# Retrieve all credentials

Retrieves all credentials accessible to the authenticated user for the given customer. Supports field projection to return only specified fields.

## Endpoints

`GET /dcapi/credentials`

## Request URL

`https://`[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/credentials`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.Admin.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/allCredentialsResponse.v1+json`

### Query Parameters

- **fields** `string` — Optional
  - Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response (field projection).

## Sample Request

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/credentials \
  --header 'Accept: application/allCredentialsResponse.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **credentialID** `string`
  - Unique identifier of the credential
- **credentialName** `string`
  - Administrator-defined display name for the credential
- **credentialUsername** `string`
  - Username stored in the credential for authentication
- **credentialType** `string`
  - Textual label of the credential type (e.g., 'Active Directory', 'Workgroup', 'BIOS')
- **credentialTypeID** `string`
  - Numeric type identifier: 1 = Root Credential, 301 = Active Directory Credential, 302 = Workgroup Credential, 303 = BIOS Credential
- **credentialUUID** `string`
  - Universally unique identifier (UUID) of the credential
- **domainID** `string`
  - Unique identifier of the domain associated with the credential. Empty for non-domain credentials
- **domainName** `string`
  - Name of the domain associated with the credential. Empty for non-domain credentials
- **description** `string`
  - Administrator-provided description for the credential. Returns '--' if not set
- **userID** `string`
  - Unique identifier of the user who created or last modified this credential
- **createdUser** `string`
  - Login username of the user who created this credential
- **isRootCredential** `string`
  - Indicates whether this is a root credential: 1 = root credential, 0 = non-root credential
- **addedTime** `string`
  - Formatted timestamp of when the credential was created (e.g., 'Mar 30, 2026 04:50 PM')
- **modifiedTime** `string`
  - Formatted timestamp of when the credential was last modified (e.g., 'Apr 1, 2026 12:48 PM')

### HTTP Code 403

Response Body — `application/json`

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`
  - Error code indicating insufficient permissions
- **errorMsg** `string`
  - Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **204** — HTTP code
- **403** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

List of all credentials

```json
[
  {
    "modifiedTime": "Apr 1, 2026 12:48 PM",
    "credentialTypeID": 301,
    "description": "--",
    "credentialUsername": "Administrator",
    "userID": "1",
    "domainID": "311",
    "credentialType": "Active Directory",
    "credentialUUID": "5be0e976-d613-46a0-bdc9-5a374fcadf53-1774869636432",
    "domainName": "ECSOM",
    "addedTime": "Mar 30, 2026 04:50 PM",
    "credentialID": "1",
    "credentialName": "ECSOM_root",
    "createdUser": "admin",
    "isRootCredential": 1
  }
]
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 204

```text
204 No Content
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 403

Insufficient role permissions

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Insufficient role permissions",
  "status": "403"
}
```

## Rate Limits

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.