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title: Store catalog credentials
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# Store catalog credentials
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/basin-catalog/{bucket\_name}/credential
Store authentication credentials for a catalog. These credentials are used to authenticate with R2 storage when performing catalog operations.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
`Workers R2 Data Catalog Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Use this to identify the account.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20basin_catalog.credentials%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
bucket\_name: string
Specifies the R2 bucket name.
maxLength63
minLength3
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20basin_catalog.credentials%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20bucket_name%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
token: string
Provides the Cloudflare API token for accessing R2.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20basin_catalog.credentials%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20token%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {code, message }
Contains errors if the API call was unsuccessful.
code: number
Specifies the error code.
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message: string
Describes the error.
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messages: array of object {code, message }
Contains informational messages.
code: number
Specifies the message code.
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message: string
Contains the message text.
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success: boolean
Indicates whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20basin_catalog.credentials%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
result: optional unknown
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20basin_catalog.credentials%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
### Store catalog credentials
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/basin-catalog/$BUCKET_NAME/credential \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"token": "your-cloudflare-api-token-here"
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [],
"messages": [],
"result": null,
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [],
"messages": [],
"result": null,
"success": true
}
```