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    Resource Access Management:CreateServiceCredential

    Last Updated:Sep 15, 2026

    Creates a service credential for a Resource Access Management (RAM) user in a specified Alibaba Cloud service.

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    RAM authorization

    The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

    • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

    • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

    • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

    • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

      • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

      • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

    • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

    Action

    Access level

    Resource type

    Condition key

    Dependent action

    ram:CreateServiceCredential

    create

    *User

    acs:ram::{#accountId}:user/{#UserName}
    • ram:ServiceCredentialServiceName
    		 None

    Request syntax

    POST  HTTP/1.1

    Request parameters

    Parameter

    Type

    Required

    Description

    Example
    UserPrincipalName

    string

    No

    The logon name of the RAM user. If this parameter is left empty, the service credential is created for the current user by default.

    test@example.onaliyun.com
    ServiceName

    string

    Yes

    The service name of the Alibaba Cloud service.

    xxx.aliyuncs.com
    ServiceCredentialName

    string

    Yes

    The name of the service credential. The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, periods (.), hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

    yourServiceCredentialName
    CredentialAgeDays

    integer

    No

    The expiration period of the service credential, in days. Valid values: 1 to 36600. If this parameter is not specified, the service credential never expires.

    30

    Response elements

    Element

    Type

    Description

    Example

    object

    RequestId

    string

    The request ID.

    81313F5E-3C85-478F-BCC9-E1B70E4556DB
    ServiceCredential

    object

    The service credential information.

    CreateTime

    string

    The time when the service credential was created. The time follows RFC 3339 (UTC). Example: 2026-01-01T10:05:24Z.

    2026-01-01T10:05:24Z
    ExpirationTime

    string

    The expiration time of the service credential. This field is not returned for service credentials that never expire. The time follows RFC 3339 (UTC). Example: 2026-02-01T10:05:24Z.

    2026-02-01T10:05:24Z
    ServiceCredentialId

    string

    The ID of the service credential.

    SC*************
    ServiceCredentialName

    string

    The name of the service credential.

    yourServiceCredentialName
    ServiceCredentialSecret

    string

    The secret of the service credential.

    yourServiceCredentialSecret
    ServiceName

    string

    The service name of the Alibaba Cloud service.

    xxx.aliyuncs.com
    Status

    string

    The status of the service credential. Valid values:

    • Active: enabled.

    • Inactive: disabled.

    • Expired: expired.

    Valid values:

    • Active :

      Enabled.

    • Inactive :

      Disabled.

    • Expired :

      Expired.

    Active
    UserPrincipalName

    string

    The logon name of the RAM user.

    test@example.onaliyun.com

    Examples

    Success response

    JSON format

    {
  "RequestId": "81313F5E-3C85-478F-BCC9-E1B70E4556DB",
  "ServiceCredential": {
    "CreateTime": "2026-01-01T10:05:24Z",
    "ExpirationTime": "2026-02-01T10:05:24Z",
    "ServiceCredentialId": "SC*************",
    "ServiceCredentialName": "yourServiceCredentialName",
    "ServiceCredentialSecret": "yourServiceCredentialSecret",
    "ServiceName": "xxx.aliyuncs.com",
    "Status": "Active",
    "UserPrincipalName": "test@example.onaliyun.com"
  }
}

    Error codes

    See Error Codes for a complete list.

    Release notes

    See Release Notes for a complete list.