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PATCH
Update a credential

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Secret key (sk_live_...)

Path Parameters

credential_id
string
required

Unique identifier for the credential (prefixed with cred_).

Body

Request body for updating a credential. Only include fields you want to change.

auth_credentials
object

Credentials payload. Structure depends on auth_method. For username_password, pass username and password. For source_fields, pass at least one entry in source_fields. Any auth_method except none may also include source_fields alongside its credentials (for example, username and password plus source_fields in the same payload), and tokenized to vault selected source-field values.

external_id
null | string

Updated external identifier. Set to null to remove the mapping.

Response

OK

id
string
required

Unique identifier for the credential, prefixed with cred_.

object
string
required

Always credential.

status
string
required

Credential status: unverified, verified, invalid, or deleted.

source_id
string
required

The source this credential authenticates against. Prefixed with src_.

auth_method
string
required

Authentication method: username_password, source_fields, or none.

auth_credentials
null | object
required

Summary of stored credentials. Sensitive values are not returned.

external_id
null | string
required

External identifier from your system, if set.

created_at
string<date-time>
required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the resource was created.

updated_at
string<date-time>
required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the resource was last updated.

request_id
string
required

Unique identifier for the API request. Include this when contacting support.