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title: ConnectApi.NamedCredentialInput
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description: Input used to create or update a named credential.
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# ConnectApi.NamedCredentialInput

Input used to create or update a named credential.

<table class="featureTable sort_table" summary="">
          <thead class="thead sorted" align="left">
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              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d678567e27">Property</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d678567e30">Type</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d678567e33">Description</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d678567e36">Required or Optional</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d678567e39">Available Version</th>

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          </thead>
          <tbody class="tbody">
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              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">calloutOptions</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_named_credential_callout_options.htm" title="Named credential callout options input."><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.​NamedCredential​CalloutOptionsInput</samp></a></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">Callout options.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">calloutUrl</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">URL of the named credential in a callout.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">customHeaders</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type">
                <a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_methods_system_list.htm#apex_methods_system_list" title="Contains methods for the List collection type.">List</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_credential_custom_header.htm" title="Credential custom header input."><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.CredentialCustomHeaderInput</samp></a>&gt;
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">Custom HTTP headers.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">description</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">Description of the named credential.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">64.0</td>

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              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">developerName</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">Named credential developer name.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required for creating a named credential<p class="p">Optional for updating a named
                  credential</p>
              </td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>

            </tr>
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              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">external​Credentials</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type">
                <a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_methods_system_list.htm#apex_methods_system_list" title="Contains methods for the List collection type.">List</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_external_credential.htm" title="Input used to create or update an external credential."><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.ExternalCredentialInput</samp></a>&gt;
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">External credentials used by the named credential. In version 58.0 and later only one external credential is supported.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">masterLabel</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">Named credential label.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">network​Connection</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_network_connection.htm" title="Network connection input."><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.​NetworkConnection​Input</samp></a></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">PrivateConnect outbound network connection.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional depending on <samp class="codeph apex_code">type</samp>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>
            </tr>
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              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">parameters</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type">
                <a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_methods_system_list.htm#apex_methods_system_list" title="Contains methods for the List collection type.">List</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_named_credential_parameter.htm" title="Named credential parameter input."><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.NamedCredentialParameterInput</samp></a>&gt;
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">Named credential parameters.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Optional</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property"><samp class="codeph apex_code">type</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e30" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/connectAPI_enums.htm#NamedCredentialTypeEnum"><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.​NamedCredential​Type</samp></a></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e33" data-title="Description">Type of named credential. Values are:<ul class="ul bulletList">
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">PrivateEndpoint</samp></li>

                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph apex_code">SecuredEndpoint</samp></li>

                </ul>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e36" data-title="Required or Optional">Required</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d678567e27 d678567e39" data-title="Property">58.0</td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>