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.. _ddm_api_01_0063:
Obtaining a Project ID
======================
Scenarios
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When calling APIs, you need to specify the project ID in some URLs. To do so, you need to obtain the project ID first Two methods are available:
- :ref:`Obtaining the Project ID by Calling an API `
- :ref:`Obtaining a Project ID from the Console `
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Obtaining the Project ID by Calling an API
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The API used to obtain a project ID is **GET https://{Endpoint}/v3/projects**. **{Endpoint}** is the IAM endpoint and can be obtained from `Regions and Endpoints `__. For details about API authentication, see :ref:`Authentication `.
The following is an example response. **id** indicates the project ID.
.. code-block::
{
"projects": [
{
"domain_id": "65382450e8f64ac0870cd180d14e684b",
"is_domain": false,
"parent_id": "65382450e8f64ac0870cd180d14e684b",
"name": "project_name",
"description": "",
"links": {
"next": null,
"previous": null,
"self": "https://www.example.com/v3/projects/a4a5d4098fb4474fa22cd05f897d6b99"
},
"id": "a4a5d4098fb4474fa22cd05f897d6b99",
"enabled": true
}
],
"links": {
"next": null,
"previous": null,
"self": "https://www.example.com/v3/projects"
}
}
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Obtaining a Project ID from the Console
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#. Sign up and log in to the management console.
#. Move your pointer over the username and select **My Credentials** in the displayed drop-down list.
On the displayed page, view project IDs in the project list.
.. figure:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001733265081.jpg
:alt: **Figure 1** Viewing project IDs
**Figure 1** Viewing project IDs