---
title: "Create a runtime VNC credential"
method: POST
path: "/v2/runtimes/{runtime_id}/vnc-credentials"
tags: ["Runtimes"]
---

# Create a runtime VNC credential

`POST /v2/runtimes/{runtime_id}/vnc-credentials`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.runta.com`
- URL: `https://api.runta.com/v2/runtimes/{runtime_id}/vnc-credentials`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `runtime_id` string, required

## Request body

- CreateVncCredentialRequest
  - `display_name` string, required

## Response `201`

Response envelope.

- CreateVncCredentialResponse
  - `data` VncCredentialConnection, required
    - `credential` VncCredential, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `display_name` string, required
      - `locator` string, required
      - `created_by_user_id` string, required
      - `created_at` string, date-time, required
      - `last_used_at` string, date-time, nullable
      - `revoked_at` string, date-time, nullable
    - `username` string, required
    - `password` string, required
    - `hostname` string, required
    - `port` integer, required
    - `security_type` 'X509Plain', required

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing, malformed, or rejected bearer token
- `403`: The bearer token is not allowed to perform this action
- `404`: The requested resource was not found
- `409`: The request conflicts with current resource state
- `422`: Validation or application error
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded
- `501`: Operation is not implemented
- `503`: Upstream service is unavailable
- `504`: Upstream request timed out
- `default`: Error response

## Changes

- **2026-11-05** `fb5a0ecd3fc2`: 20 warning
  - added the new `FEATURE_TEMPORARILY_DISABLED` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `FEATURE_TEMPORARILY_DISABLED` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `FEATURE_TEMPORARILY_DISABLED` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `404`
  - added the new `FEATURE_TEMPORARILY_DISABLED` enum value to the `error/code` response property for the response status `409`
  - …16 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/runta/apis/runta-public-rest-api/changes/v2/runtimes/:runtime_id/vnc-credentials/post.md)

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