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# credentials

# `prefect_dbt.cloud.credentials`

Module containing credentials for interacting with dbt Cloud

## Classes

### `DbtCloudCredentials` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-dbt/prefect_dbt/cloud/credentials.py#L15" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

Credentials block for credential use across dbt Cloud tasks and flows.

**Attributes:**

* `api_key`: API key to authenticate with the dbt Cloud
  administrative API. Refer to the [Authentication docs](https://docs.getdbt.com/dbt-cloud/api-v2#section/Authentication)
  for retrieving the API key.
* `account_id`: ID of dbt Cloud account with which to interact.
* `domain`: Domain at which the dbt Cloud API is hosted.

**Examples:**

Load stored dbt Cloud credentials:

```python  theme={null}
from prefect_dbt.cloud import DbtCloudCredentials

dbt_cloud_credentials = DbtCloudCredentials.load("BLOCK_NAME")
```

Use DbtCloudCredentials instance to trigger a job run:

```python  theme={null}
from prefect_dbt.cloud import DbtCloudCredentials

credentials = DbtCloudCredentials(api_key="my_api_key", account_id=123456789)

async with dbt_cloud_credentials.get_administrative_client() as client:
    client.trigger_job_run(job_id=1)
```

Load saved dbt Cloud credentials within a flow:

```python  theme={null}
from prefect import flow

from prefect_dbt.cloud import DbtCloudCredentials
from prefect_dbt.cloud.jobs import trigger_dbt_cloud_job_run


@flow
def trigger_dbt_cloud_job_run_flow():
    credentials = DbtCloudCredentials.load("my-dbt-credentials")
    trigger_dbt_cloud_job_run(dbt_cloud_credentials=credentials, job_id=1)

trigger_dbt_cloud_job_run_flow()
```

**Methods:**

#### `get_administrative_client` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-dbt/prefect_dbt/cloud/credentials.py#L79" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python  theme={null}
get_administrative_client(self) -> DbtCloudAdministrativeClient
```

Returns a newly instantiated client for working with the dbt Cloud
administrative API.

**Returns:**

* An authenticated dbt Cloud administrative API client.

#### `get_client` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-dbt/prefect_dbt/cloud/credentials.py#L169" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python  theme={null}
get_client(self, client_type: Literal['administrative', 'metadata']) -> Union[DbtCloudAdministrativeClient, DbtCloudMetadataClient]
```

Returns a newly instantiated client for working with the dbt Cloud API.

**Args:**

* `client_type`: Type of client to return. Accepts either 'administrative'
  or 'metadata'.

**Returns:**

* The authenticated client of the requested type.

#### `get_metadata_client` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-dbt/prefect_dbt/cloud/credentials.py#L93" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python  theme={null}
get_metadata_client(self) -> DbtCloudMetadataClient
```

Returns a newly instantiated client for working with the dbt Cloud
metadata API.

**Returns:**

* An authenticated dbt Cloud metadata API client.


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