Find Wi-Fi password
I need to find my Wi-Fi password on my iPad mini in order to transfer information and set up my new iPad Air. How do I find it?
iPad mini 5, iPadOS 15
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Your WiFi passwords are stored in your keychain - which in turn is stored in iCloud if enabled in iPad settings. iOS/iPadOS does not provide a method to retrieve the stored WiFi Passwords in clear text.
If you cannot remember your WiFi Password(s), you should be able to retrieve the password from your WiFi Router. To do so, you will need to sign-in to the router using a web browser.
If you use Apple’s data transfer methods, all your data - and saved passwords - will be transferred from you old to new iPad.
These support pages should get you started with setup of your new iPad - and the methods of transferring your data from old to new iPad:
Set up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support
Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad or iPod touch – Apple Support
If the donor iPad, from which you are transferring your data precedes iOS12.4, QuickStart will not be available.
“Transfer” is rather a misnomer. In reality, your data and setup is merely cloned to the new device. Nothing is moved or removed from the original device.
An alternative is to restore either an iCloud or iTunes backup to the new device:
How to back up your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – Apple Support
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support