---
title: "Read the collection and environment this key belongs to"
description: "Returns the presenting key's collection (id, slug, name), its TEST/LIVE environment, and the capabilities it grants. Use the slug in /v1/developer/collections/{collection} routes."
---

`GET /v1/developer/credential`

**Operation ID:** `getDeveloperCredential`

Returns the presenting key's collection (id, slug, name), its TEST/LIVE environment, and the capabilities it grants. Use the slug in /v1/developer/collections/{collection} routes.

## Contract status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Maturity | `beta` |
| Required capability | `collections.read` |
| Freshness class | `authenticated-state` |
| Quota cost | `1` |

All operations require a Kismet Developer Bearer credential. Collection and resource authority is resolved from the credential's installation grants; identifiers in the URL never grant access.

## Request parameters

This operation has no query, path, or explicit header parameters.

## Request body

This operation has no JSON request body.

## cURL

Set `KISMET_API_ORIGIN=https://api.ksmt.app` and configure `KISMET_DEVELOPER_API_KEY` in your environment. Run server-credential requests from your backend, not browser code.

```sh
curl --request GET \
  "$KISMET_API_ORIGIN/v1/developer/credential" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $KISMET_DEVELOPER_API_KEY" \
  --header "Accept: application/json"
```

## Responses

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| 200 | Success. |
| 400 | Invalid request parameters or body. |
| 401 | Missing, invalid, expired, or inappropriate credential/session. |
| 403 | Credential lacks the required grant/capability, or an origin/CSRF check failed. |
| 429 | Rate limit or quota exceeded; inspect response metadata before retrying. |
| 503 | A required Kismet dependency is temporarily unavailable. |

### 200 response example

```json
{
  "resourceType": "credential",
  "collection": {
    "id": "22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222",
    "slug": "coastal-reference-rentals",
    "name": "Coastal Reference Rentals"
  },
  "environment": "TEST",
  "capabilities": [
    "collections.read",
    "vacation_rentals.read"
  ]
}
```

### 200 response schema

Content type: `application/json`. Required fields, nullable values, and nested structures are defined below.

<details>
<summary>View complete response schema</summary>

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "resourceType",
    "collection",
    "environment",
    "capabilities"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "resourceType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "credential"
      ]
    },
    "collection": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "id",
        "slug",
        "name"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "slug": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "TEST",
        "LIVE"
      ]
    },
    "capabilities": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

</details>

## Machine-readable sources

- [This page as Markdown](/api/reference/get-developer-credential.md)
- [Developer API OpenAPI v0.7.25](/openapi.json)