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Clients resolve flags into values. A client could be a mobile app, website, or backend service. These clients often run in an untrusted environment and authenticate with a different mechanism than service APIs of Confidence. The calling client authenticates using a shared secret between the caller and Confidence. This secret, called “client secret,” belongs to a client resource in Confidence.

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Create a Flag Client

To create a client, provide a display name that identifies the application: 
curl -X POST "https://api.confidence.dev/v1/clients" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "displayName": "My client"
  }'
Response: 
{
  "name": "clients/1bhq4c2zqigdzqg6ufni",
  "displayName": "My client",
  "createTime": "2023-08-29T09:36:57.163017Z",
  "updateTime": "2023-08-29T09:36:57.163017Z"
}

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Create Client Credentials

After creating a client, generate credentials (client secret) for authentication: 
curl -X POST "https://api.confidence.dev/v1/clients/1bhq4c2zqigdzqg6ufni/credentials" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Response: 
{
  "name": "clients/1bhq4c2zqigdzqg6ufni/credentials/abc123",
  "secret": "ZXhhbXBsZV9zZWNyZXRfa2V5X3RoYXRfeW91X3Nob3VsZF9rZWVwX3NhZmU",
  "createTime": "2023-08-29T09:40:12.456789Z"
}
Make note of the client secret. It’s only returned once, from the create operation. If you lose it, you have to create a new one.
Store the client secret securely. Anyone with this secret can resolve flags on behalf of this client.

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Use Client Secrets

The client secret authenticates when resolving and applying flags. Unlike other API operations that use Bearer tokens, resolve and apply operations use the client secret directly: 
curl -X POST "https://api.confidence.dev/v1/flags:resolve" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "clientSecret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
    "evaluationContext": {
      "user_id": "example-user"
    }
  }'

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List Clients

To view all clients in your account: 
curl -X GET "https://api.confidence.dev/v1/clients" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

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Get a Specific Client

To retrieve details about a specific client: 
curl -X GET "https://api.confidence.dev/v1/clients/1bhq4c2zqigdzqg6ufni" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

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Rotate Client Secrets

For security best practices, periodically rotate client secrets:
  1. Create a new credential for the client
  2. Update your application to use the new secret
  3. Delete the old credential after the migration is complete
To delete a credential: 
curl -X DELETE "https://api.confidence.dev/v1/clients/1bhq4c2zqigdzqg6ufni/credentials/abc123" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

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Next Steps

After setting up flag clients:
  1. Create flags and associate them with clients
  2. Resolve flags using the client secret
  3. Apply flags to track usage