Retrieve role password

GET /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles/{role_name}/reveal_password

Retrieves the password for the specified Postgres role, if possible. For related information, see Manage roles.

Markdown for AI context

curl "https://console.neon.tech/api/v2/projects/$PROJECT_ID/branches/$BRANCH_ID/roles/$ROLE_NAME/reveal_password" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NEON_API_KEY"

Every field below is optional. An empty body works too.

Also available in

neon connection-string [branch] get

Project ID

project_id

string

The Neon project ID

Branch ID

branch_id

string

The branch ID

Role name

role_name

string

The role name

200

Returned password for the specified role

"password": (string),req

404

Role not found

412

Storing passwords is disabled

default

General error

This endpoint can return the standard Neon API error response.

Response fields

• message Required. Human-readable error message.
• code Required. Machine-readable error code.
• request_id Optional. Request identifier for debugging. You can provide one with the X-Request-ID header.

Retry guidance

If no response is returned, the request may still have reached the server. This is why retry safety depends on the method and status code.

Idempotent methods (GET, HEAD, OPTIONS) are generally safe to retry after a network error or timeout. Non-idempotent methods (POST, PATCH, DELETE, PUT) can change state, so avoid automatic retries unless your workflow can tolerate duplicate effects.

Responses with 423 Locked or 503 Service Unavailable are safe to retry. 423 Locked means the resource is temporarily locked, usually because another operation is in progress.