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Hetzner API credentials store your Hetzner Cloud API token, used when provisioning and managing Hetzner clusters. The token is validated against the Hetzner API on creation.
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Creating a Hetzner API Credential

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Get a Hetzner API Token

  1. Log in to the Hetzner Console
  2. Select your project
  3. Go to Security → API Tokens
  4. Click Generate API Token with Read & Write permissions
  5. Copy the token (it’s only shown once)
2

Add to Ankra (UI)

Go to Credentials → Add → Hetzner, enter a name and paste your API token.
3

Or via CLI

ankra credentials hetzner create --name my-hetzner-token
# You will be securely prompted for the API token
For self-managed Hetzner clusters you also need an SSH key credential.

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Listing Hetzner Credentials

ankra credentials hetzner list

curl https://platform.ankra.app/api/v1/credentials/hetzner \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANKRA_API_TOKEN"