# ...oidc.client-id=something - for what is it?

**URL:** <https://forum.keycloak.org/t/oidc-client-id-something-for-what-is-it/7276>\
**Category:** Configuring the server\
**Tags:** oidc\
**Created:** [February 9, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/oidc-client-id-something-for-what-is-it/7276 "2021-02-09T12:02:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![coolmurarz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@coolmurarz](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/coolmurarz)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/oidc-client-id-something-for-what-is-it/7276/1 "2021-02-09T12:02:03Z")

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I have in my application.properties something like that _“…oidc.client-id=something”_ becouse it is required configuration for openid. But for what is this entry if i can use in that place cient.id thatt not exists, and everything works flowlessy.