diff --git a/packages/server/specs/openapi.json b/packages/server/specs/openapi.json
index 45ec142fd9..3ec5882046 100644
--- a/packages/server/specs/openapi.json
+++ b/packages/server/specs/openapi.json
@@ -445,9 +445,11 @@
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
           "name": {
+            "description": "The name of the app.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "url": {
+            "description": "The URL by which the app is accessed, this must be URL encoded.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -463,15 +465,54 @@
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
               "name": {
+                "description": "The name of the app.",
                 "type": "string"
               },
               "url": {
+                "description": "The URL by which the app is accessed, this must be URL encoded.",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "status": {
+                "description": "The status of the app, stating it if is the development or published version.",
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": [
+                  "development",
+                  "published"
+                ]
+              },
+              "createdAt": {
+                "description": "States when the app was created, will be constant. Stored in ISO format.",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "updatedAt": {
+                "description": "States the last time the app was updated - stored in ISO format.",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "version": {
+                "description": "States the version of the Budibase client this app is currently based on.",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "tenantId": {
+                "description": "In a multi-tenant environment this will state the tenant this app is within.",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "lockedBy": {
+                "description": "The user this app is currently being built by.",
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "appId": {
+                "description": "The ID of the app.",
                 "type": "string"
               }
             },
             "required": [
               "name",
-              "url"
+              "url",
+              "status",
+              "createdAt",
+              "updatedAt",
+              "version",
+              "appId"
             ]
           }
         },
diff --git a/packages/server/specs/openapi.yaml b/packages/server/specs/openapi.yaml
index f7059fcc8e..040cbc0b69 100644
--- a/packages/server/specs/openapi.yaml
+++ b/packages/server/specs/openapi.yaml
@@ -320,8 +320,10 @@ components:
       type: object
       properties:
         name:
+          description: The name of the app.
           type: string
         url:
+          description: The URL by which the app is accessed, this must be URL encoded.
           type: string
       required:
         - name
@@ -333,12 +335,47 @@ components:
           type: object
           properties:
             name:
+              description: The name of the app.
               type: string
             url:
+              description: The URL by which the app is accessed, this must be URL encoded.
+              type: string
+            status:
+              description: The status of the app, stating it if is the development or
+                published version.
+              type: string
+              enum:
+                - development
+                - published
+            createdAt:
+              description: States when the app was created, will be constant. Stored in ISO
+                format.
+              type: string
+            updatedAt:
+              description: States the last time the app was updated - stored in ISO format.
+              type: string
+            version:
+              description: States the version of the Budibase client this app is currently
+                based on.
+              type: string
+            tenantId:
+              description: In a multi-tenant environment this will state the tenant this app
+                is within.
+              type: string
+            lockedBy:
+              description: The user this app is currently being built by.
+              type: object
+            appId:
+              description: The ID of the app.
               type: string
           required:
             - name
             - url
+            - status
+            - createdAt
+            - updatedAt
+            - version
+            - appId
       required:
         - application
     row:
diff --git a/packages/server/specs/resources/application.js b/packages/server/specs/resources/application.js
index cc999cd10d..4063d7ce0b 100644
--- a/packages/server/specs/resources/application.js
+++ b/packages/server/specs/resources/application.js
@@ -15,16 +15,69 @@ const application = {
   lockedBy: userResource.getExamples().user.value.user,
 }
 
-const applicationSchema = object(
+const base = {
+  name: {
+    description: "The name of the app.",
+    type: "string",
+  },
+  url: {
+    description:
+      "The URL by which the app is accessed, this must be URL encoded.",
+    type: "string",
+  },
+}
+
+const applicationSchema = object(base, { required: ["name", "url"] })
+
+const applicationSchemaOutput = object(
   {
-    name: {
+    ...base,
+    status: {
+      description:
+        "The status of the app, stating it if is the development or published version.",
+      type: "string",
+      enum: ["development", "published"],
+    },
+    createdAt: {
+      description:
+        "States when the app was created, will be constant. Stored in ISO format.",
       type: "string",
     },
-    url: {
+    updatedAt: {
+      description:
+        "States the last time the app was updated - stored in ISO format.",
+      type: "string",
+    },
+    version: {
+      description:
+        "States the version of the Budibase client this app is currently based on.",
+      type: "string",
+    },
+    tenantId: {
+      description:
+        "In a multi-tenant environment this will state the tenant this app is within.",
+      type: "string",
+    },
+    lockedBy: {
+      description: "The user this app is currently being built by.",
+      type: "object",
+    },
+    appId: {
+      description: "The ID of the app.",
       type: "string",
     },
   },
-  { required: ["name", "url"] }
+  {
+    required: [
+      "name",
+      "url",
+      "status",
+      "createdAt",
+      "updatedAt",
+      "version",
+      "appId",
+    ],
+  }
 )
 
 module.exports = new Resource()
@@ -43,6 +96,6 @@ module.exports = new Resource()
   .setSchemas({
     application: applicationSchema,
     applicationOutput: object({
-      application: applicationSchema,
+      application: applicationSchemaOutput,
     }),
   })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
index 00d3efccb8..2ea5083859 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ exports.create = async ctx => {
     tenantId: getTenantId(),
     updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
     createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    status: AppStatus.DEV,
   }
   const response = await db.put(newApplication, { force: true })
   newApplication._rev = response.rev