External Credential Providers

Instead of copying secrets into Skyvern, you can point Skyvern at your existing vault and it pulls credentials at runtime. If your organization already manages secrets in a dedicated vault, connect it as a credential source and reference items directly from workflow parameters.

External providers are configured per-organization. Once connected, any workflow in the organization can reference credentials from that provider.

Choosing a provider

Source	Credential types	Setup	Best for
Skyvern (default)	Password, Credit Card, Secret	None (built in)	Most users, fastest setup
Bitwarden	Password, Credit Card, Identity	Credential parameter config	Teams already using Bitwarden (enterprise)
1Password	Password, Credit Card	Settings page setup	Teams with 1Password service accounts
Azure Key Vault	Password (with optional TOTP)	Settings page setup	Enterprise Azure environments
Webhook (Custom API)	Password, Credit Card	Settings page setup	Organizations with custom vaults

You can mix sources within the same workflow. For example, one Login block can use Skyvern-stored credentials while another uses Azure Key Vault.

Bitwarden

Bitwarden integration is available on the enterprise plan. Contact sales@skyvern.com for access.

Works with hosted Bitwarden and the self-hosted Vaultwarden fork. Supports passwords, credit cards, and identity data (SSN, address, phone numbers).

Make sure your Bitwarden account is on bitwarden.com, not bitwarden.eu. The EU instance uses a different API that Skyvern does not currently support.

Cloud setup

Create a Bitwarden Organization

Log into Bitwarden, navigate to Admin Console, and ensure you have an organization created.

Create a collection to share with Skyvern

In your organization, click New → Create a collection. Name it something identifiable (e.g., “Skyvern Credentials”). Skip this step if you already have a collection ready.

Configure access with the Skyvern team

Go to the Access tab on your collection. This step requires coordination with the Skyvern enterprise team, who will configure access on their end. Contact sales@skyvern.com to get started.

Grab your Collection ID

Click into the collection and find the collection UUID in the URL bar.

Add to a workflow

In the Skyvern workflow editor, click Parameters → Add Parameter → Credential Parameter and select the Bitwarden tab. Enter your Collection ID and optionally an Item ID to target a specific vault item.

Configuration options

Field	Description
Collection ID	The UUID of your Bitwarden collection (found in the URL when viewing the collection)
Item ID	Target a specific vault item. Leave blank to use URL matching instead.
URL Parameter Key	Match credentials by the target URL. Useful when the same workflow runs against different sites.

Identity data

For identity fields (SSN, address, phone numbers), specify an Identity Key and a comma-separated list of Identity Fields (e.g., ssn, address, phone) in the Credential Parameter configuration panel.

Self-hosted Bitwarden (Vaultwarden)

Skyvern integrates with self-hosted Bitwarden-compatible services like Vaultwarden using the Bitwarden CLI server as a bridge:

Skyvern → bw serve (CLI Server) → Vaultwarden

Environment variables:

# Skyvern Bitwarden Configuration
SKYVERN_AUTH_BITWARDEN_ORGANIZATION_ID=your-org-id-here
SKYVERN_AUTH_BITWARDEN_MASTER_PASSWORD=your-master-password-here
SKYVERN_AUTH_BITWARDEN_CLIENT_ID=user.your-client-id-here
SKYVERN_AUTH_BITWARDEN_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret-here

# Vaultwarden Configuration
BW_HOST=https://your-vaultwarden-server.com
BW_CLIENTID=${SKYVERN_AUTH_BITWARDEN_CLIENT_ID}
BW_CLIENTSECRET=${SKYVERN_AUTH_BITWARDEN_CLIENT_SECRET}
BW_PASSWORD=${SKYVERN_AUTH_BITWARDEN_MASTER_PASSWORD}

# CLI Server Configuration
BITWARDEN_SERVER=http://localhost
BITWARDEN_SERVER_PORT=8002

Start the CLI server with Docker Compose:

docker-compose up -d bitwarden-cli

Verify it’s running:

curl http://localhost:8002/status

1Password

Connects via a service account token. A service account is an API-only identity that accesses vault items without a human login. Supports passwords and credit cards.

One-time setup

Create a service account

In your 1Password admin console, go to Developer > Service Accounts and create a new service account. Grant it access to the vault that contains the credentials Skyvern needs.

Open Settings

In Skyvern, go to Settings and find the 1Password card.

Enter your service account token

Paste the service account token from the previous step.

Save and verify

Click Update. The status indicator turns Active once the token is validated.

If the status does not turn Active, verify that your service account token has access to the target vault and has not expired.

Using in a workflow

In the workflow editor, add a Credential Parameter and select 1Password as the source. Provide the Vault ID and Item ID. You can find both IDs in the URL when viewing an item in the 1Password web app.

Credit cards from 1Password need a custom text field named “Expire Date”, “Expiry Date”, or “Expiration Date” in MM/YYYY or MM/YY format. 1Password does not expose the native expiration field through its API, so Skyvern reads this custom text field instead.

Azure Key Vault

Pulls credentials stored as Azure secrets. Supports passwords with optional TOTP.

One-time setup

Open Settings

Go to Settings and find the Azure card.

Enter your Azure credentials

Provide your Tenant ID, Client ID, and Client Secret.

Save

Click Update. Skyvern will use these credentials to access your vault.

Using in a workflow

In the workflow editor, add a Credential Parameter and select Azure Key Vault as the source. Provide the vault name and the secret names that store the username, password, and optionally a TOTP secret. Enter the secret names, not the values themselves. For example, if your vault stores secrets named salesforce-username, salesforce-password, and salesforce-totp, enter those three names in the corresponding fields.

Webhook (Custom API)

Connect your own HTTP API as a credential backend. Skyvern calls your API to create, retrieve, and delete credentials, so sensitive data stays in your infrastructure.

API contract

Your service must implement three endpoints. All requests include an Authorization: Bearer {API_TOKEN} header. Create credential

POST {API_BASE_URL}
Authorization: Bearer {API_TOKEN}
Content-Type: application/json

The request body depends on the credential type. Your API must handle all three:

Password request body

{
  "name": "Salesforce Login",
  "type": "password",
  "username": "user@example.com",
  "password": "secure_password",
  "totp": "JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP",
  "totp_type": "authenticator"
}

The totp and totp_type fields are optional. totp_type can be "authenticator", "email", "text_message", or "none".

Credit card request body

{
  "name": "Corporate Visa",
  "type": "credit_card",
  "card_holder_name": "Jane Doe",
  "card_number": "4111111111111111",
  "card_exp_month": "12",
  "card_exp_year": "2025",
  "card_cvv": "123",
  "card_brand": "visa"
}

Secret request body

{
  "name": "Stripe API Key",
  "type": "secret",
  "secret_value": "sk_live_abc123",
  "secret_label": "api-key"
}

The secret_label field is optional.

Response (all types):

{
  "id": "cred_123456"
}

Get credential

GET {API_BASE_URL}/{credential_id}
Authorization: Bearer {API_TOKEN}

Return the same fields that were sent during creation (minus name). Include type so Skyvern knows how to parse the response. Delete credential

DELETE {API_BASE_URL}/{credential_id}
Authorization: Bearer {API_TOKEN}

Response: HTTP 200

Setup

Open Settings

Go to Settings and find the Custom Credential Service card.

Enter your API details

Provide the API Base URL and API Token for your credential service.

Save

Click Update Configuration. The status indicator turns Active once the configuration is saved.

Example: minimal FastAPI implementation

from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Depends, Header
from pydantic import BaseModel
from typing import Optional
import uuid

app = FastAPI()
credentials_store = {}

class CreateCredentialRequest(BaseModel):
    name: str
    type: str  # "password", "credit_card", or "secret"
    # Password fields
    username: Optional[str] = None
    password: Optional[str] = None
    totp: Optional[str] = None
    totp_type: Optional[str] = None
    # Credit card fields
    card_holder_name: Optional[str] = None
    card_number: Optional[str] = None
    card_exp_month: Optional[str] = None
    card_exp_year: Optional[str] = None
    card_cvv: Optional[str] = None
    card_brand: Optional[str] = None
    # Secret fields
    secret_value: Optional[str] = None
    secret_label: Optional[str] = None

class CredentialResponse(BaseModel):
    id: str

def verify_token(authorization: str = Header(...)):
    if not authorization.startswith("Bearer "):
        raise HTTPException(401, "Invalid authorization header")
    token = authorization.split("Bearer ")[1]
    if token != "your_expected_api_token":
        raise HTTPException(401, "Invalid API token")

@app.post("/api/v1/credentials", response_model=CredentialResponse)
async def create_credential(
    request: CreateCredentialRequest,
    _: None = Depends(verify_token)
):
    credential_id = f"cred_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}"
    credentials_store[credential_id] = request.model_dump()
    return CredentialResponse(id=credential_id)

@app.get("/api/v1/credentials/{credential_id}")
async def get_credential(
    credential_id: str,
    _: None = Depends(verify_token)
):
    if credential_id not in credentials_store:
        raise HTTPException(404, "Credential not found")
    return credentials_store[credential_id]

@app.delete("/api/v1/credentials/{credential_id}")
async def delete_credential(
    credential_id: str,
    _: None = Depends(verify_token)
):
    if credential_id not in credentials_store:
        raise HTTPException(404, "Credential not found")
    del credentials_store[credential_id]
    return {"status": "deleted"}

Self-hosted configuration (environment variables)

For self-hosted Skyvern deployments, set these environment variables instead of using the Settings UI:

CREDENTIAL_VAULT_TYPE=custom
CUSTOM_CREDENTIAL_API_BASE_URL=https://credentials.company.com/api/v1/credentials
CUSTOM_CREDENTIAL_API_TOKEN=your_api_token_here

Restart Skyvern after setting these variables.

Troubleshooting

Problem	What to check
Status stays Inactive	Verify the API base URL is a valid URL and the API token is not empty. The configuration is validated on save but does not make a live request to your server.
Credentials not created	Review your API logs for auth errors. Ensure the response includes an `id` field. Skyvern expects HTTP 200 for all operations.
Credentials not retrieved	Ensure the GET response includes all required fields for the credential type (`username` and `password` for passwords, all card fields for credit cards, `secret_value` for secrets).
Env config not working	Restart Skyvern after setting variables. Verify `CREDENTIAL_VAULT_TYPE=custom` is set and both URL and token are provided. The default vault type is `bitwarden`, so this variable must be explicitly set.

Credentials Overview

Built-in credential storage, security model, and quick start

Password Credentials

Store login details with optional 2FA

Workflow Parameters

Configure credential parameters in the workflow editor

Getting Started

Building Workflows

Workflow Blocks

Running Tasks

Re-using Browsers

Viewing Results

Managing Credentials

Integrations

Account & Settings

External Credential Providers

Choosing a provider

Bitwarden

Cloud setup

Configuration options

Identity data

1Password

One-time setup

Using in a workflow

Azure Key Vault

One-time setup

Using in a workflow

Webhook (Custom API)

API contract

Setup

Troubleshooting

Credentials Overview

Password Credentials

Workflow Parameters

Getting Started

Building Workflows

Workflow Blocks

Running Tasks

Re-using Browsers

Viewing Results

Managing Credentials

Integrations

Account & Settings

Documentation Index

​Choosing a provider

​Bitwarden

​Cloud setup

​Configuration options

​Identity data

​1Password

​One-time setup

​Using in a workflow

​Azure Key Vault

​One-time setup

​Using in a workflow

​Webhook (Custom API)

​API contract

​Setup

​Troubleshooting

Credentials Overview

Password Credentials

Workflow Parameters

Choosing a provider

Bitwarden

Cloud setup

Configuration options

Identity data

1Password

One-time setup

Using in a workflow

Azure Key Vault

One-time setup

Using in a workflow

Webhook (Custom API)

API contract

Setup

Troubleshooting