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Update Credential

beta.vaults.credentials.update(credential_id, **kwargs) -> BetaManagedAgentsCredential
POST/v1/vaults/{vault_id}/credentials/{credential_id}

Update Credential

Parameters
vault_id: String
credential_id: String
auth: BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthUpdateParams { type, access_token, expires_at, refresh } | BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerUpdateParams { type, token } | BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableUpdateParams { type, injection_location, networking, secret_value }

Updated authentication details for a credential.

One of the following:
class BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthUpdateParams { type, access_token, expires_at, refresh }

Parameters for updating an MCP OAuth credential. The mcp_server_url is immutable.

type: :mcp_oauth
access_token: String

Updated OAuth access token.

minLength1
maxLength8192
expires_at: Time

A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

formatdate-time
refresh: BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthRefreshUpdateParams { refresh_token, scope, token_endpoint_auth }

Parameters for updating OAuth refresh token configuration.

class BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerUpdateParams { type, token }

Parameters for updating a static bearer token credential. The mcp_server_url is immutable.

type: :static_bearer
token: String

Updated static bearer token value.

minLength1
maxLength8192
class BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableUpdateParams { type, injection_location, networking, secret_value }

Parameters for updating an environment variable credential. secret_name is immutable.

display_name: String

Updated human-readable name for the credential. 1-255 characters.

minLength1
maxLength255
metadata: Hash[Symbol, String]

Metadata patch. Set a key to a string to upsert it, or to null to delete it. Omitted keys are preserved.

betas: Array[AnthropicBeta]

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

One of the following:
String = String
AnthropicBeta = :"message-batches-2024-09-24" | :"prompt-caching-2024-07-31" | :"computer-use-2024-10-22" | 38 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"
:"compact-2026-01-12"
:"computer-use-2025-11-24"
:"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"
:"structured-outputs-2025-11-13"
:"task-budgets-2026-03-13"
:"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"
:"ce-user-management-2026-07-13"
Returns
class BetaManagedAgentsCredential { id, archived_at, auth, 6 more }

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

Update Credential

require "anthropic"

anthropic = Anthropic::Client.new(api_key: "my-anthropic-api-key")

beta_managed_agents_credential = anthropic.beta.vaults.credentials.update(
  "vcrd_011CZkZEMt8gZan2iYOQfSkw",
  vault_id: "vlt_011CZkZDLs7fYzm1hXNPeRjv"
)

puts(beta_managed_agents_credential)
{
  "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"
}