---
title: "update_credential"
slug: sdk-reference/credentials/update-credential
---

Overwrite the stored credential data (e.g. username/password) while keeping the same credential ID.

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```python Python
updated = await client.update_credential(
    "cred_abc123",
    name="Updated Login",
    credential_type="password",
    credential={
        "username": "new_user@example.com",
        "password": "new_password",
    },
)
```

```typescript TypeScript
const updated = await skyvern.updateCredential("cred_abc123", {
  name: "Updated Login",
  credential_type: "password",
  credential: {
    username: "new_user@example.com",
    password: "new_password",
  },
});
```
</CodeGroup>

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `credential_id` | `str` | Yes | The credential ID to update. |
| `name` | `str` | Yes | Name of the credential. |
| `credential_type` | `str` | Yes | Type of credential (`"password"`, `"credit_card"`, `"secret"`). |
| `credential` | `dict` | Yes | The new credential data. |
| `vault_type` | `CredentialVaultType` | No | Vault provider. |
| `request_options` | `RequestOptions` | No | Per-request configuration (see below). |

### Returns `CredentialResponse`

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### Request options


Override timeout, retries, or headers for this call by passing `request_options` (Python) or a second options argument (TypeScript).

<CodeGroup>
```python Python
from skyvern.client.core import RequestOptions

request_options=RequestOptions(
    timeout_in_seconds=120,
    max_retries=3,
    additional_headers={"x-custom-header": "value"},
)
```

```typescript TypeScript
// Pass as second argument to any method
{
  timeoutInSeconds: 120,
  maxRetries: 3,
  headers: { "x-custom-header": "value" },
}
```
</CodeGroup>

| Option (Python) | Option (TypeScript) | Type | Description |
|-----------------|---------------------|------|-------------|
| `timeout_in_seconds` | `timeoutInSeconds` | `int` / `number` | HTTP timeout in seconds. |
| `max_retries` | `maxRetries` | `int` / `number` | Retry count. |
| `additional_headers` | `headers` | `dict` / `Record<string, string>` | Extra headers. |
| `additional_query_parameters` | - | `dict` | Extra query parameters. |
| `additional_body_parameters` | - | `dict` | Extra body parameters. |
| - | `abortSignal` | `AbortSignal` | Signal to cancel the request. |
| - | `apiKey` | `string` | Override API key. |


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