Create a credential

Register a credential under an auth scope and bind it to one or more targets such as MCP servers. The response never includes the secret token.

POST /auth-scopes/{scope_slug}/credentials

Create a credential

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.smith.langchain.com/v1/deepagents/auth-scopes/{scope_slug}/credentials \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "display_name": "Search API token",
  "description": "Bearer token for the MCP search server.",
  "auth": {
    "type": "static_bearer",
    "token": "<SECRET_TOKEN>"
  },
  "bindings": [
    {
      "kind": "mcp_server",
      "url": "https://tools.langchain.com"
    }
  ]
}
'

201

{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "display_name": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "bindings": [
    {
      "url": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Authorizations

X-Api-Key · string · header · default: LANGSMITH_API_KEY · required

Path Parameters

scope_slug · enum<string> · required

Auth scope slug. Currently only default is supported.

Available options: default

Body

application/json

display_name · string · required

Human-readable credential name. Must not be blank.

auth · object · required

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bindings · object[] · required

Targets the credential applies to.

Minimum array length: 1

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description · string

Optional credential description.

Response

201

application/json

Credential created. The secret token is not returned.

id · string<uuid>

scope_slug · enum<string>

Available options: default

display_name · string

description · string

auth_type · enum<string>

Credential auth type. The secret token is not returned.

Available options: static_bearer

bindings · object[]

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created_at · string<date-time>