# Credential
<a name="API_Credential"></a>

Contains credential information for an application.

## Contents
<a name="API_Credential_Contents"></a>

**Important**  
This data type is a UNION, so only one of the following members can be specified when used or returned.

 ** apiKeyCredential **   <a name="appfabric-Type-Credential-apiKeyCredential"></a>
Contains API key credential information.  
Type: [ApiKeyCredential](API_ApiKeyCredential.md) object  
Required: No

 ** oauth2Credential **   <a name="appfabric-Type-Credential-oauth2Credential"></a>
Contains OAuth2 client credential information.  
Type: [Oauth2Credential](API_Oauth2Credential.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
<a name="API_Credential_SeeAlso"></a>

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/appfabric-2023-05-19/Credential) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/appfabric-2023-05-19/Credential) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/appfabric-2023-05-19/Credential)