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Resource Access Management:GetServiceCredential

Last Updated:Jul 08, 2026

Retrieves a specific service credential of a Resource Access Management (RAM) user.

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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:GetServiceCredential

get

*User

acs:ram::{#accountId}:user/{#UserName}

  • ram:ServiceCredentialServiceName
None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

ServiceCredentialId

string

Yes

The service credential ID.

SC****************

UserPrincipalName

string

No

The logon name of the Resource Access Management (RAM) user. If not specified, the service credential of the identity that invokes the current operation is retrieved.

test@example.onaliyun.com

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The request ID.

66815255-7CCE-4759-AC37-9755794C3626

ServiceCredential

object

The service credential information.

ServiceCredentialId

string

The service credential ID.

SC***************

ServiceName

string

The Alibaba Cloud service name.

xxx.aliyuncs.com

UserPrincipalName

string

The logon name of the Resource Access Management (RAM) user.

test@example.onaliyun.com

ServiceCredentialName

string

The service credential name.

test

CreateTime

string

The time when the service credential was created.

2026-03-15T09:20:58Z

ExpirationTime

string

The expiration time. This field is not returned for permanent service credentials.

2026-04-15T09:20:58Z

Status

string

The status of the service credential.

Active

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "66815255-7CCE-4759-AC37-9755794C3626",
  "ServiceCredential": {
    "ServiceCredentialId": "SC***************",
    "ServiceName": "xxx.aliyuncs.com",
    "UserPrincipalName": "test@example.onaliyun.com",
    "ServiceCredentialName": "test",
    "CreateTime": "2026-03-15T09:20:58Z",
    "ExpirationTime": "2026-04-15T09:20:58Z",
    "Status": "Active"
  }
}

Error codes

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Release notes

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