jenkins credentials binding: no credentials found with id

TL;DR

withCredentials resolves IDs against a specific store, domain, and scope; a typo, a folder-scoped credential, or a domain mismatch all produce "no credentials found". Open the credentials page, copy the exact ID, and confirm the pipeline can see that store. The binding then resolves.

Error

jenkins credentials binding: no credentials found with id

Steps

1. Open the Jenkins credentials page for the relevant store (global, folder, or user) and find the credential. Expected: you see the exact ID string; copy it rather than retyping.
2. Check the domain: credentials under a non-global domain are only visible to matching URLs. Expected: the credential sits in a domain your pipeline can use, or you move it to the global domain.
3. Check the scope: folder-scoped credentials are invisible to pipelines outside the folder. Expected: the credential's scope covers the job, or you recreate it at global scope.
4. Fix the withCredentials block to use the exact ID from step 1, with the right binding type (string, username-password, file). Expected: the pipeline syntax matches the credential kind.
5. Re-run the pipeline. Expected: the binding resolves and the secret is available in the build environment.

When to use

• withCredentials fails with "no credentials found with id"
• Pipelines moved between folders lose credential access
• New credentials that the pipeline cannot see

When not to use

• The binding resolves but the value is wrong (update the credential)
• Agent-side file permission errors (different layer)

Tool compatibility

• Jenkins credentials plugin, withCredentials pipeline step; global, folder, and user scopes

Variant phrasings

jenkins credentials id not found in pipeline

Copy the ID from the credentials UI; visually similar characters and trailing spaces cause most misses.

folder credentials invisible to pipeline

Folder-scoped credentials only serve that folder's jobs; use global scope for shared pipelines.

Why it happens

Jenkins credentials form a hierarchy of stores, domains, and scopes, and withCredentials searches only the stores visible to the current build. Anything outside that visibility (wrong folder, restricted domain, typo) is indistinguishable from "does not exist".

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_BLAUXLPFx-pbjKvg1bHdtg

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_BLAUXLPFx-pbjKvg1bHdtg

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TL;DR: withCredentials resolves IDs against a specific store, domain, and scope; a typo, a folder-scoped credential, or a domain mismatch all produce "no credentials found". Open the credentials page, copy the exact ID, and confirm the pipeline can see that store. The binding then resolves.