# 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.

#### Obtaining a Project ID from the Console

1. Register yourself on the management console and log in to it.
2. Move your pointer over the username and select My Credential in the displayed drop-down list.

   On the My Credential page, view project IDs in the project list.

   Figure 1 Viewing project IDs

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