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Previously one had to configure hardcoded urls to link from one client
application to others since keycloak didn't provide a way to get the
actual client URL by providing clientId and realm information.
We now support a new endpoint with the path {realm}/clients/{client_id}/redirect
that responds to GET requests with a 307 (temporary redirect) with the
configured client URL. This allows to refer to any client just by the
realmName and clientId and let Keycloak redirect to the actual client
application.
Add documentation for new redirect endpoint.
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<chapter id="clients">
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<title>Clients</title>
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<para>
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Keycloak provides support for managing OAuth clients.
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</para>
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<section id="client-config">
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<title>Client Config</title>
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<para>
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Keycloak supports flexible configuration of OAuth Clients.
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</para>
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<section>
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<title>Redirect Endpoint</title>
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<para>
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For scenarios where one wants to link from one client to another, Keycloak provides a special redirect endpoint:
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<literal>/realms/realm_name/clients/client_id/redirect</literal>.
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</para>
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<para>
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If a client accesses this endpoint via an <literal>HTTP GET</literal> request, Keycloak returns the configured base URL
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for the provided Client and Realm in the form of an <literal>HTTP 307</literal> (Temporary Redirect) via the response's <literal>Location</literal> header.
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</para>
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<para>
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Thus, a client only needs to know the Realm name and the Client ID in order to link to them.
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This indirection helps avoid hard-coding client base URLs.
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</para>
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<para>
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As an example, given the realm <literal>master</literal> and the client-id <literal>account</literal>:
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<programlisting>http://keycloak-host:keycloak-port/auth/realms/master/clients/account/redirect</programlisting>
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Would temporarily redirect to:
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<programlisting>http://keycloak-host:keycloak-port/auth/realms/master/account</programlisting>
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</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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