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POSTCredentialSince 1.0SynchronousAuth Required

CreateCredential

Create a new credential and store it securely in the federation platform.

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Submit a mock request using the current auth context and example-driven inputs.

Request Inputs

Body Fields

  • nameStringRequired

    Human-readable name to identify the credential.

    Example: prod-db-password

  • descriptionStringRequired

    Free-text description of the credential's purpose.

    Example: Primary database password for production environment

  • typeStringRequired

    Type of the credential (e.g. password, API key, TLS cert, SSH key).

    Example: CREDENTIAL_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED

  • valueStringRequired

    Sensitive credential value to be securely stored.

    Example: s3cr3t-v@lue

  • expiresAtStringRequired

    Timestamp when the credential will expire.

    Example: 2026-01-15T08:00:00Z

Responses

200 OK

On success, this API returns the following response structure.

  • uuidString

    Unique identifier of the credential.

    Example: cred-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890

  • nameString

    Human-readable name of the credential.

    Example: prod-db-password

  • descriptionString

    Free-text description of the credential's purpose.

    Example: Primary database password for production environment

  • typeString

    Type of the credential (e.g. password, API key, TLS cert, SSH key).

    Example: CREDENTIAL_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED

  • healthStatusString

    Current health status indicating whether the credential is valid or expiring.

    Example: CREDENTIAL_HEALTH_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED

  • expiresAtString

    Timestamp when the credential will expire.

    Example: 2026-01-15T08:00:00Z

  • createdByString

    Account or principal that originally created the credential.

    Example: admin@example.com

  • createDateString

    Timestamp when the credential record was created.

    Example: 2026-01-15T08:00:00Z

  • lastOpDateString

    Timestamp of the most recent operation performed on this credential.

    Example: 2026-01-15T08:00:00Z

Endpoint

POST/api/v1/credentials

/api/v1/credentials

Operation ID

CreateCredential

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Request Example

curl -X POST '{host}/api/v1/credentials' -H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"key": "value"}'

Response Example

200
{
  "uuid": "cred-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "name": "prod-db-password",
  "description": "Primary database password for production environment",
  "type": {},
  "healthStatus": {},
  "expiresAt": "example",
  "createdBy": "admin@example.com",
  "createDate": "example"
}

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