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ConnectApi.ExternalCredentialInput

Input used to create or update an external credential.

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Important

Property	Type	Description	Required or Optional	Available Version
`authenticationProtocol`	`ConnectApi.CredentialAuthenticationProtocol`	Authentication protocol of the external credential. Values are: `AwsSv4` `Basic` `Custom` `Jwt` `OAuth`	Required	58.0
`authenticationProtocolVariant`	`ConnectApi.CredentialAuthenticationProtocolVariant`	Authentication protocol variant of the external credential. Values are: `AwsSv4_STS`—AWS Signature Version 4 with Security Token Service. `ClientCredentialsClientSecret`—OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials client secret. Client secrets are sent in the callout’s request body. `ClientCredentialsClientSecretBasic`—OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials client secret. Client secrets are sent in the callout’s authorization header, as with Basic authentication. `ClientCredentialsJwtAssertion`—OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials JSON Web Token assertion. `JwtBearer`—OAuth 2.0 JSON Web Token bearer flow. `NoAuthentication`—No authentication. `RolesAnywhere`—AWS Signature Version 4 with Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles Anywhere. If specified, the authentication protocol variant must match the actual protocol variant of the external credential.	Optional	58.0
`customHeaders`	List<`ConnectApi.CredentialCustomHeaderInput`>	List of credential custom headers.	Optional	58.0
`developerName`	String	Fully qualified developer name of the external credential.	Required for creating an external credential Optional for updating an external credential	58.0
`masterLabel`	String	External credential label.	Required	58.0
`parameters`	List<`ConnectApi.ExternalCredentialParameterInput`>	List of external credential parameters.	Optional depending on `authenticationProtocol` and `authenticationVariant`	58.0
`principals`	List<`ConnectApi.ExternalCredentialPrincipalInput`>	List of principals the credential has.	Optional	58.0

Apex Reference Guide

ConnectApi.ExternalCredentialInput