---
title: Generate Dataset Credentials
description: Generate temporary S3 credentials to directly access and download dataset files from cloud storage. Credentials are valid for 7 days by default and provide read-only access to your team's available datasets.
url: https://theirstack.com/en/docs/api-reference/datasets/post_datasets_credentials_v1
---

## POST /v1/datasets/credentials — Generate Dataset Credentials

Generate temporary S3 credentials to directly access and download dataset files from cloud storage. Credentials are valid for 7 days by default and provide read-only access to your team's available datasets.

### Responses

#### 200 — Successful Response

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `access_key_id` | string | Yes | The access key id for the temporary credential |
| `expiration` | string | Yes | The expiration date of the temporary credential |
| `secret_access_key` | string | Yes | The secret access key for the temporary credential |
| `session_token` | string | Yes | The session token for the temporary credential |
| `storage` | StorageConfig | Yes | Storage configuration including bucket name and endpoint URL |

##### `storage`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `bucket_name` | string | Yes | The S3/R2 bucket name where the datasets are stored |
| `endpoint_url` | string | Yes | The S3-compatible endpoint URL to use for accessing the bucket |
| `prefixes` | array<string> | Yes | The prefixes to use for the temporary credential |

#### 400 — Bad Request

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | Error | Yes |  |
| `request_id` | integer | No | The request id. This is useful to contact us to help you debug the issue. The request\_id won't be present in all errors. |

##### `error`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | string | No | The error code. Eg: \`E-001\`, \`E-002\`, \`E-003\`, \`E-004\`, \`E-005\`, \`E-006\`, \`E-007\`, \`E-008\`, \`E-009\`, \`E-010\`, \`E-011\`, \`E-012\`, \`E-013\`, \`E-014\`, \`E-015\`, \`E-016\` |
| `description` | string | No | The error description |
| `title` | string | Yes | The error title. |

#### 402 — Payment Required

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | Error | Yes |  |
| `request_id` | integer | No | The request id. This is useful to contact us to help you debug the issue. The request\_id won't be present in all errors. |

##### `error`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | string | No | The error code. Eg: \`E-001\`, \`E-002\`, \`E-003\`, \`E-004\`, \`E-005\`, \`E-006\`, \`E-007\`, \`E-008\`, \`E-009\`, \`E-010\`, \`E-011\`, \`E-012\`, \`E-013\`, \`E-014\`, \`E-015\`, \`E-016\` |
| `description` | string | No | The error description |
| `title` | string | Yes | The error title. |

#### 422 — Unprocessable Entity

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | Error | Yes |  |
| `request_id` | integer | No | The request id. This is useful to contact us to help you debug the issue. The request\_id won't be present in all errors. |

##### `error`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | string | No | The error code. Eg: \`E-001\`, \`E-002\`, \`E-003\`, \`E-004\`, \`E-005\`, \`E-006\`, \`E-007\`, \`E-008\`, \`E-009\`, \`E-010\`, \`E-011\`, \`E-012\`, \`E-013\`, \`E-014\`, \`E-015\`, \`E-016\` |
| `description` | string | No | The error description |
| `title` | string | Yes | The error title. |

#### 500 — Internal Server Error

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | Error | Yes |  |
| `request_id` | integer | No | The request id. This is useful to contact us to help you debug the issue. The request\_id won't be present in all errors. |

##### `error`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | string | No | The error code. Eg: \`E-001\`, \`E-002\`, \`E-003\`, \`E-004\`, \`E-005\`, \`E-006\`, \`E-007\`, \`E-008\`, \`E-009\`, \`E-010\`, \`E-011\`, \`E-012\`, \`E-013\`, \`E-014\`, \`E-015\`, \`E-016\` |
| `description` | string | No | The error description |
| `title` | string | Yes | The error title. |