Gets the credentials which will be used to call the service. If the credentials have not been
acquired yet, then they will be acquired when this function is called.
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acquiring service credentials via the \u003ccode\u003egetCredentials()\u003c/code\u003e method, and determining the scopes to apply to JWT access using the \u003ccode\u003egetJwtEnabledScopes()\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003egetScopesToApply()\u003c/code\u003e methods, however this is a beta feature.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe class offers static methods, such as \u003ccode\u003enewBuilder()\u003c/code\u003e, to create instances of the class using the \u003ccode\u003eGoogleCredentialsProvider.Builder\u003c/code\u003e, alongside the \u003ccode\u003etoBuilder()\u003c/code\u003e to get the builder from the instance.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe class inherits several methods from the \u003ccode\u003ejava.lang.Object\u003c/code\u003e class, including methods such as \u003ccode\u003eclone()\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eequals(Object)\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003ehashCode()\u003c/code\u003e among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Class 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[2.11.0](/java/docs/reference/gax/2.11.0/com.google.api.gax.core.GoogleCredentialsProvider)\n- [2.10.0](/java/docs/reference/gax/2.10.0/com.google.api.gax.core.GoogleCredentialsProvider)\n- [2.9.0](/java/docs/reference/gax/2.9.0/com.google.api.gax.core.GoogleCredentialsProvider)\n- [2.8.1](/java/docs/reference/gax/2.8.1/com.google.api.gax.core.GoogleCredentialsProvider)\n- [2.7.1](/java/docs/reference/gax/2.7.1/com.google.api.gax.core.GoogleCredentialsProvider) \n\n public abstract class GoogleCredentialsProvider implements CredentialsProvider\n\nGoogleCredentialsProvider acquires credentials using Application Default Credentials.\n\nFor more information on Application Default Credentials, see \u003chttps://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/application-default-credentials\u003e. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[java.lang.Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \\\u003e GoogleCredentialsProvider \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[CredentialsProvider](/java/docs/reference/gax/latest/com.google.api.gax.core.CredentialsProvider) \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) \n[Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) \n[Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)\n\nStatic Methods\n--------------\n\n### newBuilder()\n\n public static GoogleCredentialsProvider.Builder newBuilder()\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### GoogleCredentialsProvider()\n\n public GoogleCredentialsProvider()\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getCredentials()\n\n public Credentials getCredentials()\n\nGets the credentials which will be used to call the service. If the credentials have not been\nacquired yet, then they will be acquired when this function is called.\n\n### getJwtEnabledScopes()\n\n public abstract List\u003cString\u003e getJwtEnabledScopes()\n\n| **Beta**\n|\n| This feature is covered by the [Pre-GA Offerings Terms](/terms/service-terms#1) of the Terms of Service. Pre-GA libraries might have limited support, and changes to pre-GA libraries might not be compatible with other pre-GA versions. For more information, see the launch stage descriptions.\n\n### getScopesToApply()\n\n public abstract List\u003cString\u003e getScopesToApply()\n\n### getUseJwtAccessWithScope()\n\n public abstract boolean getUseJwtAccessWithScope()\n\n| **Beta**\n|\n| This feature is covered by the [Pre-GA Offerings Terms](/terms/service-terms#1) of the Terms of Service. Pre-GA libraries might have limited support, and changes to pre-GA libraries might not be compatible with other pre-GA versions. For more information, see the launch stage descriptions.\n\n### toBuilder()\n\n public abstract GoogleCredentialsProvider.Builder toBuilder()"]]
