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Reference · Credentials

Connect CircleCI to BusyBot

Used by 1 BusyBot node.

Type circleCiApi 1 field

Fields

FieldTypeRequiredNotes
Personal API Token
apiKey
password Yes CircleCI personal API token from User Settings > Personal API Tokens.

Setting up CircleCI API

  1. In CircleCI API, create the credential this connection needs — the Personal API Token shown above. These are issued from your own CircleCI API account, usually under its developer, API or integrations settings.
  2. In BusyBot, open Credentials → Add credential and choose CircleCI API.
  3. Paste each value into the matching field and save.
  4. Add the CircleCI node to a workflow, select this credential, and run a simple operation to confirm it authenticates.

Security

  • Secret values are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, never written to logs, and readable only by your own account (to edit them).
  • Grant the minimum scopes or permissions the operations you actually use require.
  • Rotate the credential periodically, and immediately if it may have been exposed.
  • Credentials are scoped to your account — a workflow cannot use another account's.

Frequently asked questions

Which BusyBot nodes use CircleCI credentials?

One node: CircleCI. Create the credential once and select it in that node.

What does a CircleCI credential need?

One field: Personal API Token. Required: Personal API Token. The values come from your own CircleCI account.

How are CircleCI secrets stored?

Secret values are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, never written to logs, and scoped to your account: only you can open the credential again to edit it, and a workflow in another account cannot use it.

Nodes that use CircleCI API

One credential works across every node below — create it once and reuse it.