API credential

Synopsis

Create a credential.

Syntax

New-IAMAPICredential [[-ClientID] <String>] [[-EdgeRCFile] <String>] [[-Section] <String>]
 [[-AccountSwitchKey] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Creates a new credential for your API client or for another API client by specifying their client ID. If you want to create a credential for your API client, specify a value of self in the -ClientID parameter.

Note: This is the only time you'll see the client secret. Save the credential to avoid the need to create a new one.

Parameters

-AccountSwitchKey

Account switch key, for use when you have access to multiple accounts and need to specify which one to use. Run Get-AccountSwitchKey to list the account switch keys available to you.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: None
Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ClientID

Unique identifier for each API client. To get this value, run Get-IAMAPIClient.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: None
Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-EdgeRCFile

EdgeRC file to authenticate your command. Defaults to ~/.edgerc.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: None
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Section

EdgeRC section to retrieve authentication credentials from. Defaults to default.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: None
Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

None

Outputs

System.Object