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# create_credential

Credentials let you store login information (username/password, TOTP secrets) securely in Skyvern's vault. Reference them by ID in tasks and agents instead of passing secrets in your code.

<Note>
  Python uses `snake_case` (e.g., `create_credential`); TypeScript uses `camelCase` (e.g., `createCredential`). Parameter tables show Python names. TypeScript names are the camelCase equivalents.
</Note>

Store a new credential.

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  ```python Python theme={null}
  credential = await client.create_credential(
      name="my-app-login",
      credential_type="password",
      credential={
          "username": "demo@example.com",
          "password": "s3cur3-p4ss",
      },
  )
  print(credential.credential_id)
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  const credential = await skyvern.createCredential({
    name: "my-app-login",
    credential_type: "password",
    credential: {
      username: "demo@example.com",
      password: "s3cur3-p4ss",
    },
  });
  console.log(credential.credential_id);
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Parameters

| Parameter         | Type                                | Required | Description                                                            |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `name`            | `str`                               | Yes      | Display name for the credential.                                       |
| `credential_type` | `CredentialType`                    | Yes      | Type of credential.                                                    |
| `credential`      | `CreateCredentialRequestCredential` | Yes      | The credential data. Shape depends on `credential_type`.               |
| `vault_type`      | `CredentialVaultType`               | No       | Which vault to store this credential in. If omitted, uses the default. |
| `request_options` | `RequestOptions`                    | No       | Per-request configuration (see below).                                 |

### Returns `CredentialResponse`

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### Request options

Override timeout, retries, or headers for this call by passing `request_options` (Python) or a second options argument (TypeScript).

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  ```python Python theme={null}
  from skyvern.client.core import RequestOptions

  request_options=RequestOptions(
      timeout_in_seconds=120,
      max_retries=3,
      additional_headers={"x-custom-header": "value"},
  )
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  // Pass as second argument to any method
  {
    timeoutInSeconds: 120,
    maxRetries: 3,
    headers: { "x-custom-header": "value" },
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

| Option (Python)               | Option (TypeScript) | Type                              | Description                   |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| `timeout_in_seconds`          | `timeoutInSeconds`  | `int` / `number`                  | HTTP timeout in seconds.      |
| `max_retries`                 | `maxRetries`        | `int` / `number`                  | Retry count.                  |
| `additional_headers`          | `headers`           | `dict` / `Record<string, string>` | Extra headers.                |
| `additional_query_parameters` | -                   | `dict`                            | Extra query parameters.       |
| `additional_body_parameters`  | -                   | `dict`                            | Extra body parameters.        |
| -                             | `abortSignal`       | `AbortSignal`                     | Signal to cancel the request. |
| -                             | `apiKey`            | `string`                          | Override API key.             |

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