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Error: Could not find credentials entry with ID 'deploy-key'

ID: cicd/jenkins-credential-not-found

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91%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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Root Cause

Jenkins pipeline references a credential ID that does not exist in the credentials store, or the credential is scoped to a different domain/folder and not accessible from the current pipeline context.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 93% success Add the credential to Jenkins credentials store with the correct ID and scope 
    Go to Manage Jenkins > Credentials > System > Global credentials > Add Credentials. Use the exact ID referenced in the Jenkinsfile. Choose the correct credential type (secret text, SSH key, username/password)
  2. 89% success Use the withCredentials block with the correct credential type binding 
    Match the credential type: use 'usernamePassword' for username/password, 'string' for secret text, 'sshUserPrivateKey' for SSH keys. Example: withCredentials([string(credentialsId: 'my-secret', variable: 'SECRET')])

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Hardcode credentials directly in the Jenkinsfile or environment variables 95% fail

    Credentials in source code are a critical security vulnerability; they are visible in build logs and version history

  2. Create credentials in a subfolder expecting them to be globally available 65% fail

    Jenkins credentials scoped to a folder are only available to jobs within that folder; the pipeline in a different folder cannot access them

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