Credential vault API - GET credentials metadata

Gets the metadata of the specified set of credentials for synthetic monitors. The credentials set itself (username/certificate and password) is not included in the response.

The request produces an application/json payload.

Early Adopter

This request is an Early Adopter release and may be changed in non-compatible way.

GET	Managed https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/credentials/{id} SaaS https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/credentials/{id}

Authentication

To execute this request, you need the Read configuration permission assigned to your API token. To learn how to obtain and use it, see the Authentication page.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
id	string	The Dynatrace entity ID of the required credentials set.	path	required

Response format

Response parameters JSON model

The CredentialsResponseElement object

Metadata of the credentials set.

Element	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the credentials set.
id	string	The ID of the credentials set.
type	string	The type of the credentials set.
description	string	A short description of the credentials set.
owner	string	The owner of the credential.
ownerAccessOnly	boolean	Flag indicating that this credential is visible only to the owner.

    
{
  "name": "Sample username-password credentials",
  "id": "CREDENTIALS_VAULT-C43F2C2E6395AD23",
  "type": "USERNAME_PASSWORD",
  "description": "Sample credentials for demo purposes.\n",
  "owner": "user@domain.com",
  "ownerAccessOnly": "true"
}

Example

In this example, the request fetches the metadata of the easyTravel credentials set with the ID of CREDENTIALS_VAULT-9415C41E3649FE3C.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

Curl

curl -X GET \
  'https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/credentials/CREDENTIALS_VAULT-9415C41E3649FE3C' \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-token abcdefjhij1234567890'

Request URL

https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/credentials/CREDENTIALS_VAULT-9415C41E3649FE3C

Response body

{
  "name": "easyTravel",
  "id": "CREDENTIALS_VAULT-9415C41E3649FE3C",
  "type": "USERNAME_PASSWORD",
  "description": "Credentials for easyTravel test app"
}

Response code

200