# Retrieve all credentials

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

## Endpoint

`GET /dcapi/credentials`

## Request

### 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

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

## Response

### HTTP 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 403

Response body: `application/json`

- `JSON Object`
  - **errorCode** `long`: Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (e.g., DataEncryption_Admin or DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin)
  - **errorMsg** `string`: Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource

### 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 Limit

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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.