---
title: "Create credential"
method: POST
path: "/api/projects/{projectId}/credentials/"
tags: ["Credentials"]
---

# Create credential

`POST /api/projects/{projectId}/credentials/`

Create credential. Accepts a JSON request body when defined and returns the resulting resource or action status.

## Path parameters

- `projectId` string, required

## Request body

- CreateCredentialRequest — create Credential Request payload accepted by the API.
  - `provider` string — Provider name or key.
  - `credentialId` string — Credential identifier.
  - `name` string, required — Human-readable name.
  - `description` string — Optional human-readable description.
  - `authType` string, required — auth Type value for the create Credential Request object.
  - `apiKey` string — api Key value for the create Credential Request object.
  - `envVars` CredentialEnvVar[] — Collection of env var values.
    - `key` string, required — key value for the credential Env Var object.
    - `value` string, required — value value for the credential Env Var object.
    - `originalKey` string — original Key value for the credential Env Var object.
  - `agentVisible` boolean, nullable — agent Visible value for the create Credential Request object.
  - `visibility` CredentialVisibility — credential Visibility API object.
    - `tools` boolean, required — Collection of tool values.
    - `console` boolean, required — console value for the credential Visibility object.
    - `services` boolean, required — Collection of service values.
    - `hooks` boolean, required — Collection of hook values.
  - `inactive` boolean, nullable — inactive value for the create Credential Request object.

## Response `200`

Credential

- Credential — Credential metadata returned without secret material.
  - `id` string — Stable identifier for the object.
  - `provider` string — Provider name or key.
  - `name` string — Human-readable name.
  - `description` string — Optional human-readable description.
  - `authType` string — auth Type value for the credential object.
  - `configured` boolean — configured value for the credential object.
  - `agentVisible` boolean — agent Visible value for the credential object.
  - `visibility` CredentialVisibility — credential Visibility API object.
    - `tools` boolean, required — Collection of tool values.
    - `console` boolean, required — console value for the credential Visibility object.
    - `services` boolean, required — Collection of service values.
    - `hooks` boolean, required — Collection of hook values.
  - `inactive` boolean — inactive value for the credential object.

## Changes

- **2026-06-01** `90fa68eb439c` — 7 breaking, 4 warning, 1 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/CredentialVisibility` to the `visibility` request property `allOf` list
  - the `visibility` request property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/``
  - the `visibility` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - removed the required property `visibility/console` from the response with the `200` status
  - …8 more
- **2026-05-29** `2d34481e85d7` — 6 breaking, 1 warning, 5 info
  - added the new required request property `visibility/console`
  - added the new required request property `visibility/hooks`
  - added the new required request property `visibility/services`
  - added the new required request property `visibility/tools`
  - …8 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ibuildthecloud/apis/discobot-server-api/changes/api/projects/:projectId/credentials/post.md)

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