---
title: Copy Registry Connection Details
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/orchestration/container-registry/management/configurations/copy-registry-connection-details
description: Instructions for retrieving and copying the connection details needed to access your Vultr Container Registry
publish_date: 2024-09-23T20:21:28.348554Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T20:19:41.462082Z
---

# How to Retrieve Connection Details for Vultr Container Registry

Retrieving Connection Details for Vultr Container Registry provides essential information, including endpoints and credentials, for seamless integration and secure access. This allows you to effectively manage and deploy container images across your applications. Vultr Container Registry ensures that you have the necessary details to connect and work with your container registry efficiently.

Follow this guide to retrieve the connection details of your container registry on your Vultr account using the Vultr Console, API, CLI, or Terraform.

=== "Vultr Console"

    1. Navigate to **Products** and click **Container Registry**.

    1. Select your target registry to open its management page.

    1. In the overview page, copy the registry connection details such as **Registry URL**, **Username** and **API Key**. 

=== "Vultr API"

    1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Container Registries** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/Container-Registry/operation/list-registries) and note the target registry's ID.

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/registries" \
            -X GET \
            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
        ```

    1. Send a `GET` request to the [**Read Container Registry** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/Container-Registry/operation/read-registry) and note the connection details for your target registry.

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/registry/{registry-id}" \
            -X GET \
            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
        ```

=== "Vultr CLI"

    1. List all available registries in your Vultr account and note the target registry's ID.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli container-registry list
        ```

    1. Get the target registry and note the connection details.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli container-registry get <registry-id>
        ```

=== "Terraform"

    1. Ensure the [Vultr Terraform provider](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/vultr/vultr/latest/docs) is configured in your Terraform project.

    1. Define the Container Registry data source (filter by name), then apply.

        ```terraform
        terraform {
            required_providers {
                vultr = {
                    source  = "vultr/vultr"
                    version = "~> 2.27"
                }
            }
        }

        provider "vultr" {}

        data "vultr_container_registry" "registry" {
          filter {
            name   = "name"
            values = ["container-registry"]
          }
        }

        # Output the connection details
        output "registry_name" {
          value = data.vultr_container_registry.registry.name
        }

        output "registry_urn" {
          value = data.vultr_container_registry.registry.urn
        }

        output "registry_date_created" {
          value = data.vultr_container_registry.registry.date_created
        }

        output "registry_public" {
          value = data.vultr_container_registry.registry.public
        }
        ```

    1. Apply the configuration and observe the following output:

        ```
        Apply complete! Resources: 0 added, 0 changed, 0 destroyed.

        Outputs:

        registry_date_created = "2025-01-01 10:00:00"
        registry_name = "existingregistry"
        registry_public = false
        registry_urn = "sgp.vultrcr.com/existingregistry"
        ```