Add latest changes from gitlab-org/gitlab@master

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/api/oauth2.md b/doc/api/oauth2.md
index ab106b4fb44..2bcf86a031c 100644
--- a/doc/api/oauth2.md
+++ b/doc/api/oauth2.md
@@ -270,13 +270,18 @@ the following parameters:
 }
 ```
 
-Also you must use HTTP Basic authentication using the `client_id` and`client_secret`
-values to authenticate the client that performs a request.
-
 Example cURL request:
 
 ```shell
 echo 'grant_type=password&username=<your_username>&password=<your_password>' > auth.txt
+curl --data "@auth.txt" --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/oauth/token"
+```
+
+You can also use this grant flow with registered OAuth applications, by using
+HTTP Basic Authentication with the application's `client_id` and `client_secret`:
+
+```shell
+echo 'grant_type=password&username=<your_username>&password=<your_password>' > auth.txt
 curl --data "@auth.txt" --user client_id:client_secret --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/oauth/token"
 ```