and client_secret you sent::

    {
        "client_id": "vwljdhUMhhNbdKizpjZlxv",
        "client_secret": "hJtfhaQzgKerlLVdaeRAgmbcstSOBLRfgOinMxBCHcb",
        "expires_at": 0
    }


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Errors
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There are a number of errors you could get back, This explains what could cause some of them:

Could not decode data
    This is caused when you have an error in the encoding of your data.

Unknown Content-Type
    You should sent a Content-Type header with when you make a request, this should be either application/json or www-form-urlencoded. This is caused when a unknown Content-Type is used.

No registration type provided
    This is when you leave out the ``type``. This should either be client_update or client_associate

Unknown application_type.
    This is when you have provided a ``type`` however this isn't one of the known types.

client_id is required to update.
    When you try and update you need to specify the client_id, this will be what you were given when you initially registered the client.

client_secret is required to update.
    When you try to update you need to specify the client_secrer, this will be what you were given when you initially register the client.

Unauthorized.
    This is when you are trying to update however the client_id and/or client_secret you have submitted are incorrect.

Only set client_id for update.
    This should only be given when you update.

Only set client_secret for update.
    This should only be given when you update.

Logo URL <url> is not a valid URL
    This is when the URL specified did not meet the validation.

contacts must be a string of space-separated email addresses.
    ``contacts`` should be a string (not a list), ensure each email is seporated by a space

Email <email> is not a valid email
    This is when you have submitted an invalid email address

redirect_uris must be space-separated URLs.
    ``redirect_uris`` should be a string (not a list), ensure each URL is seporated by a space

URI <URI> is not a valid URI
    This is when your URI is invalid.