Hi, I’m developing a personal Android application using the official Trakt API.
I’m following the Getting Started documentation, but I can’t register a new OAuth application because every application registration link returns a 404 page. Could you please tell me the current way to create a Client ID and Client Secret for a personal application?
Thank you.
Go to https://app.trakt.tv/settings/apps/api and click the + in the top right.
That doesn’t work anymore. So now, to get an API, do you have to pay up? It’s not free like it used to be.
I also face same problem, now API is VIP required. 
Hi Trakt support,
I’m hoping you can clarify something regarding API app tokens.
It appears that API app tokens may no longer be available for free users, as I’m receiving authentication issues with my existing API usage. Could you confirm whether app tokens have been removed or restricted for free accounts?
If this change was intentional, would you consider allowing free users to have a single active app token? A limit of one token seems like a fair compromise — it would prevent abuse while still allowing personal projects, home automation, media dashboards, and other legitimate uses to continue working.
I’ve really appreciated having access to the Trakt API and would love to keep using it for personal projects without needing a paid plan purely for a single API integration.
Thanks for your time, and I’d appreciate any clarification on the current policy.
Kind regards, Ash
This is just a temporary measure to prevent abuse. Our intention is to keep the API accessible for developers.
Yesterday—clumsy me—my app malfunctioned. I went to check it, but since my English isn’t great, I didn’t understand what was wrong; I thought maybe I should delete and recreate it, assuming something had gotten stuck. Unfortunately, the deletion went perfectly, but when I tried to recreate it, I couldn’t anymore. I have the codes and the secret ID—I can prove it’s legitimate—but I just read that it’s been blocked, so the app is screwed. Is there any chance—by proving I was already using it—that they might let me set it up again, please? Or do I have to wait until it opens up to everyone?
Best regards and thank you very much.
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply Marius that’s very kind of you. Can I ask how temporary?
Calling it “temporary” does not excuse introducing it without any announcement, warning, or timeframe.
Users discovered the restriction only after API registration stopped working, and one developer here even deleted a malfunctioning app while troubleshooting, only to find they could no longer recreate it.
If the intention is genuinely to keep the API accessible, restore existing developers’ access, allow affected apps to be recovered, and publish a clear timeline. Otherwise this is simply an indefinite paywall introduced without notice.
Does it also apply to currently only one application that I can connect to the trakt? It would be really nice to at least slightly increase that number for free users.
It would be nice if problematic API keys tagged/labeled “blocked”, and after submitting appropriate explanations API will be restored, or deleted if developer dont explain all errors/crimes 
Hi Marius,
Thanks again for the clarification. I completely understand the need to put temporary measures in place to prevent abuse.
I was just wondering if you have any rough idea whether this is likely to be days, weeks, or longer? I’m mainly trying to understand whether I should wait for the restriction to be lifted or look at alternative options for my personal project.
Thanks again for your time and for keeping the API accessible for developers.
Sorry, just for clarification, does this mean that the Oauth application I had previously will be reinstated? My Oauth application was removed without any notice and the Apps page in my settings says I “haven’t created any API applications.”
This is despite the fact I did have a single functioning Oauth application that has completely disappeared. Is this only a “temporary” measure? And if so, how long will this temporary measure be in place?
My app has also gone missing and I seem unable to restore it or create a replacement. Is this it for my trakt integration?
Hello, when will it be possible to use the APIs again with a free account?
Thanks in advance.
I kind of wish I had a confusing status like that. The community apps page and the API one both say I have nothing registered, but I should have one existing app which has vanished and it says I can’t create anything new without VIP.
Oh I got an answer about this
Creating an API application is a VIP feature for now, so API aplications of free accounts where they were the only users have been removed.
Apparently there will be other options in the future but it’s not looking great for the lil sidebar widget I had on my blog showing what I had recently watched
I’m a maintainer for Hackathon Starter (35k GitHub stars - GitHub - sahat/hackathon-starter: A boilerplate for Node.js web applications · GitHub ), a boilerplate for Node.js applications. We added Trakt as one of the out-of-the-box API integrations some time ago.
We typically only include integrations that are free for developers to get started with. Otherwise, in the context of prototyping, hackathons, and experiments, the barrier to entry is often perceived as too high for developers to even try them.
I’m trying to understand whether the VIP-only restriction is expected to remain in place for a while, which would justify removing the current integration, or whether this is likely to be resolved soon. Do you have any estimate for when API application registration might no longer be VIP-only, assuming that’s still the plan?
Next month
so today is the next month. It will be announced somehow, because I dont see create button in applications section (I have basic account)?