# Credentials

Create named secret references, inspect consumers, rotate values, and remove credentials safely.

## Where to find it

Open **Account > Credentials**.

Address: `/account/credentials`.

## Create and find a credential

Choose **New credential** to open **New library credential**. Enter a permanent **Key**, a human-readable **Label**, the credential value in its secret input, and a description when useful. The key starts with a lowercase letter, uses lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores, and has at most 63 characters. Choose **Create credential** and confirm it appears in the list.

Use **Search credentials**, **Credential type**, and **Credential usage** to find an existing reference. Open it to inspect Type, created/last-rotated information, **Used in**, and any rotation reasons. Stored values are write-only; this drawer does not provide a readable secret or version-history picker.

## Rotate the active value

1. Prepare the replacement using the provider's authorized credential process.
2. Review **Used in** so you know which connections depend on this reference.
3. Choose **Rotate value** and enter **Replacement credential value** in the secret input. Use the supported JSON input only when that connection expects it.
4. Choose **Rotate**. This updates the active stored reference and bound connections immediately; there is no staged version-promotion or pre-promotion test step in this page.
5. Check the intended consumers after rotation. Handle revoking the old provider credential in that provider's interface after verification; Topline has no **Revoke** control here.

**Cancel** abandons the replacement form. If rotation fails, inspect the saved last-rotated state and consumers before retrying. Do not put values into ordinary chat, documentation, source code, or support packets.

## Make a private credential reusable

**Make shared** appears for a connection-private credential and moves it into the reusable credential library. It changes sharing/reuse scope, not which version is active. Do not use it as a rotation step; confirm that the wider reuse is intended.

## Delete safely

Review **Used in** and remove or replace consumer references before deleting. A remaining consumer can block removal. Deleting the Topline reference does not revoke the external provider credential. Verify the resulting list and any affected connections after a deletion.

## Related guides

- [Source settings](/docs/source-details)
- [Connected tools](/docs/connected-tools)
- [Team Members](/docs/team-members)