---
title: "Derives a credential and returns it in the response body."
method: POST
path: "/credentials/derive"
tags: ["Credentials"]
---

# Derives a credential and returns it in the response body.

`POST /credentials/derive`

Derives a credential and returns it in the response body.

## Request body

- DeriveCredentialRequest
  - `verifiableCredential` VerifiableCredential — unresolved $ref
  - `options` DeriveCredentialOptions — unresolved $ref

## Response `201`

Credential derived successfully.

- DeriveCredentialResponse — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid Request

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/w3c/apis/verifiable-credential-api-for-lifecycle-management.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/w3c/apis/verifiable-credential-api-for-lifecycle-management/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/w3c/verifiable-credential-api-for-lifecycle-management/revisions/3ba233461759/schema)