---
title: "Retrieve API Credentials for Expedient Cloud Object Storage"
slug: "retrieve-api-credentials-for-cloud-object-storage"
description: "This KB article details how to retrieve the API keys for a user on the Cloud Object Storage platform."
tags: ["cloud object storage", "api"]
updated: 2021-04-23T20:01:58Z
published: 2021-04-23T20:01:58Z
canonical: "kb.expedient.com/retrieve-api-credentials-for-cloud-object-storage"
stale: true
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Retrieve API Credentials for Cloud Object Storage

1. [Login](/v1/docs/login-to-cloud-object-storage) to Cloud Object Storage
2. **Hover** over your account and select **Security Credentials**
![2021-04-23 15_44_09-Expedient Object Storage — Mozilla Firefox.png](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/2021-04-23%2015_44_09-Expedient%20Object%20Storage%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png){height="" width=""}
3. Locate the **S3 Access Credentials** page section and note the **Access Key ID**
![2021-04-23 15_53_49-Expedient Object Storage — Mozilla Firefox_LI.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/2021-04-23%2015_53_49-Expedient%20Object%20Storage%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox_LI%281%29.jpg){height="" width=""}
4. Then select **View Secret Key** and a pop-up window will appear displaying the key
![2021-04-23 15_57_34-Expedient Object Storage — Mozilla Firefox_LI.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/2021-04-23%2015_57_34-Expedient%20Object%20Storage%20%E2%80%94%20Mozilla%20Firefox_LI.jpg){height="" width=""}
5. You have now retrived the API access keys for your account