# metalcloud-cli vm-pool credentials

Retrieve authentication credentials for a VM pool

## Synopsis

Retrieve and display the authentication credentials configured for a VM pool.

This command shows the credentials used by MetalCloud to connect to the hypervisor
management interface. Sensitive information like passwords and private keys are
typically masked or encrypted in the output.

ARGUMENTS:
  vm_pool_id       The numeric ID of the VM pool

EXAMPLES:
  ## Get credentials for VM pool 123
  metalcloud-cli vm-pool credentials 123

```
metalcloud-cli vm-pool credentials vm_pool_id [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -h, --help   help for credentials
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli vm-pool](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_vm-pool.md)	 - Manage virtual machine pools and their resources

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