:original_name: cc_01_0027.html .. _cc_01_0027: Obtaining a Project ID ====================== Scenarios --------- A project ID is required for some URLs when an API is called. Therefore, you need to obtain a project ID in advance. Two methods are available: - :ref:`Obtain the Project ID by Calling an API ` - :ref:`Obtain the Project ID from the Console ` .. _cc_01_0027__en-us_topic_0121673684_section86806471133: Obtain the Project ID by Calling an API --------------------------------------- You can obtain the project ID by calling the IAM API used to query project information based on the specified criteria. 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 `__. The following is an example response. The value of **id** is the project ID. .. code-block:: { "projects": [ { "domain_id": "65ewtrgaggshhk1223245sghjlse684b", "is_domain": false, "parent_id": "65ewtrgaggshhk1223245sghjlse684b", "name": "project_name", "description": "", "links": { "next": null, "previous": null, "self": "https://www.example.com/v3/projects/a4adasfjljaaaakla12334jklga9sasfg" }, "id": "a4adasfjljaaaakla12334jklga9sasfg", "enabled": true } ], "links": { "next": null, "previous": null, "self": "https://www.example.com/v3/projects" } } .. _cc_01_0027__en-us_topic_0121673684_section32975495318: Obtain a Project ID from the Console ------------------------------------ A project ID needs to be specified in the URIs of some APIs. Therefore, you need to obtain the project ID before calling APIs. The following procedure describes how to obtain a project ID: #. Log in to the management console. #. Click the username and select **My Credentials** from the drop-down list. On the **My Credentials** page, view project IDs in the project list. .. figure:: /_static/images/en-us_image_0000001508295281.png :alt: **Figure 1** Viewing project IDs **Figure 1** Viewing project IDs In multi-project scenarios, expand the region, and obtain your sub-project ID from the **Project ID** column.