---
title: "Add-VBRCloudProviderCredentials"
description: "This cmdlet adds cloud provider credentials records to Veeam Backup & Replication. This cmdlet requires a PSCredential object. Use the Get-Credential cmdlet to create the PSCredentials object."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrcloudprovidercredentials.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Cloud Connect > Cloud Provider Credentials > Add-VBRCloudProviderCredentials"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRCloudProviderCredentials

## Short Description
Adds cloud provider credentials records to Veeam Backup & Replication.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRCloudProviderCredentials -Name <String> -Password <String> [-Description <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds cloud provider credentials records to Veeam Backup & Replication.

::: note

This cmdlet requires a `PSCredential` object. Use the [`Get-Credential`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/get-credential?view=powershell-7.4) cmdlet to create the `PSCredentials` object.

:::

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the description for cloud provider credentials records.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the login for cloud provider credentials records.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Password</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the password for cloud provider credentials records.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
`VBRCloudProviderCredentials`

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Adding Cloud Provider Credentials

This command adds cloud provider credentials records to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

```
Add-VBRCloudProviderCredentials -Name "Cloud Login" -Password "Cloud password"
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Adding Cloud Provider Credentials with Secure String Option

This example shows how to add cloud provider credentials records with the secure string option to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

```
$securepassword = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter password" -AsSecureString
Add-VBRCloudProviderCredentials -Name "Cloud Login" -Password $securepassword
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Read-Host`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/read-host?view=powershell-7.3&viewFallbackFrom=powershell-6) cmdlet. Specify the `Prompt` parameter value. Provide the `AsSecureString` parameter. Save the result to the `$securepassword` variable.
2. Run the `Add-VBRCloudProviderCredentials` cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Set the `$securepassword` variable as the `Password` parameter value.

:::