:original_name: ddm_api_01_0063.html .. _ddm_api_01_0063: Obtaining a Project ID ====================== Scenarios --------- 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 ` .. _ddm_api_01_0063__section85791974381: Obtaining the Project ID by Calling an API ------------------------------------------ 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" } } .. _ddm_api_01_0063__section153711445316: Obtaining a Project ID from the Console --------------------------------------- #. 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_0000001509539765.jpg :alt: **Figure 1** Viewing project IDs **Figure 1** Viewing project IDs