Traditional Web App
This guide describes Traditional Web application, and its corresponding grant type, that you can register with APS using the Create App window in the APS Dev Portal.
In OAuth 2.0, a grant type — sometimes called a grant flow — refers to the method by which an application can obtain an access token. Using this method, the application is granted limited access to resources such as a service or data, without exposing credentials.
Based on the needs of your application, some grant types are more appropriate than others. This guide describes the grant type that is best suited to the application you are creating.
See the section below for a high-level overview of the grant type and the terminology.
Choose the Traditional Web App application type when you are building a server-side (or web-site) application that is capable of securely storing secrets on your web server. It uses the Authorization Code grant type, where your application first obtains an authorization code, and then exchanges it for an access token.
