# IntegrationCredential
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The credential that an integration uses to authenticate with its external system. Exactly one member is set, matching the integration's authentication type.

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

 ** apiKeyCredential **   <a name="cloudwatchomni-Type-IntegrationCredential-apiKeyCredential"></a>
An API key credential.  
Type: [ApiKeyCredential](API_ApiKeyCredential.md) object  
Required: No

 ** oauthClientCredential **   <a name="cloudwatchomni-Type-IntegrationCredential-oauthClientCredential"></a>
Credentials for an OAuth 2.0 client-credentials grant.  
Type: [OAuthClientCredential](API_OAuthClientCredential.md) object  
Required: No

 ** oauthCodeCredential **   <a name="cloudwatchomni-Type-IntegrationCredential-oauthCodeCredential"></a>
Credentials for an OAuth 2.0 authorization-code grant.  
Type: [OAuthCodeCredential](API_OAuthCodeCredential.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/cloudwatchomni-2025-01-01/IntegrationCredential) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloudwatchomni-2025-01-01/IntegrationCredential) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloudwatchomni-2025-01-01/IntegrationCredential)