diff --git a/api/git/git.go b/api/git/git.go
index 142c1c67a..e79c60009 100644
--- a/api/git/git.go
+++ b/api/git/git.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/storage/memory"
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrAuthenticationFailure = errors.New("Authentication failed, please ensure that the git credentials are correct.")
+)
+
 type fetchOptions struct {
 	repositoryUrl string
 	username      string
@@ -57,6 +61,9 @@ func (c gitClient) download(ctx context.Context, dst string, opt cloneOptions) e
 	_, err := git.PlainCloneContext(ctx, dst, false, &gitOptions)
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "authentication required" {
+			return ErrAuthenticationFailure
+		}
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to clone git repository")
 	}
 
@@ -79,6 +86,9 @@ func (c gitClient) latestCommitID(ctx context.Context, opt fetchOptions) (string
 
 	refs, err := remote.List(listOptions)
 	if err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "authentication required" {
+			return "", ErrAuthenticationFailure
+		}
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to list repository refs")
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/git/types/types.go b/api/git/types/types.go
index d24283b52..5e774d291 100644
--- a/api/git/types/types.go
+++ b/api/git/types/types.go
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ type RepoConfig struct {
 type GitAuthentication struct {
 	Username string
 	Password string
+	// Git credentials identifier when the value is not 0
+	// When the value is 0, Username and Password are set without using saved credential
+	// This is introduced since 2.15.0
+	GitCredentialID int `example:"0"`
 }