---
title: "Create Credential"
method: POST
path: "/credentials"
tags: ["credential management"]
---

# Create Credential

`POST /credentials`

[BETA] endpoint. This might change unexpectedly.
Stores credential in DB.
Reloads credentials in memory.

## Request body

- CreateCredentialItem
  - `credential_name` string, required
  - `credential_info` object, required
  - `credential_values` object, nullable
  - `model_id` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-18** `082b5fabd909` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/flock/apis/litellm-api/changes/credentials/post.md)

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