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Vault API

Vault API

If you're already using the HashiCorp Vault HTTP API, you can use its API format and guidelines to interact with IBM Cloud® Secrets Manager.

To use the standard REST API for Secrets Manager, check out the Secrets Manager API reference.

Overview

Secrets Manager uses a custom version of open source HashiCorp Vault. This custom version adds the IBM Cloud IAM Auth method and a set of secrets engines to support operations in Secrets Manager for various secret types.

All operations follow the REST API standards that are available for the Vault HTTP APIs. For more information about how to authenticate and use the Vault HTTP APIs, check out the Vault documentation.

Secrets Manager limits Vault access to only specific paths that help you to work with secrets and log in to your instance. All other paths return an HTTP 403 Forbidden response status code. Plug-ins and other components that are offered by the open source Vault community might not be accessible by Secrets Manager. For more information, see the FAQs.

Endpoint URLs

To access Secrets Manager by using the Vault APIs, use the dedicated endpoint URL that is unique to your Secrets Manager service instance.

The following table lists the endpoint URLs by region that can be used to interact with the Vault APIs.

Public endpoints for interacting with Secrets Manager by using the native Vault APIs
Region Endpoint URL
Dallas https://{instance_ID}.us-south.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Frankfurt https://{instance_ID}.eu-de.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
London https://{instance_ID}.eu-gb.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Madrid https://{instance_ID}.eu-es.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Osaka https://{instance_ID}.jp-osa.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Sao Paulo https://{instance_ID}.br-sao.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Sydney https://{instance_ID}.au-syd.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Tokyo https://{instance_ID}.jp-tok.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Toronto https://{instance_ID}.ca-tor.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Washington DC https://{instance_ID}.us-east.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Private endpoints for interacting with Secrets Manager by using the native Vault APIs
Region Endpoint URL
Dallas https://{instance_ID}.private.us-south.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Frankfurt https://{instance_ID}.private.eu-de.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
London https://{instance_ID}.private.eu-gb.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Madrid https://{instance_ID}.private.eu-es.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Osaka https://{instance_ID}.private.jp-osa.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Sao Paulo https://{instance_ID}.private.br-sao.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Sydney https://{instance_ID}.private.au-syd.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Tokyo https://{instance_ID}.private.jp-tok.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Toronto https://{instance_ID}.private.ca-tor.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud
Washington DC https://{instance_ID}.private.us-east.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud

You can find your unique endpoint URL in the Endpoints page of the Secrets Manager UI, or by retrieving it by HTTP request. For more information, see Viewing your endpoint URLs.

Common headers

This section describes the headers that are common to all requests.

Common headers
Header Description
X-Vault-Token Required. A valid Vault token with sufficient permissions to perform the operation.
Content-Type Required. application/json

Timestamps

The timestamps in all requests and responses, such as creation and expiration dates, are formatted according to RFC 3339. For example: 1985-04-12T23:20:50.52Z

Field names

This API follows the Vault HTTP API guidelines. All field names are formatted in snake case (snake_case).

Login

Log in to Vault

Logs in to Vault by using an IBM Cloud IAM token and obtains a Vault token with mapped policies.

Login request parameters
Request parameters Description
token Required. Your IBM Cloud IAM access token.

Example request

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/auth/ibmcloud/login" \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
    "token": "{IAM_token}"
}'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "d9a41bfe-b8ba-8709-f1be-6dbdbc305e07",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": null,
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": {
        "client_token": "s.w6vmYTRuEJdzEvVFVYjIEAYG",
        "accessor": "5m6VpELSK42N3sq0yTEuVhn5",
        "policies": [
            "default",
            "instance-reader"
        ],
        "token_policies": [
            "default",
            "instance-reader"
        ],
        "metadata": {
            "bss_acc": "791f5fb10986423e97aa8512f18b7e65",
            "grant_type": "urn:ibm:params:oauth:grant-type:apikey",
            "name": "secrets-manager-test-reader",
            "resource": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/791f5fb10986423e97aa8512f18b7e65:e415e570-f073-423a-abdc-55de9b58f54e::",
            "user": "iam-ServiceId-b7ebcf90-c7a9-495b-8ce8-bbf33cb95ca0"
        },
        "lease_duration": 3600,
        "renewable": true,
        "entity_id": "336f5725-b98d-e0c6-921a-6041e2d3157d",
        "token_type": "service",
        "orphan": true
    }
}

Configure a login token

Configures the duration or time-to-live (TTL) and lifespan (MaxTTL) of a Vault login token.

Use a duration string such as 300s or 2h45m. Valid time units are s, m, and h. The IBM Cloud auth plug-in sets the default login token duration (TTL) to 1 hour, and the default lifespan (MaxTTL) to 24 hours.

Configure login token request parameters
Request parameters Description
token_max_ttl The maximum lifetime of the login token. Default is 24h. This value can't exceed the Vault MaxLeaseTTL value.
token_ttl The initial time-to-live (TTL) of the login token to generate. Default is 1h.

Example request

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/auth/ibmcloud/manage/login" \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault_token}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
    "token_ttl": "30m",
    "token_max_ttl": "2h"
}'

Example response

This operation returns HTTP 204 No Content.

Get the configuration of a login token

Retrieves the login configuration of a Vault token.

Example request

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/auth/ibmcloud/manage/login" \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "41bc89dc-c950-113f-aa8f-a025646d2975",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "login": {
            "token_max_ttl": "2h0m0s",
            "token_ttl": "30m0s"
        }
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Secret groups

Create a secret group

Creates a secret group.

Create secret group request parameters
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret group.
description An extended description of the secret group.

Example request

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/auth/ibmcloud/manage/groups" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-secret-group",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret group."
    }'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "f0e47267-940e-1a59-8742-e4e77401b06b",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:08:46Z",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret group.",
        "id": "2bcaa289-5d38-aa57-910d-970e418ab1b3",
        "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:08:46Z",
        "name": "test-secret-group",
        "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.group+json"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

List secret groups

Lists the secret groups that are available in your Secrets Manager service instance.

Example request

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/auth/ibmcloud/manage/groups" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "7ecc32f2-b78b-9290-015c-24803a1e87c9",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "groups": [
            {
                "creation_date": "2020-12-14T14:48:55Z",
                "description": "Read and write to Cloud Object storage buckets.",
                "id": "714e070d-8122-6270-198c-fef9166729e3",
                "last_update_date": "2020-12-14T14:48:55Z",
                "name": "cloud-object-storage-writers",
                "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.group+json"
            },
            {
                "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:08:46Z",
                "description": "Extended description for my secret group.",
                "id": "2bcaa289-5d38-aa57-910d-970e418ab1b3",
                "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:08:46Z",
                "name": "test-secret-group",
                "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.group+json"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Update a secret group

Updates the details of an existing secret group.

Update secret group request parameters
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret group.
description An extended description of the secret group.

Example request

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/auth/ibmcloud/manage/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "updated-secret-group-name",
    "description": "Updated description for my secret group"
    }'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "b02c5035-9da1-85fe-b7c7-3db2c77ddbb6",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:08:46Z",
        "description": "Updated description for my secret group.",
        "id": "2bcaa289-5d38-aa57-910d-970e418ab1b3",
        "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:16:32Z",
        "name": "updated-secret-group-name",
        "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.group+json"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Get a secret group

Retrieves a secret group and its details.

Example request

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/auth/ibmcloud/manage/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "0d127ae6-8359-bc36-af53-3a56be4c3e24",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:08:46Z",
        "description": "Updated description for my secret group.",
        "id": "2bcaa289-5d38-aa57-910d-970e418ab1b3",
        "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:18:44Z",
        "name": "updated-secret-group-name",
        "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.group+json"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Delete a secret group

Deletes a secret group.

Example request

curl -X DELETE "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/auth/ibmcloud/manage/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "37065859-3238-f671-941f-d43ac340ad99",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": null,
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Secrets

Create a secret

Creates or imports a secret by using the Secrets Manager secrets engines. You can add one of the following secret types:

  • Arbitrary secrets (arbitrary)
  • IAM credentials (iam_credentials)
  • Key-value secrets (kv)
  • User credentials (user_credentials)
  • Imported certificates (import_cert)
  • Private certificates (private_cert)
  • Public certificates (public_cert)
  • Service credentials (service_credentials)
Create secret request parameters - Arbitrary secrets
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret.
description An extended description of the secret.
payload Required. The secret data to assign to the secret.
expiration_date The expiration date that you want to assign to the secret. The date format follows RFC 3339.
labels[] Labels that you can use to filter for secrets in your instance. Up to 30 labels can be added.
Create secret request parameters - IAM credentials
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret.
description An extended description of the secret.
access_groups[] Required. The access groups that define the capabilities of the service ID and API key that are generated for an iam_credentials secret.
ttl Required. The time-to-live (TTL) or lease duration to assign to generated credentials. The value can be either an integer that specifies the number of seconds, or the string representation of a duration, such as 120m or 24h.
labels[] Labels that you can use to filter for secrets in your instance. Up to 30 labels can be added.
Create secret request parameters - Key-value secrets
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret.
description An extended description of the secret.
payload Required. The secret data in JSON format to assign to the secret. The maximum file size is 512 KB.
labels[] Labels that you can use to filter for secrets in your instance. Up to 30 labels can be added.
Create secret request parameters - User credentials
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret.
description An extended description of the secret.
username Required. The username to assign to the secret.
password The password to assign to the secret.
expiration_date The expiration date that you want to assign to the secret. The date format follows RFC 3339.
labels[] Labels that you can use to filter for secrets in your instance. Up to 30 labels can be added.
Create secret request parameters - Imported certificates
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret.
description An extended description of the secret.
certificate Required. The certificate data to assign to an imported_cert secret.
private_key The matching private key to assign to an imported_cert secret.
intermediate The intermediate certificate data to assign to an import_cert secret.
labels[] Labels that you can use to filter for secrets in your instance. Up to 30 labels can be added.
Create secret request parameters - Private certificates
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret.
description An extended description of the secret.
certificate_template Required. The name of the certificate template.
common_name The fully qualified domain name or host domain name for the certificate.
labels[] Labels that you can use to filter for secrets in your instance. Up to 30 labels can be added.
alt_names The Subject Alternative Names to define for the certificate, in a comma-delimited list.
ip_sans The IP Subject Alternative Names to define for the certificate, in a comma-delimited list.
uri_sans The URI Subject Alternative Names to define for the certificate, in a comma-delimited list.
other_sans The custom Object Identifier (OID) or UTF8-string Subject Alternative Names to define for the certificate.

The alternative names must match the values that are specified in the allowed_other_sans field in the associated certificate template. The format is the same as OpenSSL: <oid>:<type>:<value> where the current valid type is UTF8.

ttl The time-to-live (TTL) to assign to a private certificate.

The value can be supplied as a string representation of a duration in hours, for example '12h'. The value can't exceed the max_ttl that is defined in the associated certificate template.

format The format of the returned data. Allowable values are: pem, pem_bundle. Default: pem
auto_rotate Determines whether Secrets Manager rotates your certificate automatically. For private certificates, the certificate is rotated according to the time interval specified in the interval and unit fields.
interval Used together with the unit field to specify the rotation interval. The minimum interval is one day, and the maximum interval is 3 years (1095 days). Required in case auto_rotate is set to true.
unit The time unit of the rotation interval. Allowable values are: day, month
Create secret request parameters - Public certificates
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret.
description An extended description of the secret.
ca Required. The name of the certificate authority configuration.
dns Required. The name of the DNS provider configuration.
common_name Required. The fully qualified domain name or host domain name for the certificate.
alt_names[] The alternative names to define for the certificate.
bundle_certs Determines whether your issued certificate is bundled with intermediate certificates.

Set to false for the certificate file to contain only the issued certificate. Default: true.

key_algorithm The identifier for the cryptographic algorithm to be used to generate the public key that is associated with the certificate.

Allowable values: RSA2048, RSA4096, EC256 ,EC384

auto_rotate Determines whether Secrets Manager rotates your certificate automatically.

If set to true, the service reorders your certificate 31 days before it expires. Default: false

rotate_keys Determines whether Secrets Manager rotates the private key for your certificate automatically. If set to true, the service generates and stores a new private key for your rotated certificate. Default: false
labels[] Labels that you can use to filter for secrets in your instance. Up to 30 labels can be added.
Create secret request parameters - Service credentials
Request parameters Description
name Required. The human-readable alias that you want to assign to the secret.
source_crn Required. The CRN of the source service instance.
role Required. The IAM service role name for the level of permissions that you want to assign.
ttl The time-to-live (TTL) to assign to the credentials. Time can be specified in days.

Example requests

Create an arbitrary secret in the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-arbitrary-secret",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "payload": "secret-data",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z"
    }'

Create an arbitrary secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-arbitrary-secret-in-group",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "payload": "secret-data",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z"
    }'

Create IAM credentials in the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/iam_credentials/roles/{secret_name}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-iam-credentials",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "access_groups": [
        "AccessGroupId-0529f490-129c-4877-a2a0-b57f50d3e53b"
    ],
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "ttl": "30m"
    }'

Create IAM credentials in an existing group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/iam_credentials/roles/groups/{group_id}/{secret_name}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-iam-credentials-in-group",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "access_groups": [
        "AccessGroupId-0529f490-129c-4877-a2a0-b57f50d3e53b"
    ],
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "ttl": "30m"
    }'

Create a key-value secret in the default secret group. Learn more.

curl -X POST 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/kv/secrets' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
    "name": "test-kv-secret",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "payload": {
        "key1": "value1"
    },
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ]
}'

Create a key-value secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/kv/secrets/groups/{group_id}' \
-H 'Accept: application/json/groups/{group_id}' \
-H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
    "name": "test-kv-secret",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "payload": {
        "key1": "value1"
    },
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ]
}'

Create user credentials in the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/secrets" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-username-password",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "username": "user123",
        "password": "cloudy-rainy-coffee-book",
        "expiration_date": "2020-12-31T00:00:00Z",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ]
    }'

Create user credentials in an existing secret group:

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/secrets/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-username-password-in-group",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "username": "user123",
        "password": "cloudy-rainy-coffee-book",
        "expiration_date": "2020-12-31T00:00:00Z",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ]
    }'

Import an SSL/TLS certificate and assign it to the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/imported_cert/secrets" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-imported-certificate",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret."
        "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIICWzCCAcQCC...(redacted)",
        "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIICdgIBADANB...(redacted)",
        "intermediate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIICUzHHraOa...(redacted)",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ]
    }'

Import an SSL/TLS certificate and assign it to an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/imported_cert/secrets/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-imported-certificate-in-group",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret."
        "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIICWzCCAcQCC...(redacted)",
        "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIICdgIBADANB...(redacted)",
        "intermediate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIICUzHHraOa...(redacted)",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ]
    }'

Order a public SSL/TLS certificate and assign it to the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/public_cert/secrets" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-public-certificate-in-group",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "ca": "my-configured-certificate-authority",
        "dns": "my-configured-dns-provider",
        "common_name": "example.com",
        "alt_names": [
            "www.example.com"
        ],
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "bundle_certs": false, 
        "key_algorithm": "RSA2048",
        "rotation": {
            "auto_rotate": false,
            "rotate_keys": false
        }
    }'

Order a public SSL/TLS certificate and assign it to an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/public_cert/secrets/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-public-certificate-in-group",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "ca": "my-configured-certificate-authority",
        "dns": "my-configured-dns-provider",
        "common_name": "example.com",
        "alt_names": [
            "www.example.com"
        ],
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "bundle_certs": false, 
        "key_algorithm": "RSA2048",
        "rotation": {
            "auto_rotate": false,
            "rotate_keys": false
        }
    }'

Create a private SSL/TLS certificate and assign it to the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/private_cert/secrets" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-private-certificate",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "certificate_template": "my-configured-certificate-template",
        "common_name": "example.com",
        "alt_names": [
            "www.example.com"
        ],
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "rotation": {
            "auto_rotate": true,
            "interval": 90,
            "unit": day
        }
    }'

Create a private SSL/TLS certificate and assign it to an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/private_cert/secrets/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-private-certificate",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "certificate_template": "my-configured-certificate-template",
        "common_name": "example.com",
        "alt_names": [
            "www.example.com"
        ],
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "rotation": {
            "auto_rotate": true,
            "interval": 90,
            "unit": day
        }
    }'

Create or import a set of service credentials.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/service_credentials/secrets" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
        -H "X-Vault-Token: $VAULT_TOKEN" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "name": "test-sc-secret",
        "source_crn":"crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bafc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675bc::",
        "role":"crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager",
        "ttl":"90d"
    }' | jq

Example responses

A request to create an arbitrary secret in the default secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "8c047529-de3a-a79d-7c2f-c382a8e75312",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:a6972127-35ad-b36f-aac8-0223f0475cb6",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z",
    "id": "a6972127-35ad-b36f-aac8-0223f0475cb6",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
    "name": "test-arbitrary-secret-in-group",
    "secret_data": {
        "payload": "secret-data"
    },
    "secret_group_id": "339c026a-ac0f-1ea1-3d43-99adf871b49a",
    "secret_type": "arbitrary",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "versions": [
        {
          "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
          "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
          "id": "a7f55e6f-b068-977b-062e-4de644633982"
        }
    ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to create an arbitrary secret in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "8c047529-de3a-a79d-7c2f-c382a8e75312",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:a6972127-35ad-b36f-aac8-0223f0475cb6",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z",
    "id": "a6972127-35ad-b36f-aac8-0223f0475cb6",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
    "name": "test-arbitrary-secret-in-group",
    "secret_data": {
        "payload": "secret-data"
    },
    "secret_group_id": "339c026a-ac0f-1ea1-3d43-99adf871b49a",
    "secret_type": "arbitrary",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "versions": [
        {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
        "id": "a7f55e6f-b068-977b-062e-4de644633982"
        }
    ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to create IAM credentials in the default secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "3bef24c5-5ab9-72f4-8a1a-dd35a6e7aa15",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "access_groups": [
            "AccessGroupId-0529f490-129c-4877-a2a0-b57f50d3e53b"
        ],
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2020-12-16T21:34:51Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:8bc5eae8-e5b7-9599-de8e-525d1c3e2723",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "id": "8bc5eae8-e5b7-9599-de8e-525d1c3e2723",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2020-12-16T21:34:51Z",
        "name": "test-iam-credentials",
        "secret_type": "iam_credentials",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "ttl": 1800
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to create IAM credentials in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "2278a441-6dbe-5ee8-4a4b-3b5b1e814231",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "access_groups": [
        "AccessGroupId-0529f490-129c-4877-a2a0-b57f50d3e53b"
    ],
    "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-16T21:57:13Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:99425779-0707-4877-81CB-ca11e28b6ef1",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "id": "99425779-0707-4877-81CB-ca11e28b6ef1",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-16T21:57:13Z",
    "name": "test-iam-credentials-in-group",
    "secret_group_id": "714e070d-8122-6270-198c-fef9166729e3",
    "secret_type": "iam_credentials",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "ttl": 1800
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to create key-value secrets in the default secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "6e0000-60c0-d0ef-bc00-000c0a000b00",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9ca407-f38d-000e-0b02-ed6b41",
        "creation_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:59Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:eu-gb:a/0000000be376647f5f961f5:50004-5f59-4164-8bfc-5000cf66:secret:43f000f-4085-000c-c028-6ff00004dbd",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "downloaded": false,
        "id": "40000df-4000-300c-c01028-6ff20000dbd",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:59Z",
        "name": "test-kv-secret",
        "secret_data": {
            "payload": {
                "key1": "value1"
            }
        },
        "secret_type": "kv",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9ca407-f38d-000e-0b02-ed6b41",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:59Z",
                "downloaded": false,
                "id": "40000df-4000-300c-c01028-6ff20000dbd",
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ],
        "versions_total": 1
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to create key-value secrets in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "a0766ef6-5bfe-d92d-4894-6d3f40126b25",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9ca24407-f38d-479e-8b02-ed6b4e1b0d31",
        "creation_date": "2022-01-27T17:59:20Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:eu-gb:a/4b85ea6bbea644a6be376647f5f961f5:5f1a3554-5f59-4164-8bfc-5eef0a20cf66:secret:21764466-5a9d-a9df-fc71-5b8ee4ecbb99",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "downloaded": false,
        "id": "21764466-5a9d-a9df-fc71-5b8ee4ecbb99",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2022-01-27T17:59:20Z",
        "name": "test-kv-secret6",
        "secret_data": {
            "payload": {
                "key6": "value6"
            }
        },
        "secret_group_id": "aded5ffd-da17-c923-eb21-600569c5d1c2",
        "secret_type": "kv",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9ca24407-f38d-479e-8b02-ed6b4e1b0d31",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-27T17:59:20Z",
                "downloaded": false,
                "id": "96d5b7dd-d8fb-5afc-9c05-6cfdaff8af9e",
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ],
        "versions_total": 1
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to create user credentials in the default secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "96fc9603-5aff-5daa-f25c-efc3599b374b",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:43:36Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:2bd4c8fc-c1e4-f9d7-8026-6c04610f051f",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "expiration_date": "2020-12-31T00:00:00Z",
    "id": "2bd4c8fc-c1e4-f9d7-8026-6c04610f051f",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:43:36Z",
    "name": "test-username-password",
    "secret_data": {
        "password": "cloudy-rainy-coffee-book",
        "username": "user123"
    },
    "secret_type": "username_password",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "versions": [
        {
        "auto_rotated": false,
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:43:36Z",
        "id": "ae4b3afd-5e63-5951-790b-f1892e8c5267"
        }
    ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to create user credentials in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "4ccc9dd5-af3a-6865-293f-3f704d2866e1",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:46:41Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "expiration_date": "2020-12-31T00:00:00Z",
    "id": "be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:46:41Z",
    "name": "test-username-password-in-group",
    "secret_data": {
        "password": "cloudy-rainy-coffee-book",
        "username": "user123"
    },
    "secret_group_id": "339c026a-ac0f-1ea1-3d43-99adf871b49a",
    "secret_type": "username_password",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "versions": [
        {
          "auto_rotated": false,
          "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
          "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:46:41Z",
          "id": "a09c7a3c-13a5-7a17-fadc-e7850496d27a"
        }
    ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to import a certificate to the default secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "811b893b-55c7-b6bb-4e55-26a7a8362164",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "algorithm": "RSA",
        "common_name": "example.com",
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "expiration_date": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
        "id": "be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
        "intermediate_included": false,
        "issuer": "US Texas Austin Example Corp. Example Org example.com",
        "key_algorithm": "SHA256-RSA",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11Z",
        "name": "test-imported-certificate-in-group",
        "private_key_included": true,
        "secret_type": "imported_cert",
        "serial_number": "fc:22:29:7e:57:25:8a:05",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "validity": {
            "not_after": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
            "not_before": "2021-06-03T15:25:44Z"
        },
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
                "creation_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11.278296706Z",
                "expiration_date": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
                "id": "be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
                "serial_number": "fc:22:29:7e:57:25:8a:05",
                "validity": {
                    "not_after": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
                    "not_before": "2021-06-03T15:25:44Z"
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to import a certificate to an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "811b893b-55c7-b6bb-4e55-26a7a8362164",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "algorithm": "RSA",
        "common_name": "example.com",
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "expiration_date": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
        "id": "be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
        "intermediate_included": false,
        "issuer": "US Texas Austin Example Corp. Example Org example.com",
        "key_algorithm": "SHA256-RSA",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11Z",
        "name": "test-imported-certificate-in-group",
        "private_key_included": true,
        "secret_group_id": "339c026a-ac0f-1ea1-3d43-99adf871b49a",
        "secret_type": "imported_cert",
        "serial_number": "fc:22:29:7e:57:25:8a:05",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "validity": {
            "not_after": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
            "not_before": "2021-06-03T15:25:44Z"
        },
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
                "creation_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11.278296706Z",
                "expiration_date": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
                "id": "e4f44e8b-abe0-9267-88da-199e754f974a",
                "serial_number": "fc:22:29:7e:57:25:8a:05",
                "validity": {
                    "not_after": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
                    "not_before": "2021-06-03T15:25:44Z"
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to create or import a set of service credentials returns the following response:

{
  "request_id": "b7b8799c-e0f7-f31c-c050-3d66f854c214",
  "lease_id": "",
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "data": {
    "created_by": "IBMid-2723462DAH",
    "creation_date": "2023-11-23T13:33:36Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:e2c32ad4-1414-41e0-8747-e107e6b9f8e6:secret:c70951dd-f672-9995-968d-b76204b2432d",
    "custom_metadata": {},
    "downloaded": true,
    "iam_apikey_description": "Auto-generated for key crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc:resource-key:d13dd212-cd38-4732-a14e-1889ee3ca4fa",
    "iam_apikey_id": "ApiKey-4fdabb94-2654-4ab7-8d01-fbf41117b4a9",
    "iam_apikey_name": "test-sc-secret",
    "iam_role_crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager",
    "iam_serviceid_crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:iam-identity::a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc::serviceid:ServiceId-38fd1d20-db0b-4ae6-bee9-23d6468e149f",
    "id": "c70951dd-f672-9995-968d-b76204b2432d",
    "labels": [],
    "last_update_date": "2023-11-23T13:33:36Z",
    "locks_total": 0,
    "name": "test-sc-secret",
    "parameters": {},
    "resource_key_crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc:resource-key:d13dd212-cd38-4732-a14e-1889ee3ca4fa",
    "resource_key_name": "test-sc-secret",
    "role": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager",
    "secret_data": {
      "apikey": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "guid": "f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675bc",
      "iam_apikey_description": "Auto-generated for key crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc:resource-key:d13dd212-cd38-4732-a14e-1889ee3ca4fa",
      "iam_apikey_id": "ApiKey-4fdabb94-2654-4ab7-8d01-fbf41117b4a9",
      "iam_apikey_name": "test-sc-secret",
      "iam_role_crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager",
      "iam_serviceid_crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:iam-identity::a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc::serviceid:ServiceId-38fd1d20-db0b-4ae6-bee9-23d6468e149f",
      "instance_id": "f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc",
      "plan": "33b50df2-9cd6-4005-a941-bf0a59f0d133",
      "region": "us-south"
    },
    "secret_type": "service_credentials",
    "source_crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bafc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc::",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "ttl": 7776000,
    "versions": [
      {
        "created_by": "IBMid-2723462DAH",
        "creation_date": "2023-11-23T13:33:36Z",
        "downloaded": true,
        "expiration_date": "2024-02-21T13:33:36Z",
        "id": "1ab6e797-c74d-419d-0863-a8976b64efe8",
        "payload_available": true,
        "version_custom_metadata": {}
      }
    ],
    "versions_total": 1
  },
  "wrap_info": null,
  "warnings": null,
  "auth": null
}

Get a secret

Get the value of a secret. Either secret ID or secret name can be used for retrieving the secret.

Example requests

Get an arbitrary secret.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get an arbitrary secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get IAM credentials.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/iam_credentials/creds/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get IAM credentials in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/iam_credentials/creds/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get key-value secrets. Learn more.

curl -L -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/kv/secrets/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json'\
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' 

Get key-value secrets in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/kv/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' 

Get user credentials.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/secrets/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get user credentials in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get an imported certificate.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/imported_cert/secrets/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get an imported certificate in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/imported_cert/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id_or_secret_name}' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get a set of service credentials.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/service_credentials/secrets/{secret_id_or_secret_name}" \
     -H 'Accept: application/json' \
     -H "X-Vault-Token: $VAULT_TOKEN" | jq

Example responses

A request to retrieve an arbitrary secret returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "463e84e8-3a0c-1061-1a6e-6ce1434c7ba2",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-16T20:54:52Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:582a8f65-9a2b-a072-4fc3-e69ff3462c23",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z",
    "id": "582a8f65-9a2b-a072-4fc3-e69ff3462c23",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-16T20:54:52Z",
    "name": "test-arbitrary-secret",
    "secret_data": {
        "payload": "secret-data"
    },
    "secret_type": "arbitrary",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "versions": [
        {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2020-12-16T20:54:52Z",
        "id": "03d9ddb3-aa1d-d929-40c8-04027213ef08"
        }
    ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to retrieve an arbitrary secret in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "791340bd-5664-c1e3-e779-d1391494f55d",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:a6972127-35ad-b36f-aac8-0223f0475cb6",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z",
    "id": "a6972127-35ad-b36f-aac8-0223f0475cb6",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
    "name": "test-arbitrary-secret-in-group",
    "secret_data": {
        "payload": "secret-data"
    },
    "secret_group_id": "339c026a-ac0f-1ea1-3d43-99adf871b49a",
    "secret_type": "arbitrary",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "versions": [
        {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
        "id": "a7f55e6f-b068-977b-062e-4de644633982"
        }
    ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to generate IAM credentials returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "c9716624-669f-2ef4-5560-a5d4e6618826",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "access_groups": [
        "AccessGroupId-0529f490-129c-4877-a2a0-b57f50d3e53b"
    ],
    "api_key": "U40hERZ0h-0C0cnka2bEuL2y...(redacted)",
    "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-16T21:55:31Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:d7a2b83f-997c-4914-857a-86bfcdbf0873",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "id": "d7a2b83f-997c-4914-857a-86bfcdbf0873",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-16T22:05:16Z",
    "name": "test-iam-credentials",
    "secret_type": "iam_credentials",
    "service_id": "ServiceId-43c79ec9-7f02-481d-92f1-e60363483298",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "ttl": 1800
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to generate IAM credentials in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "201eaa80-d5f1-2697-66dd-481d94a52685",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "access_groups": [
        "AccessGroupId-0529f490-129c-4877-a2a0-b57f50d3e53b"
    ],
    "api_key": "CFQY6wWPI3C3wKx6XLC9p0c3e...(redacted)",
    "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
    "creation_date": "2020-12-16T21:57:13Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:99425779-0707-4877-81CB-ca11e28b6ef1",
    "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
    "id": "99425779-0707-4877-81CB-ca11e28b6ef1",
    "labels": [
        "dev",
        "us-south"
    ],
    "last_update_date": "2020-12-16T22:07:20Z",
    "name": "test-iam-credentials-in-group",
    "secret_group_id": "714e070d-8122-6270-198c-fef9166729e3",
    "secret_type": "iam_credentials",
    "service_id": "ServiceId-d1a99978-2108-4eec-9dae-bdf5691e7136",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "ttl": 1800
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to retrieve a key-value secret returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "1e0000-7100-cb00b-d00a-b350000f5a",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9c00000-00d-000e-8000-ed6b40000",
        "creation_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:04Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:eu-gb:a/4b85000004a6be3700000f5:5f1000-5f00-4000-8bfc-5e0000f66:secret:0000ea8e-7d00-69ce-c000a-0a00000b3ee",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "downloaded": true,
        "id": "00002ea8e-7lk90-00ce-c200a-00004b3ee",
        "labels": [],
        "last_update_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:04Z",
        "name": "test-kv-secret",
        "secret_data": {
            "payload": {
                "key1": "value1"
            }
        },
        "secret_type": "kv",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-000000-f000d-479e-8b02-ed600000",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:04Z",
                "downloaded": true,
                "id": "bf00007-800dc-0006-14d9-a7c720000bh",
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ],
        "versions_total": 1
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to retrieve a key-value secret in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "a0000c-e00-000ef-d000e8-a68e60000",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "Id-000000",
        "creation_date": "2022-01-26T20:11:29Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:eu-gb:a/4b0000a6bbe:5f1a3554-5f59-4164-8bfc-5e0000000cf66:secret:e006e8bc-f497-dc93-4102-9d0000001",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "downloaded": true,
        "id": "e00000c-f0000-d0003-00002-9d9cf2000001",
        "labels": [],
        "last_update_date": "2022-01-26T20:11:29Z",
        "name": "test-kv-secret-from-group",
        "secret_data": {
            "payload": {
                "key5": "value5"
            }
        },
        "secret_group_id": "0000ffd-da17-c0000-eb0000-600000002",
        "secret_type": "kv",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "Id-0000000",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-26T20:11:29Z",
                "downloaded": true,
                "id": "5c000000-000c3-00003-de0000-c0d200000",
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ],
        "versions_total": 1
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to retrieve an imported certificate returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "811b893b-55c7-b6bb-4e55-26a7a8362164",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "algorithm": "RSA",
        "common_name": "example.com",
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "expiration_date": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
        "id": "be4a0846-4cb5-3bfa-bab5-10a44dfc3e85",
        "intermediate_included": true,
        "issuer": "US Texas Austin Example Corp. Example Org example.com",
        "key_algorithm": "SHA256-RSA",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11Z",
        "name": "test-imported-certificate",
        "private_key_included": true,
        "secret_data": {
            "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIICWzCCAcQCC...(redacted)",
            "intermediate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIICUzHHraOa...(redacted)",
            "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIICdgIBADANB...(redacted)"
        },
        "secret_type": "imported_cert",
        "serial_number": "fc:22:29:7e:57:25:8a:05",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "validity": {
            "not_after": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
            "not_before": "2021-06-03T15:25:44Z"
        },
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
                "creation_date": "2021-06-03T20:50:11.278296706Z",
                "expiration_date": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
                "id": "e4f44e8b-abe0-9267-88da-199e754f974a",
                "serial_number": "fc:22:29:7e:57:25:8a:05",
                "validity": {
                    "not_after": "2021-06-04T15:25:44Z",
                    "not_before": "2021-06-03T15:25:44Z"
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to retrieve a set of service credentials returns the following response:

{
  "request_id": "18d15b17-eb6f-68ad-8b44-4033ab64feb1",
  "lease_id": "",
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "data": {
    "created_by": "IBMid-2723462DAH",
    "creation_date": "2023-11-23T13:33:36Z",
    "crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:e2c32ad4-1414-41e0-8747-e107e6b9f8a6:secret:c70951dd-f672-9995-968d-b76204b2432d",
    "custom_metadata": {},
    "downloaded": true,
    "iam_apikey_description": "Auto-generated for key crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc:resource-key:d13dd212-cd38-4732-a14e-1889ee3ca4fa",
    "iam_apikey_id": "ApiKey-4fdabb94-2654-4ab7-8d01-fbf41117b4a9",
    "iam_apikey_name": "test-sc-secret",
    "iam_role_crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager",
    "iam_serviceid_crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:iam-identity::a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc::serviceid:ServiceId-38fd1d20-db0b-4ae6-bee9-23d6468e149f",
    "id": "c70951dd-f672-9995-968d-b76204b2432d",
    "labels": [],
    "last_update_date": "2023-11-23T13:33:36Z",
    "locks_total": 0,
    "name": "test-sc-secret",
    "parameters": {},
    "resource_key_crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc:resource-key:d13dd212-cd38-4732-a14e-1889ee3ca4fa",
    "resource_key_name": "test-sc-secret",
    "role": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager",
    "secret_data": {
      "apikey": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "guid": "f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc",
      "iam_apikey_description": "Auto-generated for key crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc:resource-key:d13dd212-cd38-4732-a14e-1889ee3ca4fa",
      "iam_apikey_id": "ApiKey-4fdabb94-2654-4ab7-8d01-fbf41117b4a9",
      "iam_apikey_name": "test-sc-secret",
      "iam_role_crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:iam::::serviceRole:Manager",
      "iam_serviceid_crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:iam-identity::a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc::serviceid:ServiceId-38fd1d20-db0b-4ae6-bee9-23d6468e149f",
      "instance_id": "f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc",
      "plan": "33b50df2-9cd6-4005-a941-bf0a59f0d133",
      "region": "us-south"
    },
    "secret_type": "service_credentials",
    "source_crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:event-notifications:us-south:a/826aa2b9cab6c666477fc55ebc47bacc:f85409e9-1a06-47d5-8320-95ed4e1675cc::",
    "state": 1,
    "state_description": "Active",
    "ttl": 7776000,
    "versions": [
      {
        "created_by": "IBMid-2723462DAH",
        "creation_date": "2023-11-23T13:33:36Z",
        "downloaded": true,
        "expiration_date": "2024-02-21T13:33:36Z",
        "id": "1ab6e797-c74d-419d-0863-a8976b64efe8",
        "payload_available": true,
        "version_custom_metadata": {}
      }
    ],
    "versions_total": 1
  },
  "wrap_info": null,
  "warnings": null,
  "auth": null
}

List secrets

Retrieve a list of secrets that are available in a Secrets Manager secrets engine.

Example requests

List arbitrary secrets.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

List arbitrary secrets in an existing secret group:

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/groups/{group_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example responses

A request to list all arbitrary secrets returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "d8eb84fd-c0bd-08ae-c3ad-cff87606953c",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "secrets": [
        {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:a6972127-35ad-b36f-aac8-0223f0475cb6",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z",
        "id": "a6972127-35ad-b36f-aac8-0223f0475cb6",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:34:53Z",
        "name": "test-arbitrary-secret-in-group",
        "secret_group_id": "339c026a-ac0f-1ea1-3d43-99adf871b49a",
        "secret_type": "arbitrary",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active"
        },
        {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2020-12-15T22:41:14Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z",
        "id": "ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2020-12-15T22:41:14Z",
        "name": "another-arbitrary-secret-in-group",
        "secret_group_id": "339c026a-ac0f-1ea1-3d43-99adf871b49a",
        "secret_type": "arbitrary",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active"
        }
    ],
    "secrets_total": 2
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Get secret metadata

Retrieve the metadata of a secret, such as its name, description. To retrieve the actual value of a secret, use Get a secret.

Example requests

Get metadata for an arbitrary secret.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/{secret_id}/metadata" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get metadata for an arbitrary secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/metadata" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get metadata for a kv secret. Learn more.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/kv/secrets/{secret_id}/metadata' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Get metadata for a kv secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/kv/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/metadata' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' 

Example responses

A request to retrieve the metadata of an arbitrary secret returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "372645c0-9d97-5f6b-0755-99145eacdb93",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2021-06-04T02:55:40Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z",
        "id": "ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2021-06-04T02:55:40Z",
        "name": "test-arbitrary-secret",
        "secret_type": "arbitrary",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to retrieve the metadata of a kv secret returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "0a0000e-0a0f-edfh-000a-ec2000ab00",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9ca00000-f00d-000e-8b02-ed6b000pl",
        "creation_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:04Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:eu-gb:a/4000000bbea00000000647f000001f5:5f000004-5f00-40000-8bfc-5mnh0a200000:secret:00000ea8e-7d00-00ce-c00poa-0a00000f0000e",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "downloaded": true,
        "id": "0a0000e-0a0f-edfh-000a-ec2000ab00",
        "labels": [],
        "last_update_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:04Z",
        "name": "test-kv-secret",
        "secret_type": "kv",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "versions_total": 1
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to retrieve the metadata of a kv secret in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "0a0000e-0a0f-edfh-000a-ec2000ab00",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "id-0000000YC6X",
        "creation_date": "2022-01-26T20:11:29Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:eu-gb:a/4000000bbea00000000647f000001f5:5f000004-5f00-40000-8bfc-5mnh0a200000:secret:00000ea8e-7d00-00ce-c00poa-0a00000f0000e",
        "description": "Test secret in test secret group.",
        "downloaded": true,
        "id": "0a0000e-0a0f-edfh-000a-ec2000ab00",
        "labels": [],
        "last_update_date": "2022-01-26T20:11:29Z",
        "name": "test-kv-secret-from-group",
        "secret_group_id": "aded0a0000e-0a0f-edfh-000a-ec2000ab00",
        "secret_type": "kv",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "versions_total": 1
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Update secret metadata

Update the metadata of a secret, such as its name, description, or expiration date. To rotate the actual value of a secret, use Rotate a secret.

Update secret metadata request parameters
Request parameters Description
name The updated name to assign to the secret.
description The updated description to assign to the secret.
expiration_date The updated expiration date to assign to the secret. This option is supported for the arbitrary and username_password secret types. The date format follows RFC 3339.

Example requests

Update the name of an arbitrary secret in the default secret group.

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/{secret_id}/metadata" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -d '{
        "name": "updated-arbitrary-secret-name"
    }'

Update the expiration date of an arbitrary secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/metadata" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -d '{
        "expiration_date": "2030-05-01T09:30:00Z"
    }'

Example responses

A request to update the metadata of an arbitrary secret in the default secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "372645c0-9d97-5f6b-0755-99145eacdb93",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
        "creation_date": "2021-06-04T02:55:40Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:secret:ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
        "description": "Updated description for my secret.",
        "expiration_date": "2030-04-01T09:30:00Z",
        "id": "ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
        "labels": [
            "dev",
            "us-south"
        ],
        "last_update_date": "2021-06-05T02:55:40Z",
        "name": "updated-arbitrary-secret",
        "secret_type": "arbitrary",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Rotate a secret

Create a new version of a secret. The secret retains its identifying information, such as its name and ID. To set an automatic rotation policy for a secret, see Set secret policies.

Rotate secret request parameters
Request parameters Description
payload The new secret data to assign to an arbitrary or a kv secret.
password The new password to assign to a username_password secret.
certificate The new certificate to assign to an imported_cert secret.
private_key The new private key to assign to an imported_cert secret.
intermediate The new intermediate certificate data to assign to an import_cert secret.

Example requests

Rotate an arbitrary secret in the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/{secret_id}/rotate" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -d '{
        "payload": "new-secret-data"
    }'

Rotate an arbitrary secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/rotate" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -d '{
        "payload": "new-secret-data"
    }'

Rotate a kv secret in the default secret group. Learn more.

curl -X POST 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/kv/secrets/{secret_id}/rotate' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "payload": {
            "key7":"value7"
            }
    }'

Rotate a kv secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/kv/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/rotate' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json'
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "payload": {
            "key7":"value7"
            }
    }'

Rotate a username_password secret in the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/secrets/{secret_id}/rotate" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -d '{
        "password": "new-password"
    }'

Rotate an imported_cert secret in the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/imported_cert/secrets/{secret_id}/rotate" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -d '{
        "certificate": "new-certificate",
    "private_key": "new-private-key",
    "intermediate": "new-intermediate-certificate"
    }'

Example responses

A request to rotate a kv secret in the default secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "e00000b-0000-0ad1-beb0-00000d0000",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9ca2000007-f0000d-400000e-8b02-ed6b000000",
        "creation_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:04Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:eu-gb:a/00000a6bbea644a6be000000001f5:5f1a000000-5f000-4000-8bfc-5eef00000:secret:00000ea8e-7d00-00ce-c00a-0a0000f000ee",
        "description": "Extended description for my secret.",
        "downloaded": false,
        "id": "00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
        "labels": [],
        "last_update_date": "2022-01-27T21:05:25Z",
        "name": "test-kv-secret",
        "secret_data": {
            "payload": {
                "key7": "value7"
            }
        },
        "secret_type": "kv",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9ca2000007-f0000d-400000e-8b02-ed6b000000",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-25T19:22:04Z",
                "downloaded": true,
                "id": "00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
                "payload_available": false
            },
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-9ca2000007-f0000d-400000e-8b02-ed6b000000",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-27T21:05:25Z",
                "downloaded": false,
                "id": "00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ],
        "versions_total": 2
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to rotate a kv secret in an existing secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "e00000b-0000-0ad1-beb0-00000d0000",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "created_by": "IBMid-662001YC6X",
        "creation_date": "2022-01-26T20:11:29Z",
        "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:eu-gb:a/4b85ea6bbea644a6be376647f5f961f5:5f1a3554-5f59-4164-8bfc-5eef0a20cf66:secret:e006e8bc-f497-dc93-4102-9d9cf2051a41",
        "description": "Test secret in test secret group.",
        "downloaded": false,
        "id": "00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
        "labels": [],
        "last_update_date": "2022-01-27T21:00:27Z",
        "name": "test-kv-secret-from-group",
        "secret_data": {
            "payload": {
                "key7": "value7"
            }
        },
        "secret_group_id": "00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
        "secret_type": "kv",
        "state": 1,
        "state_description": "Active",
        "versions": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-26T20:11:29Z",
                "downloaded": true,
                "id": "00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
                "payload_available": false
            },
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-27T21:00:03Z",
                "downloaded": false,
                "id": "00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
                "payload_available": false
            },
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
                "creation_date": "2022-01-27T21:00:27Z",
                "downloaded": false,
                "id":  "00000ea00-7d0000-0000ce-c0002a-0a0000f4b3ee",
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ],
        "versions_total": 3
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Delete a secret

Deletes a secret from a Secrets Manager secrets engine.

Example requests

Delete an arbitrary secret in the default secret group.

curl -X DELETE "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/{secret_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Delete an arbitrary secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X DELETE "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "e48436e3-23d3-ab4a-7642-535cab8935a8",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": null,
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Locks

List secret locks

List the locks that are associated with a specified secret.

Lock secret request parameters
Query parameters Description
limit The number of locks to retrieve. Default is 25. To retrieve a different set of items, use limit with offset to page through your available resources.
offset The number of locks to skip. Default is 0. By specifying offset, you retrieve a subset of locks that starts with the offset value. Use offset with limit to page through your available secrets locks.
search Filter locks that contain the specified string in their name.

Example request

List locks for an arbitrary secret.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/locks/{secret_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

List locks for a user credentials secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Page through available locks by using limit and offset.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}?limit={limit}&offset={offset}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Filter for locks that contain book in their names.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}?search=book" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "ba51140d-31a8-0a51-dd5b-1ca59838e881",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "locks": [
            {
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                },
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-222b47ab-b08e-4619-b68f-8014a2c3acb8",
                "creation_date": "2022-06-30T21:41:36.616174Z",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in the default secret group.",
                "last_update_date": "2022-06-30T21:41:36.616174Z",
                "name": "lock-for-app-2",
                "secret_group_id": "default",
                "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
                "secret_version_alias": "current",
                "secret_version_id": "f2b68dbb-c291-87df-6026-7611c324c823"
            },
            {
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                },
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-222b47ab-b08e-4619-b68f-8014a2c3acb8",
                "creation_date": "2022-06-30T20:56:33.138337Z",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in the default secret group.",
                "last_update_date": "2022-06-30T21:14:14.903163Z",
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "secret_group_id": "default",
                "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
                "secret_version_alias": "previous",
                "secret_version_id": "09d9718b-b411-4111-a8f4-b1397d22d11b"
            }
        ],
        "locks_total": 2
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Lock a secret

Create one or more locks on the current version of a secret.

A lock can be used to prevent a secret from being deleted or modified while it's in use by your applications. A successful request attaches a new lock to your secret, or replaces a lock of the same name if it already exists. Additionally, you can use this method to clear any matching locks on a secret by using an optional lock mode.

  • lock_exclusive: Removes any other locks with matching names if they are found in the previous version of the secret.
  • lock_exclusive_delete: Same as lock_exclusive, but also permanently deletes the data of the previous secret version if no locks are found.
Lock secret request parameters
Request parameters Description
name A human-readable name to assign to your secret lock. Names are unique per secret version. /n Note: Creating a lock with an existing name replaces the lock and overrides its attributes.
description An extended description of your secret lock.
attributes Optional information to associate with a lock, such as resources CRNs to be used by automation.

Example request

Create a lock on a secret in the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/{secret_id}/lock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": [
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in the default secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            }
        ]
    }'

Create two locks on the current version of a secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/lock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": [
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in a custom secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-2",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in a custom secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            }
        ]
    }'

Lock a secret version exclusively.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/{secret_id}/lock_exclusive" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": [
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in the default secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            }
        ]
    }'

Lock a secret version exclusively and delete previous version data.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/{secret_id}/lock_exclusive_delete" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": [
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in the default secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            }
        ]
    }'

Example response

A request to lock the current version of a secret that is in the default secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "cad3f223-ec90-1e8e-9408-7fc3c9c50b86",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "secret_group_id": "default",
        "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
        "versions": [
            {
                "alias": "current",
                "id": "f2b68dbb-c291-87df-6026-7611c324c823",
                "locks": [
                    "lock-for-app-1"
                ],
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to lock the current version of a secret that is a custom secret group returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "a717fba0-275d-36d2-49e6-ae54fc820ca4",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "secret_group_id": "d2e98a96-18ed-f13c-8dee-db955fb94122",
        "secret_id": "c86946e6-b392-2613-159d-aff5a3f095b3",
        "versions": [
            {
                "alias": "current",
                "id": "ad6aa6d9-b43c-4bc3-597d-15c376622e64",
                "locks": [
                    "lock-for-app-1"
                ],
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Unlock a secret

Delete one or more locks that are associated with the current version of a secret.

A successful request deletes the locks that you specify. To remove all locks, you can pass {"locks": ["*"]} in the request body. Otherwise, specify the names of the locks that you want to delete. For example, {"locks": ["lock1", "lock2"]}.

A secret is considered unlocked and able to be revoked or deleted only after all of its locks are removed. To understand whether a secret contains locks, check the locks_total field that is returned as part of the metadata of your secret.

Example request

Remove all locks that are associated with a secret.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/{secret_id}/unlock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": ["*"]
    }'

Remove two locks from a secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/unlock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": ["lock-name-1", "lock-name-2"]
    }'

Example response

A request to remove all locks returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "4708ebbf-eab0-e68a-9e72-d1c67a209fdc",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "secret_group_id": "default",
        "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
        "versions": [
            {
                "alias": "current",
                "id": "f2b68dbb-c291-87df-6026-7611c324c823",
                "locks": [],
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to remove only specific locks lists the remaining locks in the response:

{
    "request_id": "4d954026-68b3-6506-dc1d-5e77574fd2f0",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "secret_group_id": "default",
        "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
        "versions": [
            {
                "alias": "current",
                "id": "f2b68dbb-c291-87df-6026-7611c324c823",
                "locks": [
                    "lock-for-app-1"
                ],
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

List secret version locks

List the locks that are associated with a specified secret version.

Use {version_id} in the URL path to specify the version. The aliases current or previous are also allowed.

Lock secret request parameters
Query parameters Description
limit The number of locks to retrieve. Default is 25. To retrieve a different set of items, use limit with offset to page through your available resources.
offset The number of locks to skip. Default is 0. By specifying offset, you retrieve a subset of locks that starts with the offset value. Use offset with limit to page through your available secrets locks.
search Filter locks that contain the specified string in their name.

Example request

List locks for a specific version of an arbitrary secret.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/locks/{secret_id}/versions/{version_id}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

List locks for the current version of a user credentials secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/versions/current" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Page through available locks by using limit and offset.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/versions/current?limit={limit}&offset={offset}" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Filter for locks that contain book in their names.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/versions/current?search=book" \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example response

A request to get the lock details on the current version of a secret returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "ba51140d-31a8-0a51-dd5b-1ca59838e881",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "locks": [
            {
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                },
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-222b47ab-b08e-4619-b68f-8014a2c3acb8",
                "creation_date": "2022-06-30T21:41:36.616174Z",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in the default secret group.",
                "last_update_date": "2022-06-30T21:41:36.616174Z",
                "name": "lock-for-app-2",
                "secret_group_id": "default",
                "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
                "secret_version_alias": "current",
                "secret_version_id": "f2b68dbb-c291-87df-6026-7611c324c823"
            },
            {
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                },
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-222b47ab-b08e-4619-b68f-8014a2c3acb8",
                "creation_date": "2022-06-30T20:56:33.138337Z",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in the default secret group.",
                "last_update_date": "2022-06-30T21:14:14.903163Z",
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "secret_group_id": "default",
                "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
                "secret_version_alias": "current",
                "secret_version_id": "f2b68dbb-c291-87df-6026-7611c324c823"
            }
        ],
        "locks_total": 2
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Lock a secret version

Create one or more locks on a specified version of a secret. To specify a version, use the {version_id} path parameter to provide the unique ID of the current or previous version of your secret. The aliases current or previous are also allowed.

A lock can be used to prevent a secret from being deleted or modified while it's in use by your applications. A successful request attaches a new lock to your secret, or replaces a lock of the same name if it already exists. Additionally, you can use this method to clear any matching locks on a secret by using an optional lock mode.

  • lock_exclusive: Removes any other locks with matching names if they are found in the previous version of the secret.
  • lock_exclusive_delete: Same as lock_exclusive, but also permanently deletes the data of the previous secret version if no locks are found.
Lock secret request parameters
Request parameters Description
name A human-readable name to assign to your secret lock. Names are unique per secret version. /n Note: Creating a lock with an existing name replaces the lock and overrides its attributes.
description An extended description of your secret lock.
attributes Optional information to associate with a lock, such as resources CRNs to be used by automation.

Example request

Create a lock on the specified version of a secret in the default secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/{secret_id}/versions/{version_id}/lock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": [
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in the default secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            }
        ]
    }'

Replace {version_id} in the URL path with the current alias to create a lock on the current secret version. The aliases current or previous are allowed.

Create two locks on the current version of a secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/versions/current/lock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": [
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in a custom secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-2",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in a custom secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            }
        ]
    }'

Create a lock on the previous version of a secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/versions/previous/lock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": [
            {
                "name": "lock-for-app-1",
                "description": "Test lock for secret in a custom secret group.",
                "attributes": {
                    "key": "value"
                }
            }
        ]
    }'

Example response

A request to lock the previous version of a secret in a custom secret group

{
    "request_id": "97a3d1fb-c137-9c1c-16fb-7aebf05a0eae",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "secret_group_id": "d2e98a96-18ed-f13c-8dee-db955fb94122",
        "secret_id": "c86946e6-b392-2613-159d-aff5a3f095b3",
        "versions": [
            {
                "alias": "current",
                "id": "3993c39b-3ef5-f6f3-5e20-f6f9c6f8d053",
                "locks": [],
                "payload_available": true
            },
            {
                "alias": "previous",
                "id": "ad6aa6d9-b43c-4bc3-597d-15c376622e64",
                "locks": [
                    "lock-for-app-1"
                ],
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Unlock a secret version

Delete one or more locks that are associated with the specified secret version.

A successful request deletes the locks that you specify. To remove all locks, you can pass {"locks": ["*"]} in in the request body. Otherwise, specify the names of the locks that you want to delete. For example, {"locks": ["lock-1", "lock-2"]}.

A secret is considered unlocked and able to be revoked or deleted only after all of its locks are removed. To understand whether a secret contains locks, check the locks_total field that is returned as part of the metadata of your secret.

Example request

Remove all locks on a secret version.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/{secret_id}/versions/{version_id}/unlock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": ["*"]
    }'

Replace {version_id} in the URL path with the current alias to remove locks from the current secret version. The aliases current or previous are allowed.

Remove two locks on the current version of a secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X POST "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/{secret_type}/locks/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/versions/current/unlock" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -D '{
        "locks": ["lock-name-1", "lock-name-2"]
    }'

Example response

A request to remove all locks returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "4708ebbf-eab0-e68a-9e72-d1c67a209fdc",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "secret_group_id": "default",
        "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
        "versions": [
            {
                "alias": "current",
                "id": "f2b68dbb-c291-87df-6026-7611c324c823",
                "locks": [],
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to remove only specific locks lists the remaining locks in the response:

{
    "request_id": "4d954026-68b3-6506-dc1d-5e77574fd2f0",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "secret_group_id": "default",
        "secret_id": "184408d6-8264-5ff3-c308-6922ed04ad88",
        "versions": [
            {
                "alias": "current",
                "id": "f2b68dbb-c291-87df-6026-7611c324c823",
                "locks": [
                    "lock-for-app-1"
                ],
                "payload_available": true
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Policies

Set secret policies

Creates or updates an automatic rotation policy for a secret. Supported secret types include: username_password

Set secret policy request parameters
Request parameters Description
interval The length of the secret rotation time interval.
unit The units for the secret rotation time interval. Allowable values are: day, month

Example request

Set a rotation policy on an username_password secret in the default secret group.

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/arbitrary/secrets/{secret_id}/policies" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data-raw '{
        "policies": [
          {
              "rotation": {
                  "interval": 10,
                  "unit": "day"
              },
              "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.policy+json"
          }
        ]
    }'

Set a rotation policy on a username_password secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/policies" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
        "policies": [
          {
              "rotation": {
                  "interval": 10,
                  "unit": "day"
              },
              "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.policy+json"
          }
        ]
    }'

Example response

{
    "request_id": "89698bdc-d787-4a74-eb2f-53e055ddc7f3",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "policies": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
                "creation_date": "2021-06-21T14:30:17Z",
                "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:policy:ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
                "id": "ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
                "last_update_date": "2021-06-21T14:33:41Z",
                "rotation": {
                    "interval": 10,
                    "unit": "day"
                },
                "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.policy+json",
                "updated_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

List secret policies

Retrieves a list of policies that are associated with a secret.

Example request

List the policies for an username_password secret.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/secrets/{secret_id}/policies" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' 

List the policies for a username_password secret in an existing secret group.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/username_password/secrets/groups/{group_id}/{secret_id}/policies" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' 

Example response

{
    "request_id": "89698bdc-d787-4a74-eb2f-53e055ddc7f3",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "policies": [
            {
                "created_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0",
                "creation_date": "2021-06-21T14:30:17Z",
                "crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:secrets-manager:us-south:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0:policy:ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
                "id": "ea1907c8-8c8e-6b83-3c20-05f2015b80d8",
                "last_update_date": "2021-06-21T14:33:41Z",
                "rotation": {
                    "interval": 10,
                    "unit": "day"
                },
                "type": "application/vnd.ibm.secrets-manager.secret.policy+json",
                "updated_by": "iam-ServiceId-c0c7cfa4-b24e-4917-ad74-278f2fee5ba0"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Config

Set the configuration of a secret type

Configures a secrets engine that serves as the backend for a specific type of secret. You can set the configuration for the following secret types: iam_credentials

IAM secrets engine request parameters
Request parameters Description
api_key An IBM Cloud API key that can create and manage service IDs. The API key must be assigned the Editor platform role on the Access Groups Service and the Operator platform role on the IAM Identity Service.

Example request

Configure the iam_credentials secrets engine.

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/iam_credentials/config/root" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{ 
        "api_key": "<API_KEY>" 
    }'

Example response

A request to configure the iam_credentials secrets engine returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "f7ac2068-6b07-7602-76af-093e354a444a",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": null,
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Get the configuration of a secret type

Retrieves the configuration of a secrets engine.

Example request

Get the configuration of iam_credentials secrets engine.

curl -X GET "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/iam_credentials/config/root" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}'

Example response

A request to get the configuration of the iam_credentials secrets engine returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "12f0a38d-93a5-6a9a-1997-79928f15c5ea",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "api_key_hash": "caf9eabec3c6dcc7f91cb6ea295eb97c8e34e70b0cf5942d6351d8746d9cc2da"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Add a configuration

Adds a configuration element to a secrets engine. This method is used for more complex engines, for example the public_cert and private_cert engines.

You can add multiple configurations for your instance:

  • Up to 10 public certificate authority configurations
  • Up to 10 DNS provider configurations
  • Up to 10 private root certificate authority configurations
  • Up to 10 private intermediate certificate authority configurations
  • Up to 10 certificate templates
Public certificates engine request parameters
Request parameters Description
name A human-readable name to assign to your certificate authority configuration.
type The environment type, for example the Let's Encrypt staging or production environment that corresponds with the URL that you want to target to order public certificates. Allowable values are: letsencrypt-stage, letsencrypt
private_key The private key that is associated with your registered ACME account.
Public certificates engine request parameters
Request parameters Description
name A human-readable name to assign to your DNS provider configuration.
type The name of the DNS provider that you want to use. Allowable values are: cis
cis_crn The CRN of the Cloud Internet Services (CIS) instance that you want to use.
cis_apikey An API key that has access to both your CIS instance and Secrets Manager instance. Alternatively, you can also create an authorization between both services by using IAM.
Private certificates engine request parameters
Request parameters Description
name A human-readable name to assign to your certificate authority configuration.
type The type of certificate authority that you want to create. Allowable values are: root_certificate_authority, intermediate_certificate_authority.
[params..] For a complete list of parameters, see Add a configuration.
Private certificates engine request parameters
Request parameters Description
name A human-readable name to assign to your certificate template.
type The type of configuration that you want to add. For certificate templates, use certificate_templates.
[params..] For a complete list of parameters, see Add a configuration.

Example requests

Add a public certificate authority configuration.

curl -X PUT "https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/public_cert/config/certificate_authorities" \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{ 
        "name": "test-certificate-authority",
        "type": "letsencrypt-stage",
        "config": {
          "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIICdgIBADANB...(redacted)"
        }
    }'

Add a private root certificate authority configuration.

curl -X POST 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/private_cert/config/root_certificate_authorities' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H '{
        "name": "my-configured-root-ca",
        "type": "root_certificate_authority",
        "config": {
            "max_ttl": "43830h",
            "common_name": "example.com",
            "crl_disable": false,
            "crl_distribution_points_encoded": true,
            "issuing_certificates_urls_encoded": true
        }
    }'

Add an intermediate certificate authority configuration.

curl -X POST 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/private_cert/config/intermediate_certificate_authorities' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H '{
        "name": "my-configured-intermediate-ca",
        "type": "intermediate_certificate_authority",
        "config": {
            "max_ttl": "26300h",
            "common_name": "example.com",
            "signing_method": "internal|external",
            "issuer": "my-configured-root-ca",
            "crl_expiry": "72h",
            "crl_disable": false,
            "crl_distribution_points_encoded": true,
            "issuing_certificates_urls_encoded": true
        }
    }

Add a certificate template.

curl -X POST 'https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/private_cert/config/certificate_templates' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H '{
        "name": "my-configured-certificate-template",
        "type": "certificate_template",
        "config": {
            "certificate_authority": "my-configured-intermediate-ca",
            "max_ttl": "8760h",
            "allow_any_name": true,
            "enforce_hostnames": false,
            "allowed_uri_sans": [
            "https://www.example.com/test"
            ]
        }
    }'

Example responses

A request to add a public certificate authority configuration returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "af1a900d-3cec-7f6d-8878-fa43d1587d90",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "config": {
            "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIICdgIBADANB...(redacted)"
        },
        "name": "test-certificate-authority",
        "type": "letsencrypt-stage"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

A request to add a private certificate authority configuration returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "0b221b39-1cd8-fa92-62e5-361c5e1b5d92",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "config": {
            "common_name": "example.com",
            "country": [],
            "crl_disable": false,
            "crl_distribution_points_encoded": true,
            "crl_expiry": 259200,
            "data": {
                "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIGZjCCBU6gAwIBAgIUFsqE2...(redacted",
                "expiration": 1808862713,
                "issuing_ca": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIGZjCCBU6gAwIBAgIUFsqE2...(redacted)",
                "serial_number": "16:ca:84:d8:4f:e5:b0:6c:5c:06:db:51:52:58:c1:3e:0b:96:ce:4f"
            },
            "exclude_cn_from_sans": false,
            "expiration_date": "2027-04-27T21:51:53Z",
            "format": "pem",
            "issuing_certificates_urls_encoded": true,
            "key_bits": 2048,
            "key_type": "rsa",
            "locality": [],
            "max_path_length": -1,
            "max_ttl": 157788000,
            "organization": [],
            "other_sans": [],
            "ou": [],
            "permitted_dns_domains": [],
            "postal_code": [],
            "private_key_format": "der",
            "province": [],
            "status": "configured",
            "street_address": [],
            "ttl": 157788000
        },
        "name": "my-configured-root-ca",
        "type": "root_certificate_authority"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Update a configuration

Updates the configuration of a secrets engine that serves as the backend for a specific type of secret. You can update the configuration for the following secret types: iam_credentials, private_cert, public_cert

Example requests

Update a DNS provider configuration for the public_cert secrets engine.

curl -X PUT 'https://https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/public_cert/config/dns_providers' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d'{
        "name": "my-cis-instance",
        "type": "cis",
        "config": {
          "cis_crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:internet-svcs:global:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0::",
          "cis_apikey": "<API_KEY>"
        }
    }'

Example response

A request to add a DNS provider configuration for the public_cert secrets engine returns the following response:

{
    "request_id": "3c891ae8-18d3-f38e-5b98-dc1db2874f16",
    "lease_id": "",
    "renewable": false,
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "data": {
        "config": {
            "cis_apikey": "mGjiCelas...(redacted)",
            "cis_crn": "crn:v1:bluemix:public:internet-svcs:global:a/a5ebf2570dcaedf18d7ed78e216c263a:0f4c764e-dc3d-44d1-bd60-a2f7cd91e0c0::"
        },
        "name": "my-cis-instance",
        "type": "cis"
    },
    "wrap_info": null,
    "warnings": null,
    "auth": null
}

Delete a configuration

Removes a configuration for a secrets engine that serves as the backend for a specific type of secret. You can delete configurations for the following secret types: public_cert, private_cert

Example requests

Delete a public certificate authority configuration.

curl -X DELETE 'https://https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/public_cert/config/certificate_authorities/my-lets-encrypt' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \

Delete the DNS provider configuration.

curl -X DELETE 'https://https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/public_cert/config/dns_providers/my-cis-instance' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \

Delete a private certificate authority configuration.

curl -X DELETE 'https://https://{instance_id}.{region}.secrets-manager.appdomain.cloud/v1/ibmcloud/private_cert/config/root_certificate_authorities/my-root-ca' \
    -H 'X-Vault-Token: {Vault-Token}' \

Example response

A successful request returns an HTTP 204 No Content response.