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title: gitCredentials
slug: /main-concepts/metadata-standard/schemas/security/credentials/gitcredentials
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# GitCredentials

*Credentials for a generic Git repository*

## Definitions

- **`repositoryOwner`** *(string)*: The owner (user or organization) of a Git repository. For example, in https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata, the owner is `open-metadata`.
- **`repositoryName`** *(string)*: The name of a Git repository. For example, in https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata, the name is `OpenMetadata`.
- **`token`** *(string, format: password)*: Token to use the API. This is required for private repositories and to ensure we don't hit API limits.


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