# OIDC Clients

DNAnexus Open ID Connect (OIDC) clients are web-based applications that let end-users sign in using their DNAnexus Platform credentials. For details on how to set up OIDC for your web apps, see [Enabling Web Application Users to Log In with DNAnexus Credentials](/developer/apps/enabling-web-application-users-to-log-in-with-dnanexus-credentials.md#enabling-web-application-users-to-log-in-with-dnanexus-credentials).

## API Method Specifications

### API Method: `/oidcClient-xxxx/describe`

#### Specification

If the requesting user is the [registered author of a web app configured as an OIDC client](/developer/apps/enabling-web-application-users-to-log-in-with-dnanexus-credentials.md#step-1-register-your-app-with-dnanexus-and-get-a-client-id), this method returns detailed information about that OIDC client.

#### Outputs

* `clientId` **string** The client ID of the app that is configured as an OIDC client.
* `clientName` **string** The name of the app.

The following fields are returned for a logged-in user only. Fields above are available to all users.

* `homepageUri` **string** The URL of the page used to access and use the app.
* `policyUri` **string** The URL of the app's privacy policy document.
* `tosUri` **string** The URL of the app's terms of service document.

### API Method: `/oidcClient-xxxx/resetClientSecret`

#### Specification

If the requesting user is the [registered author of a web app configured as an OIDC client](/developer/apps/enabling-web-application-users-to-log-in-with-dnanexus-credentials.md#step-1-register-your-app-with-dnanexus-and-get-a-client-id), a call to this method either initializes or resets the OIDC client's client secret.

#### Outputs

* `clientId` **string** The client ID of the app that is configured as an OIDC client.
* `clientSecret` **string** The generated client secret.


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