POST Credential Method

Use the POST method to create a new credential in the domain credential store.

REST Request

POST /idaas/platform/admin/v1/credential

Request Body

Media Types: application/json

The request body contains the details of the create request:

Attribute Description Required
"credential" Password for the credential. Yes
"key" Name of the key. Yes
"map" Name of the map (folder). Yes
"username" Username for the credential. Yes

Response Body

Media Types: application/json

The response body returns the status of the create operation, including:

Attribute Description
"ERROR_CODE" If "STATUS" is set to "Failed", provides the error code.
"ERROR_MSG" If "STATUS" is set to "Failed", provides the contents of the error message.
"STATUS" Status of operation. For example, "Succeeded" or "Failed".

cURL Example

The following example shows how to create a credential in the credential store by submitting a POST request on the REST resource using cURL

curl -i -X POST -u username:password --data @createcred.json -H Content-Type:application/json http://myhost:7001/idaas/platform/admin/v1/credential

Example of Request Body

The following shows an example of the request body in JSON format.

{
    "username" : "username",
    "credential" : "credential",
    "key" : "mykey",
    "map" : "oracle.wsm.security"
}

Example of Response Header

The following shows an example of the response header. For more about the HTTP status codes, see "HTTP Status Codes for HTTP Methods."

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Example of Response Body

The following shows an example of the response body in JSON format.

{
    "STATUS": "Succeeded"
}