---
title: Create Credential
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/typescript/beta/vaults/credentials/create
---

# Create Credential

`client.beta.vaults.credentials.create(vaultID, params, options?): BetaManagedAgentsCredential`

**POST** `/v1/vaults/{vault_id}/credentials`

Create Credential

## Parameters

- `vaultID: string` (path parameter)

  Identifier of the vault to create the credential in.

- `params: CredentialCreateParams`

  - `auth: BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthCreateParams | BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerCreateParams | BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableCreateParams`

    Authentication configuration for the credential.

    - `interface BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthCreateParams`

      Parameters for creating an MCP OAuth credential.

      - `type: "mcp_oauth"`

      - `access_token: string`

        OAuth access token.

        minLength: 1, maxLength: 8192

      - `mcp_server_url: string`

        URL of the MCP server this credential authenticates against.

        minLength: 1, maxLength: 2047

      - `expires_at?: string | null`

        A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

        format: date-time

      - `refresh?: BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthRefreshParams | null`

        Refresh token configuration, if the credential supports token refresh.

        - `client_id: string`

          OAuth client ID.

          minLength: 1, maxLength: 1024

        - `refresh_token: string`

          OAuth refresh token.

          minLength: 1, maxLength: 8192

        - `token_endpoint: string`

          Token endpoint URL used to refresh the access token.

          minLength: 1, maxLength: 2047

        - `token_endpoint_auth: BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthNoneParam | BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthBasicParam | BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthPostParam`

          - `interface BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthNoneParam`

            Token endpoint requires no client authentication.

            - `type: "none"`

          - `interface BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthBasicParam`

            Token endpoint uses HTTP Basic authentication with client credentials.

            - `type: "client_secret_basic"`

            - `client_secret: string`

              OAuth client secret.

              minLength: 1, maxLength: 512

          - `interface BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthPostParam`

            Token endpoint uses POST body authentication with client credentials.

            - `type: "client_secret_post"`

            - `client_secret: string`

              OAuth client secret.

              minLength: 1, maxLength: 512

        - `resource?: string | null`

          OAuth resource indicator.

          minLength: 1, maxLength: 2047

        - `scope?: string | null`

          OAuth scope for the refresh request.

          minLength: 1, maxLength: 8192

    - `interface BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerCreateParams`

      Parameters for creating a static bearer token credential.

      - `type: "static_bearer"`

      - `token: string`

        Static bearer token value.

        minLength: 1, maxLength: 8192

      - `mcp_server_url: string`

        URL of the MCP server this credential authenticates against.

        minLength: 1, maxLength: 2047

    - `interface BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableCreateParams`

      Parameters for creating an environment variable credential.

      - `type: "environment_variable"`

      - `networking: BetaManagedAgentsCredentialNetworkingParams`

        Outbound hosts the secret value is substituted on.

        - `interface BetaManagedAgentsUnrestrictedCredentialNetworkingParams`

          Substitute the secret on any host the session's Environment network policy permits egress to. The Environment's network policy is the only boundary on where the secret can reach.

          - `type: "unrestricted"`

        - `interface BetaManagedAgentsLimitedCredentialNetworkingParams`

          Substitute the secret only on requests to the listed hosts.

          - `type: "limited"`

          - `allowed_hosts: Array<string>`

            Hostnames on which the secret will be substituted. Each entry is a bare hostname (`api.example.com`), an IPv4 address (`192.0.2.1`), or a `*.`-prefixed wildcard (`*.example.com`). URLs, ports, paths, and IPv6 addresses are not accepted. At most 16 entries.

      - `secret_name: string`

        Name of the environment variable. Immutable after create.

        minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

      - `secret_value: string`

        Secret value. Write-only; never returned in responses.

        minLength: 1, maxLength: 4096

      - `injection_location?: BetaManagedAgentsInjectionLocationParams`

        Where in the outbound request the secret value may be substituted.

        - `body?: boolean`

          Substitute when the placeholder appears in the request body.

        - `header?: boolean`

          Substitute when the placeholder appears in a request header value.

  - `display_name?: string | null`

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

    maxLength: 255

  - `metadata?: Record<string, string>`

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

  - `betas?: Array<AnthropicBeta>` (header parameter)

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

    - `(string & {})`

    - `"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"`

    - `"user-profiles-2026-09-04"`

    - `"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"`

    - `"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"`

    - `"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"`

    - `"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"`

    - `"compact-2026-09-04"`

    - `"inline-tools-2026-09-15"`

    - `"mcp-client-2026-09-15"`

    - `"ce-plugins-2026-09-01"`

    - `"spend-limit-reads-2026-09-26"`

  - `workspace_id?: string` (header parameter)

    Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`).

    Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace.

## Returns

- `interface BetaManagedAgentsCredential`

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

  - `type: "vault_credential"`

  - `id: string`

    Unique identifier for the credential.

  - `archived_at: string | null`

    When the credential was archived. Null if not archived.

    format: date-time

  - `auth: BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthAuthResponse | BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerAuthResponse | BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableAuthResponse`

    Authentication configuration for this credential.

    - `interface BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthAuthResponse`

      OAuth credential details for an MCP server.

      - `type: "mcp_oauth"`

      - `mcp_server_url: string`

        URL of the MCP server this credential authenticates against.

      - `expires_at?: string | null`

        A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

        format: date-time

      - `refresh?: BetaManagedAgentsMCPOAuthRefreshResponse | null`

        Refresh token configuration, if the credential supports token refresh.

        - `client_id: string`

          OAuth client ID.

        - `token_endpoint: string`

          Token endpoint URL used to refresh the access token.

        - `token_endpoint_auth: BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthNoneResponse | BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthBasicResponse | BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthPostResponse`

          - `interface BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthNoneResponse`

            Token endpoint requires no client authentication.

            - `type: "none"`

          - `interface BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthBasicResponse`

            Token endpoint uses HTTP Basic authentication with client credentials.

            - `type: "client_secret_basic"`

          - `interface BetaManagedAgentsTokenEndpointAuthPostResponse`

            Token endpoint uses POST body authentication with client credentials.

            - `type: "client_secret_post"`

        - `resource?: string | null`

          OAuth resource indicator.

        - `scope?: string | null`

          OAuth scope for the refresh request.

    - `interface BetaManagedAgentsStaticBearerAuthResponse`

      Static bearer token credential details for an MCP server.

      - `type: "static_bearer"`

      - `mcp_server_url: string`

        URL of the MCP server this credential authenticates against.

    - `interface BetaManagedAgentsEnvironmentVariableAuthResponse`

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

      - `type: "environment_variable"`

      - `injection_location: BetaManagedAgentsInjectionLocationResponse`

        Where in the outbound request the secret value is substituted.

        - `body: boolean`

          Whether the placeholder is substituted in the request body.

        - `header: boolean`

          Whether the placeholder is substituted in request header values.

      - `networking: BetaManagedAgentsUnrestrictedCredentialNetworkingResponse | BetaManagedAgentsLimitedCredentialNetworkingResponse`

        Outbound hosts the secret value is substituted on.

        - `interface BetaManagedAgentsUnrestrictedCredentialNetworkingResponse`

          The secret is substituted on any host the session's Environment network policy permits egress to.

          - `type: "unrestricted"`

        - `interface BetaManagedAgentsLimitedCredentialNetworkingResponse`

          The secret is substituted only on requests to the listed hosts.

          - `type: "limited"`

          - `allowed_hosts: Array<string>`

            Hostnames on which the secret will be substituted. An entry matches the request host exactly; a `*.`-prefixed entry matches any subdomain of the named domain but not the domain itself.

      - `secret_name: string`

        Name of the environment variable.

  - `created_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  - `metadata: Record<string, string>`

    Arbitrary key-value metadata attached to the credential.

  - `updated_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  - `vault_id: string`

    Identifier of the vault this credential belongs to.

  - `display_name?: string | null`

    Human-readable name for the credential.

## Example

```typescript
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";

const client = new Anthropic({
  apiKey: process.env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"] // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const betaManagedAgentsCredential = await client.beta.vaults.credentials.create(
  "vlt_011CZkZDLs7fYzm1hXNPeRjv",
  {
    auth: {
      token: "bearer_exampletoken",
      mcp_server_url: "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse",
      type: "static_bearer"
    }
  }
);

console.log(betaManagedAgentsCredential.id);
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "vcrd_011CZkZEMt8gZan2iYPQfSkw",
  "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"
}
```