Could not find credentials entry CI/CD Origin: Build & delivery Last updated 25 Oct 2026

Jenkins: ERROR: Could not find credentials entry with ID 'github-token'

The Jenkinsfile references a credentials ID that does not exist in the scope Jenkins can see for this job.

Exact message you may see Could not find credentials entry with IDERROR: Could not find credentials entry with IDCredentials not found withCredentials Jenkins
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Meaning

Credentials live in a store and scope (system, global, folder). A job inside a folder can use global credentials and its folder's own, not a sibling folder's. IDs are case-sensitive and must match exactly; type matters too (secret text vs username/password).

Common causes

  • ID misspelled or never created
  • Credentials stored in a folder/store not visible to this job
  • Wrong credential type for the binding
  • Credentials deleted or renamed
  • Multibranch scan using a different folder scope

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Compare the ID in Manage Jenkins → Credentials
  2. Create it in a scope visible to the job (global or the job's folder)
  3. Match the type used by withCredentials

Detailed fix by platform

Jenkins

  1. withCredentials([string(credentialsId: 'github-token', variable: 'TOKEN')]) { sh 'curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" ...' }

Code examples

Use credentials safely

groovy
withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'registry', usernameVariable: 'U', passwordVariable: 'P')]) {
  sh 'echo "$P" | docker login -u "$U" --password-stdin registry.example.com'
}

How to diagnose

  1. ID — Exact credentialsId?
  2. Scope — Visible to this job?
  3. Type — Matches the binding?

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Where this error sits

Origin: Build & delivery. Errors that are often confused with or caused by this one (click to open):

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