## Get Credential by Name

`client.Credentials.GetByName(ctx, credentialName) (*Credential, error)`

**get** `/v5/credentials/name/{credential_name}`

Retrieve a specific credential by its name.

### Parameters

- `credentialName string`

### Returns

- `type Credential struct{…}`

  - `ID string`

  - `CreatedAt Time`

  - `CreatedByIdentityType string`

  - `CreatedByUserID string`

  - `CredentialMetadata map[string, any]`

  - `Description string`

  - `Name string`

  - `Type string`

  - `UpdatedAt Time`

  - `Object string`

### Example

```go
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/scaleapi/sgp-dev-go"
  "github.com/scaleapi/sgp-dev-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := sgpdev.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
    option.WithAccountID("My Account ID"),
  )
  credential, err := client.Credentials.GetByName(context.TODO(), "credential_name")
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", credential.ID)
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "created_by_identity_type": "created_by_identity_type",
  "created_by_user_id": "created_by_user_id",
  "credential_metadata": {
    "foo": "bar"
  },
  "description": "description",
  "name": "name",
  "type": "type",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "object": "object"
}
```