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# ConnectApi.ExternalCredentialParameterInput

External credential parameter input.

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              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d640630e27">Property</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d640630e30">Type</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d640630e33">Description</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d640630e36">Required or Optional</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d640630e39">Available Version</th>

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              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">id</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e30" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e33" data-title="Description">Parameter ID.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>

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              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">parameter​Description</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e30" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e33" data-title="Description">Parameter description.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>

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              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">parameterName</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e30" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e33" data-title="Description">Parameter name of the external credential.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>

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              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">parameterType</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e30" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/connectAPI_enums.htm#ExternalCredentialParameterType"><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.​ExternalCredential​ParameterType</samp></a></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e33" data-title="Description">Parameter type of the external credential. Values are:<ul class="ul bulletList">
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">AdditionalRefreshStatusCode</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">AuthParameter</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">AuthProvider</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">AuthProviderUrl</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">AuthProviderUrlQueryParameter</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">JwtBodyClaim</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">JwtHeaderClaim</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">ManagedByComponent</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">ManagedByFeature</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">SfHttpRequestExtensionName</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">SigningCertificate</samp></li>
                </ul>
              </td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>

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              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">parameterValue</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e30" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e33" data-title="Description">Parameter value of the external credential.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d640630e27 d640630e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>

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#### See Also

- [ConnectApi.ExternalCredentialInput](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_external_credential.htm "Input used to create or update an external credential.")
- [ConnectApi.ExternalCredentialPrincipalInput](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_external_credential_principal.htm "External credential principal input.")