> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Vault Credential

> Retrieve metadata for a specific vault credential. Does not return raw tokens.

## Endpoint

```
GET /v1/vault/credentials/:id
```

## Authentication

Requires a developer API key in the `Authorization` header.

## Request Headers

| Header | Value |
| - | - |
| `Authorization` | `Bearer <api_key>` |

## Path Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `id` | `string` | The vault credential ID (e.g. `vc_01HXYZ...`) |

## Example Request

```bash theme={null}
curl https://api.grantex.dev/v1/vault/credentials/vc_01HXYZ... \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer gx_..."
```

## Response -- 200 OK

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "vc_01HXYZ...",
  "principalId": "user_abc123",
  "service": "github",
  "credentialType": "oauth2",
  "tokenExpiresAt": "2026-04-06T12:00:00.000Z",
  "metadata": { "scopes": ["repo", "read:org"] },
  "createdAt": "2026-04-05T12:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

## Response Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `id` | `string` | Unique vault credential ID |
| `principalId` | `string` | The principal who owns this credential |
| `service` | `string` | Service identifier |
| `credentialType` | `string` | Credential type (e.g. `"oauth2"`) |
| `tokenExpiresAt` | `string \| null` | ISO-8601 token expiry, or `null` if not set |
| `metadata` | `object` | Arbitrary metadata |
| `createdAt` | `string` | ISO-8601 creation timestamp |
| `updatedAt` | `string` | ISO-8601 last update timestamp |

## Error Responses

| Status | Code | Description |
| - | - | - |
| 401 | `UNAUTHORIZED` | Invalid or missing API key |
| 404 | `NOT_FOUND` | Credential not found or does not belong to developer |

## SDK Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  import Grantex from '@grantex/sdk';

  const grantex = new Grantex({ apiKey: 'gx_...' });

  const cred = await grantex.vault.get('vc_01HXYZ...');
  console.log(cred.service);       // "github"
  console.log(cred.tokenExpiresAt); // "2026-04-06T12:00:00.000Z"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  from grantex import Grantex

  grantex = Grantex(api_key="gx_...")

  cred = grantex.vault.get("vc_01HXYZ...")
  print(cred.service)           # "github"
  print(cred.token_expires_at)  # "2026-04-06T12:00:00.000Z"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Ownership

Grantex is owned by Orchestrum Technologies LLP. Inventor and owner: Sanjeev Kumar. Ownership contact: [sanjeev@orchestrum.in](mailto:sanjeev@orchestrum.in) or [mishra.sanjeev@gmail.com](mailto:mishra.sanjeev@gmail.com).


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