Create Credential - Apinizer Dokümantasyonu

Endpoint

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/credentials/

Authentication

Requires a Personal API Access Token.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

Request

Headers

Header	Value	Required
Authorization	Bearer	Yes
Content-Type	application/json	Yes

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example - Basic Credential

{
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "fullName": "John Doe",
  "description": "API user credential",
  "username": "api-user",
  "password": "SecurePassword123!",
  "roleNameList": [
    "API_USER"
  ],
  "enabled": true,
  "ipList": [],
  "expireDate": null
}

Full JSON Body Example - Credential with IP Restrictions

{
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "fullName": "Restricted User",
  "description": "Credential with IP restrictions",
  "username": "restricted-user",
  "password": "SecurePassword123!",
  "roleNameList": [
    "API_USER",
    "DEVELOPER"
  ],
  "enabled": true,
  "ipList": [
    "192.168.1.100",
    "10.0.0.0/8",
    "172.16.0.0/12"
  ],
  "expireDate": null
}

Full JSON Body Example - Credential with Expiration Date

{
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "fullName": "Temporary User",
  "description": "Temporary credential with expiration",
  "username": "temp-user",
  "password": "SecurePassword123!",
  "roleNameList": [
    "API_USER"
  ],
  "enabled": true,
  "ipList": [],
  "expireDate": "2024-12-31T23:59:59.000Z"
}

Full JSON Body Example - Disabled Credential

{
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "fullName": "Disabled User",
  "description": "Disabled credential",
  "username": "disabled-user",
  "password": "SecurePassword123!",
  "roleNameList": [
    "API_USER"
  ],
  "enabled": false,
  "ipList": [],
  "expireDate": null
}

Request Body Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
email	string	Yes	-	Email address of the credential holder
fullName	string	Yes	-	Full name of the credential holder
description	string	No	-	Description of the credential
username	string	Yes	-	Username (unique identifier, must be unique across all credentials)
password	string	Yes	-	Password for the credential
roleNameList	array[string]	No	[]	List of role names assigned to the credential
enabled	boolean	No	true	Whether the credential is enabled
ipList	array[string]	No	[]	List of allowed IP addresses/CIDR ranges
expireDate	string\|null	No	null	Expiration date in ISO 8601 format (e.g., “2024-12-31T23:59:59.000Z”)

Notes

username must be unique across all credentials
password must not be empty
email must be a valid email address format
fullName must not be empty
roleNameList must contain valid role names that exist in the system
ipList can contain individual IP addresses (e.g., “192.168.1.100”) or CIDR ranges (e.g., “10.0.0.0/8”)
expireDate is in ISO 8601 format (UTC). Use null for no expiration
enabled defaults to true if not specified
Credential is automatically deployed to all environments in the project

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Deployment completed successfully",
    "environmentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployed successfully"
      },
      {
        "environmentName": "staging",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployed successfully"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	Indicates if the request was successful
deploymentResult	object	Deployment result. See Deployment Result Object

Deployment Result Object

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	Overall deployment success status
message	string	Deployment message
environmentResults	array[object]	Results per environment

Environment Result Object

Field	Type	Description
environmentName	string	Environment name
success	boolean	Deployment success status for this environment
message	string	Deployment message for this environment

Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Credential username can not be empty!"
}

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Credential password can not be empty!"
}

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Credential full name can not be empty!"
}

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Credential email can not be empty!"
}

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "There is already a credential has this name!"
}

Common Causes

Missing required fields (username, password, fullName, email)
Username already exists
Invalid email format
Invalid role names in roleNameList
Invalid date format for expireDate

Error Response (401 Unauthorized)

{
  "error": "unauthorized_client",
  "error_description": "Invalid token"
}

Error Response (404 Not Found)

{
  "error": "not_found",
  "error_description": "Project(MyProject) was not found or user does not have privilege to access it!"
}

cURL Example

Example 1: Create Basic Credential

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/credentials/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "fullName": "John Doe",
    "description": "API user credential",
    "username": "api-user",
    "password": "SecurePassword123!",
    "roleNameList": [
      "API_USER"
    ],
    "enabled": true,
    "ipList": [],
    "expireDate": null
  }'

Example 2: Create Credential with IP Restrictions

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/credentials/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "fullName": "Restricted User",
    "username": "restricted-user",
    "password": "SecurePassword123!",
    "roleNameList": [
      "API_USER"
    ],
    "enabled": true,
    "ipList": [
      "192.168.1.100",
      "10.0.0.0/8"
    ],
    "expireDate": null
  }'

Example 3: Create Credential with Expiration

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/credentials/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "fullName": "Temporary User",
    "username": "temp-user",
    "password": "SecurePassword123!",
    "roleNameList": [
      "API_USER"
    ],
    "enabled": true,
    "ipList": [],
    "expireDate": "2024-12-31T23:59:59.000Z"
  }'

Notes and Warnings

Username Uniqueness:
- Username must be unique across all credentials
- If username already exists, creation will fail
Password Requirements:
- Password must not be empty
- Use strong passwords for security
- Passwords are stored securely (hashed)
Email Validation:
- Email must be provided and not empty
- Email format should be valid
Full Name:
- Full name must be provided and not empty
- Used for identification purposes
Role Names:
- Role names must exist in the system
- Invalid role names will cause validation errors
- Empty role list is allowed (no roles assigned)
IP Restrictions:
- IP list can contain individual IPs or CIDR ranges
- Empty IP list means no IP restrictions
- Invalid IP formats may cause errors
Expiration Date:
- Use ISO 8601 format (UTC): “YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ”
- Use null for no expiration
- Expired credentials cannot be used for authentication
Enabled Status:
- Defaults to true if not specified
- Disabled credentials cannot be used for authentication
Automatic Deployment:
- Credential is automatically deployed to all environments
- Deployment results are returned in the response
- Failed deployments are included in environmentResults

Permissions

User must have IDENTITY + MANAGE permission in the project
For automatic deployment, user must also have IDENTITY + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission

List Credentials - List all credentials
Update Credential - Update a credential
Change Credential Password - Change credential password
Grant Access - Grant access to API Proxy or Group

Home

​Endpoint

​Authentication

​Header

​Request

​Headers

​Path Parameters

​Request Body

​Full JSON Body Example - Basic Credential

​Full JSON Body Example - Credential with IP Restrictions

​Full JSON Body Example - Credential with Expiration Date

​Full JSON Body Example - Disabled Credential

​Request Body Fields

​Notes

​Response

​Success Response (200 OK)

​Response Fields

​Deployment Result Object

​Environment Result Object

​Error Response (400 Bad Request)

​Common Causes

​Error Response (401 Unauthorized)

​Error Response (404 Not Found)

​cURL Example

​Example 1: Create Basic Credential

​Example 2: Create Credential with IP Restrictions

​Example 3: Create Credential with Expiration

​Notes and Warnings

​Permissions

​Related Documentation

Endpoint

Authentication

Header

Request

Headers

Path Parameters

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example - Basic Credential

Full JSON Body Example - Credential with IP Restrictions

Full JSON Body Example - Credential with Expiration Date

Full JSON Body Example - Disabled Credential

Request Body Fields

Notes

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

Response Fields

Deployment Result Object

Environment Result Object

Error Response (400 Bad Request)

Common Causes

Error Response (401 Unauthorized)

Error Response (404 Not Found)

cURL Example

Example 1: Create Basic Credential

Example 2: Create Credential with IP Restrictions

Example 3: Create Credential with Expiration

Notes and Warnings

Permissions

Related Documentation