Report this

What is the reason for this report?

Droplet credentials using api v2 call

Posted on October 26, 2018

Hi,

Can i get the default droplet password after creation with API V2 Call?

It’s that possible?

Thank you :)



This textbox defaults to using Markdown to format your answer.

You can type !ref in this text area to quickly search our full set of tutorials, documentation & marketplace offerings and insert the link!

These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.

Hello, @abn117

One way to do this is to set an SSH key at Droplet creation time and then issue a password reset via SSH.

You can check the documentation:

https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/#create-a-new-key

For the password reset you can check:

https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/#password-reset-a-droplet

Regards, Alex

The developer cloud

Scale up as you grow — whether you're running one virtual machine or ten thousand.

Get started for free

Sign up and get $200 in credit for your first 60 days with DigitalOcean.*

*This promotional offer applies to new accounts only.