Merge pull request #526 from wchristian/oauth_docs

clarify the intended use of the oauth api call
2017-01-26 12:23:47 +01:00 · 2017-01-26 12:23:47 +01:00 · 2f18c77e44
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--- a/docs/Using-the-API/API.md
+++ b/docs/Using-the-API/API.md
@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ Form data:

 Creates a new OAuth app. Returns `id`, `client_id` and `client_secret` which can be used with [OAuth authentication in your 3rd party app](Testing-with-cURL.md).

+These values should be requested in the app itself from the API for each new app install + mastodon domain combo, and stored in the app for future requests.
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 ## Entities