---
title: Application
sidebar_custom_props:
    termName: Application
    tags:
        - Core Concepts
    shortDescription: An application is what you authenticate into with authentik and is displayed on the "My applications" page in the User interface.
    authentikSpecific: true
    longDescription: An application is paired with a provider, and with defined policies and other configurations controls user access. It also holds information like UI name, icon, and more.
---