--- title: List applications slug: cms-13/api/list-applications docTags: createdAt: 2026-08-28T15:24:16.532Z --- { "id": "MXd3GfQVlUNxjGx72_vZW", "type": "api-oas-v2", "data": { "method": "GET", "url": "/_cms/v1/applications", "servers": [ { "url": "/_cms/v1/applications", "description": "Optimizely CMS API" } ], "name": "List applications", "description": "List all applications available in the CMS.", "contentType": "application/json", "request": { "pathParameters": [], "headerParameters": [ { "name": "accept", "type": "string", "kind": "optional", "description": "Generated from available response content types", "enum": [ "application/json" ], "default": "application/json" } ], "queryParameters": [ { "kind": "optional", "name": "pageIndex", "type": "integer", "description": "Zero based index of the page that should be retrieved.", "format": "int32", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000 }, { "kind": "optional", "name": "pageSize", "type": "integer", "description": "The maximum items per page that should be retrieved.", "format": "int32", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000 } ], "bodyDataParameters": [], "formDataParameters": [], "oAuthParameters": [ { "id": "apiAuth", "name": "apiAuth", "kind": "optional", "type": "oauth2", "description": "Use this scheme to generate an access token that can be used to access the API.", "oauth2Flows": { "clientCredentials": { "tokenUrl": "/_cms/v1/oauth/token", "scopes": { "api:admin": "Grants full administrative access to the API" } } }, "requiredScopes": [ "api:admin" ] } ], "cookieParameters": [] }, "responses": [ { "statusCode": "200", "description": "OK", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true, "schema": [ { "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "

Represents a single page of items in a paged collection, including paging metadata such as the current page index, page size, and an estimated total item count.

", "customType": "ApplicationPage", "schema": [ { "name": "items", "kind": "optional", "type": "array", "readOnly": true, "description": "The items in this paged collection.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Application", "customType": "Application[]", "schema": [ { "name": "key", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "

The unique identifier (key) of the resource.

", "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 255, "pattern": "^[A-Za-z][_0-9A-Za-z]+$" }, { "name": "displayName", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "The display name of this Application.", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 255 }, { "name": "type", "kind": "required", "type": "object", "description": "Represents the type of an Application.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ApplicationType", "customType": "ApplicationType", "schema": [] }, { "name": "source", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "A string that is used to indicate the source of this Application." }, { "name": "entryPoint", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "

A reference to the entry point (start page) content for this application.

", "format": "uri" }, { "name": "isDefault", "kind": "optional", "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether this is the default application." }, { "name": "useApplicationSpecificAssets", "kind": "optional", "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether this application uses a dedicated assets folder." }, { "name": "assetsRoot", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "nullable": true, "description": "

Returns the root for application-specific assets, if UseApplicationSpecificAssets is true.

", "format": "uri" }, { "name": "hosts", "kind": "optional", "type": "array", "description": "The hosts assigned to this application.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ApplicationHost", "customType": "ApplicationHost[]", "schema": [ { "name": "authority", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "The DNS host name or IP address and optional port of this host.", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 255 }, { "name": "type", "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "Represents the type of an ApplicationHost.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ApplicationHostType", "customType": "ApplicationHostType", "schema": [] }, { "name": "locale", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "The locale associated with this host." }, { "name": "preferredUrlScheme", "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "Specifies the preferred URL scheme to be used when accessing a host.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/UrlScheme", "customType": "UrlScheme", "schema": [] } ] }, { "name": "usePreviewTokens", "kind": "optional", "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether to use preview tokens for this application. Only applicable when the type is 'website'." }, { "name": "previewUrlFormats", "kind": "optional", "type": "map", "description": "A dictionary of preview URL formats keyed by content type base or content type key. Only applicable when the type is 'website'.", "example": "", "customType": "map", "schema": [] }, { "name": "created", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "A timestamp indicating when this resource was first created.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "createdBy", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "The name of the user or application that created this resource." }, { "name": "lastModified", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "Indicates the last time this resource was modified.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "lastModifiedBy", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "The name of the user or application that last modified this resource." } ] }, { "name": "pageIndex", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "readOnly": true, "description": "

The zero-based index of the current page.

", "format": "int32" }, { "name": "pageSize", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "readOnly": true, "description": "The number of items in each page. Not necessarily the same as the number of items in this page.", "format": "int32" }, { "name": "totalCount", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "readOnly": true, "nullable": true, "description": "The estimated total number of items in the collection. May be omitted if the total count is unknown.", "format": "int32" } ], "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ApplicationPage", "isExpanded": true } ] }, { "statusCode": "401", "description": "Unauthorized", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "403", "description": "Forbidden", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "500", "description": "Internal Server Error", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true } ], "hasXCodeSamples": false, "examples": { "languages": [ { "id": "p3FDVRzVTOPIVLPhuvpNX", "language": "curl", "label": "cURL", "code": "curl --request GET \\\n --url /_cms/v1/applications \\\n --header 'accept: application/json'" }, { "id": "p7vB87VTs0gk1eO50c-rE", "language": "javascript", "label": "javascript", "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n method: 'GET',\n headers: myHeaders,\n redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"/_cms/v1/applications\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));" }, { "id": "SbHjz0koSyVFE6fSjaOnL", "language": "ruby", "label": "Ruby", "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"/_cms/v1/applications\")\n\nhttp = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\n\nresponse = http.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n" }, { "id": "eVtVUpOkz8ZbLmTV5Oxbb", "language": "python", "label": "Python", "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"/_cms/v1/applications\"\n\npayload = {}\nheaders = {\n 'accept': 'application/json',\n 'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"GET\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n" } ], "selectedLanguageId": "p3FDVRzVTOPIVLPhuvpNX" }, "results": { "languages": [ { "id": "response-0-200", "language": "200", "code": "// OK\n{\n \"items\": [\n {\n \"key\": \"\",\n \"displayName\": \"\",\n \"type\": {},\n \"source\": \"\",\n \"entryPoint\": \"\",\n \"isDefault\": false,\n \"useApplicationSpecificAssets\": false,\n \"assetsRoot\": \"\",\n \"hosts\": [\n {\n \"authority\": \"\",\n \"type\": {},\n \"locale\": \"\",\n \"preferredUrlScheme\": {}\n }\n ],\n \"usePreviewTokens\": false,\n \"previewUrlFormats\": \"\",\n \"created\": \"\",\n \"createdBy\": \"\",\n \"lastModified\": \"\",\n \"lastModifiedBy\": \"\"\n }\n ],\n \"pageIndex\": \"\",\n \"pageSize\": \"\",\n \"totalCount\": \"\"\n}" }, { "id": "response-1-401", "language": "401", "code": "// Unauthorized\n" }, { "id": "response-2-403", "language": "403", "code": "// Forbidden\n" }, { "id": "response-3-500", "language": "500", "code": "// Internal Server Error\n" } ], "selectedLanguageId": "response-0-200" } }, "children": [ { "text": "" } ] }