# SolarWinds IPAM credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate when using the [HTTP Request node](../../core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.httprequest/) to make a [Custom API call](../../../custom-operations/).

## Supported authentication methods

- Username & Password

## Related resources

Refer to [SolarWinds IPAM's API documentation](https://github.com/solarwinds/OrionSDK/wiki/REST) for more information about the service.

## Using Username & Password

To configure this credential, you'll need a SolarWinds IPAM account and:

- **URL**: The base URL of your SolarWinds IPAM server
- **Username**: The username you use to access SolarWinds IPAM
- **Password**: The password you use to access SolarWinds IPAM

Refer to [SolarWinds IPAM's API documentation](https://github.com/solarwinds/OrionSDK/wiki/REST) for more information about authenticating to the service.
