# title: Validate Credential url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/vaults/credentials/mcp_oauth_validate

# Validate Credential

POST /v1/vaults/{vault_id}/credentials/{credential_id}/mcp_oauth_validate

Validate Credential

# Path parameters

• vault_id: string

• credential_id: string

# Headers

• "anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

  Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

  • string

  • "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more

    • "message-batches-2024-09-24"

    • "prompt-caching-2024-07-31"

    • "computer-use-2024-10-22"

    • "computer-use-2025-01-24"

    • "pdfs-2024-09-25"

    • "token-counting-2024-11-01"

    • "token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"

    • "output-128k-2025-02-19"

    • "files-api-2025-04-14"

    • "mcp-client-2025-04-04"

    • "mcp-client-2025-11-20"

    • "dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"

    • "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"

    • "code-execution-2025-05-22"

    • "extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"

    • "context-1m-2025-08-07"

    • "context-management-2025-06-27"

    • "model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"

    • "skills-2025-10-02"

    • "fast-mode-2026-02-01"

    • "output-300k-2026-03-24"

    • "user-profiles-2026-03-24"

    • "user-profiles-2026-08-18"

    • "user-profiles-2026-09-04"

    • "advisor-tool-2026-03-01"

    • "managed-agents-2026-04-01"

    • "cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"

    • "dreaming-2026-04-21"

    • "thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"

    • "server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"

    • "server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"

    • "fallback-credit-2026-06-01"

    • "fallback-credit-2026-07-01"

    • "agent-memory-2026-07-22"

    • "mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"

    • "compact-2026-01-12"

    • "computer-use-2025-11-24"

    • "mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"

    • "structured-outputs-2025-11-13"

    • "task-budgets-2026-03-13"

    • "thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"

    • "ce-user-management-2026-07-13"

    • "mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"

    • "thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"

    • "mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"

    • "compact-2026-09-04"

• "anthropic-workspace-id": optional string

# Returns

• BetaManagedAgentsCredentialValidation object

  Result of live-probing a credential against its configured MCP server.

  • type: "vault_credential_validation"

  • credential_id: string

    Unique identifier of the credential that was validated.

  • has_refresh_token: boolean

    Whether the credential has a refresh token configured.

  • mcp_probe: BetaManagedAgentsMCPProbe or null

    The failing step of an MCP validation probe.

    • http_response: BetaManagedAgentsRefreshHTTPResponse or null

      An HTTP response captured during a credential validation probe.

      • body: string

        Response body. May be truncated and has sensitive values scrubbed.

      • body_truncated: boolean

        Whether body was truncated.

      • content_type: string

        Value of the Content-Type response header.

      • status_code: number

        HTTP status code.

        format: int32

    • method: string

      The MCP method that failed (for example initialize or tools/list).

  • refresh: BetaManagedAgentsRefreshObject or null

    Outcome of a refresh-token exchange attempted during credential validation.

    • http_response: BetaManagedAgentsRefreshHTTPResponse or null

      An HTTP response captured during a credential validation probe.

    • status: "succeeded" or "failed" or "connect_error" or "no_refresh_token"

      Outcome of a refresh-token exchange attempted during credential validation.

      • "succeeded"

      • "failed"

      • "connect_error"

      • "no_refresh_token"

  • status: BetaManagedAgentsCredentialValidationStatus

    Overall verdict of a credential validation probe.

    • "valid"

    • "invalid"

    • "unknown"

  • validated_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  • vault_id: string

    Identifier of the vault containing the credential.

# Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/vaults/$VAULT_ID/credentials/$CREDENTIAL_ID/mcp_oauth_validate \
    -X POST \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"

# Response (200)

{
  "credential_id": "vcrd_011CZkZEMt8gZan2iYOQfSkw",
  "has_refresh_token": true,
  "mcp_probe": {
    "http_response": {
      "body": "body",
      "body_truncated": true,
      "content_type": "content_type",
      "status_code": 0
    },
    "method": "method"
  },
  "refresh": {
    "http_response": {
      "body": "body",
      "body_truncated": true,
      "content_type": "content_type",
      "status_code": 0
    },
    "status": "succeeded"
  },
  "status": "valid",
  "type": "vault_credential_validation",
  "validated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "vault_id": "vlt_011CZkZDLs7fYzm1hXNPeRjv"
}