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Create Credential

POST/v1/vaults/{vault_id}/credentials

Create Credential

Path parameters
vault_id: string
Headers
"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

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

One of the following:
string
"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 31 more
One of the following:
"message-batches-2024-09-24"
"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"
"computer-use-2024-10-22"
"computer-use-2025-01-24"
"pdfs-2024-09-25"
"token-counting-2024-11-01"
"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"
"output-128k-2025-02-19"
"files-api-2025-04-14"
"mcp-client-2025-04-04"
"mcp-client-2025-11-20"
"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"
"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"
"code-execution-2025-05-22"
"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"
"context-1m-2025-08-07"
"context-management-2025-06-27"
"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"
"skills-2025-10-02"
"fast-mode-2026-02-01"
"output-300k-2026-03-24"
"user-profiles-2026-03-24"
"user-profiles-2026-08-18"
"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"
"managed-agents-2026-04-01"
"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"
"dreaming-2026-04-21"
"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"
"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"
"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"
"fallback-credit-2026-06-01"
"fallback-credit-2026-07-01"
"agent-memory-2026-07-22"
"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"
Body
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 }

Authentication details for creating a credential.

One of the following:
BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthCreateParams object{ access_token, mcp_server_url, type, 2 more }

Parameters for creating an MCP OAuth credential.

access_token: string

OAuth access token.

minLength1
maxLength8192
mcp_server_url: string

URL of the MCP server this credential authenticates against.

minLength1
maxLength2047
type: "mcp_oauth"
expires_at: optional string or null

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time
refresh: optional BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthRefreshParams { client_id, refresh_token, token_endpoint, 3 more } or null

OAuth refresh token parameters for creating a credential with refresh support.

BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerCreateParams object{ token, mcp_server_url, type }

Parameters for creating a static bearer token credential.

token: string

Static bearer token value.

minLength1
maxLength8192
mcp_server_url: string

URL of the MCP server this credential authenticates against.

minLength1
maxLength2047
type: "static_bearer"
BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableCreateParams object{ networking, secret_name, secret_value, 2 more }

Parameters for creating an environment variable credential.

display_name: optional string or null

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

maxLength255
metadata: optional map[string]

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

Returns
BetaManagedAgentsCredential object{ id, archived_at, auth, 6 more }

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

Create Credential

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/vaults/$VAULT_ID/credentials \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "auth": {
            "token": "bearer_exampletoken",
            "mcp_server_url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse",
            "type": "static_bearer"
          },
          "display_name": "Example credential",
          "metadata": {
            "environment": "production"
          }
        }'
{
  "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"
}