# Get Credential / Get Orchestrator Credential

> `UiPath.Core.Activities.GetRobotCredential`

`UiPath.Core.Activities.GetRobotCredential`

## Description

Gets a specified Orchestrator credential by using a provided **AssetName**, and returns a username and a secure password. For more information about credential assets, see [About Assets](https://docs.uipath.com/orchestrator/docs/about-assets).

The activity uses the same authentication context as the Robot under which it runs.

## Project compatibility

**Windows - Legacy | Windows | Cross-platform**

## Windows, Cross-platform configuration

* **Orchestrator folder path** - [The path of the folder](https://docs.uipath.com/orchestrator/docs/folders) where the credential is located and must be retrieved from, if different from the folder where the process is running. This field only supports string values, with `/` as the separator to indicate subfolders. For example `"Finance/Accounts Payable"`.
* **Asset Name** - The name of the asset for which to retrieve credentials. Selecting **Manage assets** redirects you to the **Assets** page of the connected Orchestrator instance.

<sup>1</sup>For cross-platform projects created in Studio Web as part of a solution, the **Orchestrator folder path** field is unavailable.

<sup>2</sup>For cross-platform projects created in Studio Web as part of a solution, the **name** field provides options to **Define new** Orchestrator resources, such as queues, assets, or storage buckets, during design time, or **Open Orchestrator** for resource management.

#### **Additional options**

#### **Misc**

* **Timeout (milliseconds)** - Specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to run before an error is thrown. The default value is 30000 milliseconds (30 seconds).
* **CacheStrategy** - Specifies the period of time retrieved values are cached. By default, all requests are forwarded to Orchestrator. The available options are `None` and `Execution`. Choosing `Execution` caches the Orchestrator Asset and uses it for the whole process execution.

**Output**
* **Username** - Reference to the username of the retrieved credential.
* **Password** - Reference to the secure password of the retrieved credential.

## Windows - Legacy configuration

#### **Properties panel**

#### **Common**

* **DisplayName** - The display name of the activity.
* **Timeout (milliseconds)** - Specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to run before an error is thrown. The default value is 30000 milliseconds (30 seconds).

#### **Input**

* **AssetName** - The name of the credential to be retrieved.
* **CacheStrategy** - Specifies the period of time retrieved values are cached. By default, all requests are forwarded to Orchestrator. The available options are `None`, `Execution`, and `24Hours`.

#### **Misc**

* **OrchestratorFolderPath** - [The path of the folder](https://docs.uipath.com/orchestrator/docs/about-folders) where the credential asset is stored and must be retrieved from, if different from the folder where the process is running. This field only supports string values, with `/` as the separator to indicate subfolders. For example `"Finance/Accounts Payable"`.
* **Private** - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

**Output**
* **Username** - Reference to the username of the retrieved credential.
* **Password** - Reference to the secure password of the retrieved credential.
  :::note
  The `Folder Path` parameter does not work for processes executed by robots in classic folders. Only robots in modern folders have the ability to pass data outside of their folder. Relative folder paths are supported in an `X-UIPATH-FolderPath-Encoded` header, as follows: 
  
  Path starting with `/` - starts from the `root` folder of the tree the ambient folder is part of. 
  
  Path starting with `.` - starts from the ambient folder. 
  
  Path starting with `..` - starts one level up in the hierarchy of the ambient folder for each `..` in the path (e.g. `../` for one level up, `../../` for two levels up in the hierarchy). 
  
  Trailing slashes are not accepted.
  :::