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Create Credential

$ ant beta:vaults:credentials create
POST/v1/vaults/{vault_id}/credentials

Create Credential

Parameters
--vault-id: string

Path param: Path parameter vault_id

--auth: BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthCreateParams { access_token, mcp_server_url, type, 2 more } or BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerCreateParams { token, mcp_server_url, type } or BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableCreateParams { networking, secret_name, secret_value, 2 more }

Body param: Authentication details for creating a credential.

--display-name: optional string

Body param: Human-readable name for the credential. Up to 255 characters.

maxLength255
--metadata: optional map[string]

Body param: Arbitrary key-value metadata to attach to the credential. Maximum 16 pairs, keys up to 64 chars, values up to 512 chars.

--beta: optional array of AnthropicBeta

Header param: Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

Returns
beta_managed_agents_credential: object{ id, archived_at, auth, 6 more }

A credential stored in a vault. Sensitive fields are never returned in responses.

id: string

Unique identifier for the credential.

archived_at: string

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time
auth: BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthAuthResponse { mcp_server_url, type, expires_at, refresh } or BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerAuthResponse { mcp_server_url, type } or BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableAuthResponse { injection_location, networking, secret_name, type }

Authentication details for a credential.

One of the following:
beta_managed_agents_mcp_oauth_auth_response: object{ mcp_server_url, type, expires_at, refresh }

OAuth credential details for an MCP server.

beta_managed_agents_static_bearer_auth_response: object{ mcp_server_url, type }

Static bearer token credential details for an MCP server.

mcp_server_url: string

URL of the MCP server this credential authenticates against.

type: "static_bearer"
beta_managed_agents_environment_variable_auth_response: object{ injection_location, networking, secret_name, type }

Environment variable credential details. The secret value is never returned.

created_at: string

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time
metadata: map[string]

Arbitrary key-value metadata attached to the credential.

type: "vault_credential"
updated_at: string

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time
vault_id: string

Identifier of the vault this credential belongs to.

display_name: optional string

Human-readable name for the credential.

Create Credential

ant beta:vaults:credentials create \
  --api-key my-anthropic-api-key \
  --vault-id vlt_011CZkZDLs7fYzm1hXNPeRjv \
  --auth '{token: bearer_exampletoken, mcp_server_url: https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse, type: static_bearer}'
{
  "id": "vcrd_011CZkZEMt8gZan2iYOQfSkw",
  "archived_at": null,
  "auth": {
    "mcp_server_url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse",
    "type": "static_bearer"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "metadata": {
    "environment": "production"
  },
  "type": "vault_credential",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "vault_id": "vlt_011CZkZDLs7fYzm1hXNPeRjv",
  "display_name": "Example credential"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "vcrd_011CZkZEMt8gZan2iYOQfSkw",
  "archived_at": null,
  "auth": {
    "mcp_server_url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse",
    "type": "static_bearer"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "metadata": {
    "environment": "production"
  },
  "type": "vault_credential",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "vault_id": "vlt_011CZkZDLs7fYzm1hXNPeRjv",
  "display_name": "Example credential"
}