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# ServiceNow application repository

# ServiceNow application repository {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

After you develop and test a custom application, you can make the application available
to company instances by publishing it to the ServiceNow application
repository.
The ServiceNow application repository is a central repository for all
scoped applications that are published by all ServiceNow customers.  
Note:  
The ServiceNow application repository isn't available for self-hosted (on premise) customers.

The application repository enables ServiceNow customers to upload and distribute applications between their instances. When you access the application repository, you can see and manage only the applications that are published by your own
organization. You can't see or manage applications that are published by other organizations.

After you have designed, developed, and successfully tested a custom application, you can
publish your application to the ServiceNow application repository to
share it to other instances in your company.

## Entitlements {#app-repo__section_fs5_2gl_t3b}

An entitlement refers to permission given to an instance to install a scoped
application from the application repository. An instance must be entitled to an application
in order for you to be able to install the application on the instance.

By default, after you publish an application to the application repository, all your company instances are entitled to the application automatically. To limit which company instances are entitled to the application, access the application repository by going to <https://apprepo.service-now.com/sn_appstore_store.do>, and then change the entitlement type for the application.
You can also entitle an instance again if the application entitlement has already been removed. For more information, see [Manage application entitlements from the application repository](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/pkuX60wfbLPyOs_T_BFMiA "Add or remove application entitlements to limit which instances the application can be installed on.").

## Using the application repository {#app-repo__section_ymj_jvq_s3b}

You can access the application repository by going to <https://apprepo.service-now.com>.  
Note:  
Customers using the Federal Store must log in to HIWave and then select the Federal Store option at the bottom of the page. Then, under your company name, select My Repository to proceed.  
After you [publish an application
to the application repository](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/8Nt_wMznHbFccFwM2Seqxg "Publish a custom application to the application repository so that it can be installed on other instances in your organization."), you can:

* [Install an application from the application repository](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/MIHM39EwyhrdYNg6Fm7Q0A "Install your application on an instance so that employees can start using the application that you developed.")
* [Manage application entitlements from the application repository](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/pkuX60wfbLPyOs_T_BFMiA "Add or remove application entitlements to limit which instances the application can be installed on.")
* [Delete an application from the application repository](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/e0GWM2wdFTsWho7HHbctjw "Delete an application from the application repository so that it's no longer available to your company instances.")
* [Release a scope from the application repository](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/F50aH2C2lsWU3qLSGVqIUA "Release a scope from the application repository so that the scope can be used to create new scoped applications.")
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