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title: Create credential set
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# Create credential set

client.VulnerabilityScanner.CredentialSets.New(ctx, params) (\*[CredentialSetNewResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/vulnerability_scanner#(resource)%20vulnerability_scanner.credential_sets%20%3E%20(model)%20CredentialSetNewResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>), error)

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/vuln\_scanner/credential\_sets

Creates a new credential set.

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

params CredentialSetNewParams

</summary>

AccountID param.Field\[string]

Path param: Identifier.

maxLength32

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Name param.Field\[string]

Body param: Human-readable name.

<a href="#(resource)%20vulnerability_scanner.credential_sets%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20name">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20vulnerability_scanner.credential_sets%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

type CredentialSetNewResponse struct{…}

</summary>

ID string

Credential set identifier.

formatuuid

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Name string

Human-readable name.

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</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20vulnerability_scanner.credential_sets%20%3E%20(model)%20CredentialSetNewResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Create credential set

Go

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/option"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/vulnerability_scanner"
)

func main() {
  client := cloudflare.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIToken("Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY"),
  )
  credentialSet, err := client.VulnerabilityScanner.CredentialSets.New(context.TODO(), vulnerability_scanner.CredentialSetNewParams{
    AccountID: cloudflare.F("023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"),
    Name: cloudflare.F("Production API credentials"),
  })
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", credentialSet.ID)
}
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "name": "Production API credentials"
  },
  "result_info": {}
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "name": "Production API credentials"
  },
  "result_info": {}
}
```