diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 39f1632..2412754 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -74,6 +74,35 @@ const getCredentialsFromLocalConfig = function(serviceLabel, credentials) {
   return creds;
 }
 
+/**
+* Helper function used to add credentials bound to cloud functions using wsk service bind
+*
+* @param {Object} theParams - parameters sent to service
+* @param {string} service - name of service in bluemix used to retrieve credentials, used for IAM instances
+* @param {string} serviceAltName - alternate name of service used for cloud foundry instances
+* @return {Object} - returns parameters modified to include credentials from service bind
+*/
+const getCredentialsFromServiceBind = function(params, serviceName, serviceAltName) {
+  if (Object.keys(params).length === 0) {
+    return params;
+  }
+  let bxCreds = {};
+  if (params.__bx_creds && params.__bx_creds[serviceName]) {
+    // If user has IAM instance of service
+    bxCreds = params.__bx_creds[serviceName];
+  } else if (params.__bx_creds && params.__bx_creds[serviceAltName]) {
+    // If user has no IAM instance of service, check for CF instances
+    bxCreds = params.__bx_creds[serviceAltName];
+  }
+  const _params = Object.assign({}, bxCreds, params);
+  if (_params.apikey) {
+    _params.iam_apikey = _params.apikey;
+    delete _params.apikey;
+  }
+  delete _params.__bx_creds;
+  return _params;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns all the credentials that match the service label from env variables
  *
@@ -98,4 +127,5 @@ module.exports = {
   getCredentials,
   getCredentialsFromLocalConfig,
   getCredentialsForStarter,
+  getCredentialsFromServiceBind,
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50b7bb8..752e1fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "mocha": "~3.2.0",
     "coveralls": "~2.12.0",
     "istanbul": "~0.4.5",
-    "jshint": "~2.9.4"
+    "jshint": "~2.9.4",
+    "extend": "^3.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test/test.parse.js b/test/test.parse.js
index 6dc2b84..27a90f5 100644
--- a/test/test.parse.js
+++ b/test/test.parse.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var assert = require('assert');
+var extend = require('extend');
 var vcapServices = require('../index');
 
 function assertEmptyObject(expected, actual) {
@@ -201,3 +202,41 @@ describe('credentials file and Kube', function() {
     assertEmptyObject({}, vcapServices.getCredentialsForStarter(undefined));
   });
 });
+
+describe('cloud functions credentials bind', function() {
+
+  var credentials = {
+    'password': '<password>',
+    'username': '<username>',
+  };
+  it('should succeed with __bx_creds as credential source', function(){
+    var params = { text: 'hello', __bx_creds: {conversation: credentials}};
+    var _params = vcapServices.getCredentialsFromServiceBind(params, 'conversation');
+    assert.deepEqual(_params, extend({}, {text: 'hello'}, credentials));
+  });
+
+  it('should succeed with __bx_creds as credential source with an alternate name', function() {
+    var params = { text: 'hello', __bx_creds: {conversation: credentials}};
+    var _params = vcapServices.getCredentialsFromServiceBind(params, 'conversation');
+    assert.deepEqual(_params, extend({}, {text: 'hello'}, credentials));
+  });
+
+  it('should succeed with __bx_creds as credential source with an alternate name', function() {
+    var params = { text: 'hello', __bx_creds: {conversationAltName: credentials,}};
+    var _params = vcapServices.getCredentialsFromServiceBind(params, 'conversation', 'conversationAltName');
+    assert.deepEqual(_params, extend({}, {text: 'hello'}, credentials));
+  });
+
+  it('should not modify params with __bx_creds as credential source with a different name', function() {
+    var params = { text: 'hello', __bx_creds: {assistant: credentials,}};
+    var _params = vcapServices.getCredentialsFromServiceBind(params, 'conversation', 'conversationAltName');
+    assert.deepEqual(_params, extend({}, {text: 'hello'}));
+  });
+
+  it('should modify apikey to iam_apikey', function() {
+    var params = { text: 'hello', __bx_creds: {assistant: {apikey: '<api-key>'},}};
+    var _params = vcapServices.getCredentialsFromServiceBind(params, 'assistant');
+    assert.deepEqual(_params, {text: 'hello', iam_apikey: '<api-key>'});
+  });
+
+});