Managing secrets

In Secret Manager, a secret is a wrapper around a collection of secret versions. The secret stores metadata such as labels and replication, but it does not contain the actual secret. This topic describes how to manage secrets. You can also manage a secret's versions.

Before you begin

Configure Secret Manager and your local environment, once per project.

Listing secrets

These examples show how to list all secrets you have permission to view in the project.

Listing secrets requires the Secret Viewer role (roles/secretmanager.viewer) on the secret, project, folder, or organization. IAM roles can't be granted on a secret version.

Web UI

1. Go to the Secret Manager page in the Cloud Console.

   Go to the Secret Manager page

2. This page displays the list of Secrets in the project.

Command-line

To use Secret Manager on the command line, first Install or upgrade to version 281.0.0 or higher of the Cloud SDK.

$ gcloud secrets list

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Secret Manager C# SDK.

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using Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.SecretManager.V1;

public class ListSecretsSample
{
    public void ListSecrets(string projectId = "my-project")
    {
        // Create the client.
        SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the resource name.
        ProjectName projectName = new ProjectName(projectId);

        // Call the API.
        foreach (Secret secret in client.ListSecrets(projectName))
        {
            // ...
        }
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Secret Manager Go SDK.

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import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
	"google.golang.org/api/iterator"
	secretmanagerpb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/cloud/secretmanager/v1"
)

// listSecrets lists all secrets in the given project.
func listSecrets(w io.Writer, parent string) error {
	// parent := "projects/my-project"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create secretmanager client: %v", err)
	}

	// Build the request.
	req := &secretmanagerpb.ListSecretsRequest{
		Parent: parent,
	}

	// Call the API.
	it := client.ListSecrets(ctx, req)
	for {
		resp, err := it.Next()
		if err == iterator.Done {
			break
		}

		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to list secret versions: %v", err)
		}

		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Found secret %s\n", resp.Name)
	}

	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Secret Manager Java SDK.

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import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.ProjectName;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretManagerServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretManagerServiceClient.ListSecretsPagedResponse;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ListSecrets {

  public void listSecrets() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    listSecrets(projectId);
  }

  // List all secrets for a project
  public void listSecrets(String projectId) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the parent name.
      ProjectName projectName = ProjectName.of(projectId);

      // Get all secrets.
      ListSecretsPagedResponse pagedResponse = client.listSecrets(projectName);

      // List all secrets.
      pagedResponse
          .iterateAll()
          .forEach(
              secret -> {
                System.out.printf("Secret %s\n", secret.getName());
              });
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Secret Manager Node.js SDK.

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/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const parent = 'projects/my-project';

// Imports the Secret Manager library
const {SecretManagerServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/secret-manager');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

async function listSecrets() {
  const [secrets] = await client.listSecrets({
    parent: parent,
  });

  secrets.forEach(secret => {
    const policy = secret.replication.replication;
    console.log(`${secret.name} (${policy})`);
  });
}

listSecrets();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Secret Manager PHP SDK.

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// Import the Secret Manager client library.
use Google\Cloud\SecretManager\V1\SecretManagerServiceClient;

/** Uncomment and populate these variables in your code */
// $projectId = 'YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT' (e.g. 'my-project');

// Create the Secret Manager client.
$client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

// Build the resource name of the parent secret.
$parent = $client->projectName($projectId);

// List all secrets.
foreach ($client->listSecrets($parent) as $secret) {
    printf('Found secret %s', $secret->getName());
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Secret Manager Python SDK.

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def list_secrets(project_id):
    """
    List all secrets in the given project.
    """

    # Import the Secret Manager client library.
    from google.cloud import secretmanager

    # Create the Secret Manager client.
    client = secretmanager.SecretManagerServiceClient()

    # Build the resource name of the parent project.
    parent = client.project_path(project_id)

    # List all secrets.
    for secret in client.list_secrets(parent):
        print('Found secret: {}'.format(secret.name))

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Secret Manager Ruby SDK.

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# project_id = "YOUR-GOOGLE-CLOUD-PROJECT"  # (e.g. "my-project")

# Require the Secret Manager client library.
require "google/cloud/secret_manager"

# Create a Secret Manager client.
client = Google::Cloud::SecretManager.secret_manager_service

# Build the resource name of the parent.
parent = client.project_path project: project_id

# Get the list of secrets.
list = client.list_secrets parent: parent

# Print out all secrets.
list.each do |secret|
  puts "Got secret #{secret.name}"
end

API

These examples use curl to demonstrate using the API.

$ curl "https://secretmanager.googleapis.com/v1/projects/project-id/secrets" \
    --request "GET" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --header "x-goog-user-project: project-id"

Getting details about a secret

These examples show how to get details about a secret by viewing its metadata.

Viewing a secret's metadata requires the Secret Viewer role (roles/secretmanager.viewer) on the secret, project, folder, or organization. IAM roles can't be granted on a secret version.

Web UI

1. Go to the Secret Manager page in the Cloud Console.

   Go to the Secret Manager page

2. On the Secret Manager page, click on the name of a Secret to describe.

3. The Secret detail page lists information about the Secret.

Command-line

To use Secret Manager on the command line, first Install or upgrade to version 281.0.0 or higher of the Cloud SDK.

$ gcloud secrets describe secret-id

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Secret Manager C# SDK.

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using Google.Cloud.SecretManager.V1;

public class GetSecretSample
{
    public Secret GetSecret(string projectId = "my-project", string secretId = "my-secret")
    {
        // Create the client.
        SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the resource name.
        SecretName secretName = new SecretName(projectId, secretId);

        // Call the API.
        Secret secret = client.GetSecret(secretName);
        return secret;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Secret Manager Go SDK.

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import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
	secretmanagerpb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/cloud/secretmanager/v1"
)

// getSecret gets information about the given secret. This only returns metadata
// about the secret container, not any secret material.
func getSecret(w io.Writer, name string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create secretmanager client: %v", err)
	}

	// Build the request.
	req := &secretmanagerpb.GetSecretRequest{
		Name: name,
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.GetSecret(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get secret: %v", err)
	}

	replication := result.Replication.Replication
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Found secret %s with replication policy %s\n", result.Name, replication)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Secret Manager Java SDK.

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import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.Secret;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretManagerServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretName;
import java.io.IOException;

public class GetSecret {

  public void getSecret() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String secretId = "your-secret-id";
    getSecret(projectId, secretId);
  }

  // Get an existing secret.
  public void getSecret(String projectId, String secretId) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the name.
      SecretName secretName = SecretName.of(projectId, secretId);

      // Create the secret.
      Secret secret = client.getSecret(secretName);

      // Get the replication policy.
      String replication = "";
      if (secret.getReplication().getAutomatic() != null) {
        replication = "AUTOMATIC";
      } else if (secret.getReplication().getUserManaged() != null) {
        replication = "MANAGED";
      } else {
        throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown replication type");
      }

      System.out.printf("Secret %s, replication %s\n", secret.getName(), replication);
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Secret Manager Node.js SDK.

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/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const name = 'projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret';

// Imports the Secret Manager library
const {SecretManagerServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/secret-manager');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

async function getSecret() {
  const [secret] = await client.getSecret({
    name: name,
  });

  const policy = secret.replication.replication;

  console.info(`Found secret ${secret.name} (${policy})`);
}

getSecret();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Secret Manager PHP SDK.

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// Import the Secret Manager client library.
use Google\Cloud\SecretManager\V1\SecretManagerServiceClient;

/** Uncomment and populate these variables in your code */
// $projectId = 'YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT' (e.g. 'my-project');
// $secretId = 'YOUR_SECRET_ID' (e.g. 'my-secret');

// Create the Secret Manager client.
$client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

// Build the resource name of the secret.
$name = $client->secretName($projectId, $secretId);

// Get the secret.
$secret = $client->getSecret($name);

// Get the replication policy.
$replication = strtoupper($secret->getReplication()->getReplication());

// Print data about the secret.
printf('Got secret %s with replication policy %s', $secret->getName(), $replication);

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Secret Manager Python SDK.

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def get_secret(project_id, secret_id):
    """
    Get information about the given secret. This only returns metadata about
    the secret container, not any secret material.
    """

    # Import the Secret Manager client library.
    from google.cloud import secretmanager

    # Create the Secret Manager client.
    client = secretmanager.SecretManagerServiceClient()

    # Build the resource name of the secret.
    name = client.secret_path(project_id, secret_id)

    # Get the secret.
    response = client.get_secret(name)

    # Get the replication policy.
    if response.replication.automatic:
        replication = 'AUTOMATIC'
    elif response.replication.user_managed:
        replication = 'MANAGED'
    else:
        raise 'Unknown replication {}'.format(response.replication)

    # Print data about the secret.
    print('Got secret {} with replication policy {}'.format(
        response.name, replication))

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Secret Manager Ruby SDK.

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# project_id = "YOUR-GOOGLE-CLOUD-PROJECT"  # (e.g. "my-project")
# secret_id  = "YOUR-SECRET-ID"             # (e.g. "my-secret")

# Require the Secret Manager client library.
require "google/cloud/secret_manager"

# Create a Secret Manager client.
client = Google::Cloud::SecretManager.secret_manager_service

# Build the resource name of the secret.
name = client.secret_path project: project_id, secret: secret_id

# Get the secret.
secret = client.get_secret name: name

# Get the replication policy.
if !secret.replication.automatic.nil?
  replication = "automatic"
elsif !secret.replication.user_managed.nil?
  replication = "user managed"
else
  raise "Unknown replication #{secret.replication}"
end

# Print a success message.
puts "Got secret #{secret.name} with replication policy #{replication}"

API

These examples use curl to demonstrate using the API.

$ curl "https://secretmanager.googleapis.com/v1/projects/project-id/secrets/secret-id" \
    --request "GET" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --header "x-goog-user-project: project-id"

Managing access to secrets

These examples show how to manage access to a secret version, including the secret material itself. To learn more about access controls and permissions, see the Secret Manager IAM documentation.

Managing access to a secret requires the Secret Admin role (roles/secretmanager.admin) on the secret, project, folder, or organization. IAM roles can't be granted on a secret version.

To grant access:

Web UI

1. Go to the Secret Manager page in the Cloud Console.

   Go to the Secret Manager page

2. On the Secret Manager page, click on the name of a Secret.

3. If it is not already open, click Show Info Panel to open the panel.

4. In the info panel, click Add Member.

5. In the New members text area, enter the email address(es) of the members to add.

6. In the Select a role dropdown, choose Secret Manager and then Secret Manager Secret Accessor.

Command-line

To use Secret Manager on the command line, first Install or upgrade to version 281.0.0 or higher of the Cloud SDK.

$ gcloud secrets add-iam-policy-binding secret-id \
    --member="member" \
    --role="roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor"

Where member is an IAM member, such as a user, group, or service account.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Secret Manager C# SDK.

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using Google.Cloud.SecretManager.V1;
using Google.Cloud.Iam.V1;

public class IamGrantAccessSample
{
    public Policy IamGrantAccess(
      string projectId = "my-project", string secretId = "my-secret",
      string member = "user:[e-mail]")
    {
        // Create the client.
        SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the resource name.
        SecretName secretName = new SecretName(projectId, secretId);

        // Get current policy.
        Policy policy = client.GetIamPolicy(new GetIamPolicyRequest
        {
            ResourceAsResourceName = secretName,
        });

        // Add the user to the list of bindings.
        policy.AddRoleMember("roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor", member);

        // Save the updated policy.
        policy = client.SetIamPolicy(new SetIamPolicyRequest
        {
            ResourceAsResourceName = secretName,
            Policy = policy,
        });
        return policy;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Secret Manager Go SDK.

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import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
)

// iamGrantAccess grants the given member access to the secret.
func iamGrantAccess(w io.Writer, name, member string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret"
	// member := "user:[e-mail]"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create secretmanager client: %v", err)
	}

	// Get the current IAM policy.
	handle := client.IAM(name)
	policy, err := handle.Policy(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get policy: %v", err)
	}

	// Grant the member access permissions.
	policy.Add(member, "roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor")
	if err = handle.SetPolicy(ctx, policy); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save policy: %v", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Updated IAM policy for %s\n", name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Secret Manager Java SDK.

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import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretManagerServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretName;
import com.google.iam.v1.Binding;
import com.google.iam.v1.GetIamPolicyRequest;
import com.google.iam.v1.Policy;
import com.google.iam.v1.SetIamPolicyRequest;
import java.io.IOException;

public class IamGrantAccess {

  public void iamGrantAccess() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String secretId = "your-secret-id";
    String member = "user:[e-mail]";
    iamGrantAccess(projectId, secretId, member);
  }

  // Grant a member access to a particular secret.
  public void iamGrantAccess(String projectId, String secretId, String member) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the name from the version.
      SecretName secretName = SecretName.of(projectId, secretId);

      // Request the current IAM policy.
      Policy currentPolicy =
          client.getIamPolicy(
              GetIamPolicyRequest.newBuilder().setResource(secretName.toString()).build());

      // Build the new binding.
      Binding binding =
          Binding.newBuilder()
              .setRole("roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor")
              .addMembers(member)
              .build();

      // Create a new IAM policy from the current policy, adding the binding.
      Policy newPolicy = Policy.newBuilder().mergeFrom(currentPolicy).addBindings(binding).build();

      // Save the updated IAM policy.
      client.setIamPolicy(
          SetIamPolicyRequest.newBuilder()
              .setResource(secretName.toString())
              .setPolicy(newPolicy)
              .build());

      System.out.printf("Updated IAM policy for %s\n", secretId);
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Secret Manager Node.js SDK.

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/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const name = 'projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret';
// const member = 'user:[e-mail]';
//
// NOTE: Each member must be prefixed with its type. See the IAM documentation
// for more information: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/overview.

// Imports the Secret Manager library
const {SecretManagerServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/secret-manager');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

async function grantAccess() {
  // Get the current IAM policy.
  const [policy] = await client.getIamPolicy({
    resource: name,
  });

  // Add the user with accessor permissions to the bindings list.
  policy.bindings.push({
    role: 'roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor',
    members: [member],
  });

  // Save the updated IAM policy.
  await client.setIamPolicy({
    resource: name,
    policy: policy,
  });

  console.log(`Updated IAM policy for ${name}`);
}

grantAccess();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Secret Manager PHP SDK.

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// Import the Secret Manager client library.
use Google\Cloud\SecretManager\V1\SecretManagerServiceClient;

// Import the Secret Manager IAM library.
use Google\Cloud\Iam\V1\Binding;

/** Uncomment and populate these variables in your code */
// $projectId = 'YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT' (e.g. 'my-project');
// $secretId = 'YOUR_SECRET_ID' (e.g. 'my-secret');
// $member = 'YOUR_MEMBER' (e.g. 'user:[e-mail]');

// Create the Secret Manager client.
$client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

// Build the resource name of the secret.
$name = $client->secretName($projectId, $secretId);

// Get the current IAM policy.
$policy = $client->getIamPolicy($name);

// Update the bindings to include the new member.
$bindings = $policy->getBindings();
$bindings[] = new Binding([
    'members' => [$member],
    'role' => 'roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor',
]);
$policy->setBindings($bindings);

// Save the updated policy to the server.
$client->setIamPolicy($name, $policy);

// Print out a success message.
printf('Updated IAM policy for %s', $secretId);

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Secret Manager Python SDK.

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def iam_grant_access(project_id, secret_id, member):
    """
    Grant the given member access to a secret.
    """

    # Import the Secret Manager client library.
    from google.cloud import secretmanager

    # Create the Secret Manager client.
    client = secretmanager.SecretManagerServiceClient()

    # Build the resource name of the secret.
    name = client.secret_path(project_id, secret_id)

    # Get the current IAM policy.
    policy = client.get_iam_policy(name)

    # Add the given member with access permissions.
    policy.bindings.add(
        role='roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor',
        members=[member])

    # Update the IAM Policy.
    new_policy = client.set_iam_policy(name, policy)

    # Print data about the secret.
    print('Updated IAM policy on {}'.format(secret_id))

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Secret Manager Ruby SDK.

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# project_id = "YOUR-GOOGLE-CLOUD-PROJECT"  # (e.g. "my-project")
# secret_id  = "YOUR-SECRET-ID"             # (e.g. "my-secret")
# member     = "USER-OR-ACCOUNT"            # (e.g. "user:[e-mail]")

# Require the Secret Manager client library.
require "google/cloud/secret_manager"

# Create a Secret Manager client.
client = Google::Cloud::SecretManager.secret_manager_service

# Build the resource name of the secret.
name = client.secret_path project: project_id, secret: secret_id

# Get the current IAM policy.
policy = client.get_iam_policy resource: name

# Add new member to current bindings
policy.bindings << Google::Iam::V1::Binding.new(
  members: [member],
  role:    "roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor"
)

# Update IAM policy
new_policy = client.set_iam_policy resource: name, policy: policy

# Print a success message.
puts "Updated IAM policy for #{secret_id}"

API

These examples use curl to demonstrate using the API.

Note: Unlike the other examples, this replaces the entire IAM policy.

$ curl "https://secretmanager.googleapis.com/v1/projects/project-id/secrets/secret-id:setIamPolicy" \
    --request "POST" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --header "x-goog-user-project: project-id" \
    --data "{\"policy\": {\"bindings\": [{\"members\": [\"member\"], \"role\": \"roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor\"}]}}"

To revoke access:

Web UI

1. Go to the Secret Manager page in the Cloud Console.

   Go to the Secret Manager page

2. On the Secret Manager page, click on the name of a Secret.

3. If it is not already open, click Show Info Panel to open the panel.

4. In the info panel, expand Secret Manager Secret Accessor.

5. Click the trash icon next to the for which you want to revoke access.

6. In the popup, confirm and click Remove.

Command-line

To use Secret Manager on the command line, first Install or upgrade to version 281.0.0 or higher of the Cloud SDK.

$ gcloud secrets remove-iam-policy-binding secret-id \
    --member="member" \
    --role="roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor"

Where member is an IAM member, such as a user, group, or service account.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Secret Manager C# SDK.

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using Google.Cloud.SecretManager.V1;
using Google.Cloud.Iam.V1;

public class IamRevokeAccessSample
{
    public Policy IamRevokeAccess(
      string projectId = "my-project", string secretId = "my-secret",
      string member = "user:[e-mail]")
    {
        // Create the client.
        SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the resource name.
        SecretName secretName = new SecretName(projectId, secretId);

        // Get current policy.
        Policy policy = client.GetIamPolicy(new GetIamPolicyRequest
        {
            ResourceAsResourceName = secretName,
        });

        // Remove the user to the list of bindings.
        policy.RemoveRoleMember("roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor", member);

        // Save the updated policy.
        policy = client.SetIamPolicy(new SetIamPolicyRequest
        {
            ResourceAsResourceName = secretName,
            Policy = policy,
        });
        return policy;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Secret Manager Go SDK.

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import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
)

// iamRevokeAccess revokes the given member's access on the secret.
func iamRevokeAccess(w io.Writer, name, member string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret"
	// member := "user:[e-mail]"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create secretmanager client: %v", err)
	}

	// Get the current IAM policy.
	handle := client.IAM(name)
	policy, err := handle.Policy(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get policy: %v", err)
	}

	// Grant the member access permissions.
	policy.Remove(member, "roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor")
	if err = handle.SetPolicy(ctx, policy); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save policy: %v", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Updated IAM policy for %s\n", name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Secret Manager Java SDK.

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import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretManagerServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretName;
import com.google.iam.v1.Binding;
import com.google.iam.v1.GetIamPolicyRequest;
import com.google.iam.v1.Policy;
import com.google.iam.v1.SetIamPolicyRequest;
import java.io.IOException;

public class IamRevokeAccess {

  public void iamRevokeAccess() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String secretId = "your-secret-id";
    String member = "user:[e-mail]";
    iamRevokeAccess(projectId, secretId, member);
  }

  // Revoke a member access to a particular secret.
  public void iamRevokeAccess(String projectId, String secretId, String member) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the name from the version.
      SecretName secretName = SecretName.of(projectId, secretId);

      // Request the current IAM policy.
      Policy policy =
          client.getIamPolicy(
              GetIamPolicyRequest.newBuilder().setResource(secretName.toString()).build());

      // Search through bindings and remove matches.
      String roleToFind = "roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor";
      for (Binding binding : policy.getBindingsList()) {
        if (binding.getRole() == roleToFind && binding.getMembersList().contains(member)) {
          binding.getMembersList().remove(member);
        }
      }

      // Save the updated IAM policy.
      client.setIamPolicy(
          SetIamPolicyRequest.newBuilder()
              .setResource(secretName.toString())
              .setPolicy(policy)
              .build());

      System.out.printf("Updated IAM policy for %s\n", secretId);
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Secret Manager Node.js SDK.

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/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const name = 'projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret';
// const member = 'user:[e-mail]';
//
// NOTE: Each member must be prefixed with its type. See the IAM documentation
// for more information: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/overview.

// Imports the Secret Manager library
const {SecretManagerServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/secret-manager');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

async function grantAccess() {
  // Get the current IAM policy.
  const [policy] = await client.getIamPolicy({
    resource: name,
  });

  // Build a new list of policy bindings with the user excluded.
  for (const i in policy.bindings) {
    const binding = policy.bindings[i];
    if (binding.role !== 'roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor') {
      continue;
    }

    const idx = binding.members.indexOf(member);
    if (idx !== -1) {
      binding.members.splice(idx, 1);
    }
  }

  // Save the updated IAM policy.
  await client.setIamPolicy({
    resource: name,
    policy: policy,
  });

  console.log(`Updated IAM policy for ${name}`);
}

grantAccess();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Secret Manager PHP SDK.

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// Import the Secret Manager client library.
use Google\Cloud\SecretManager\V1\SecretManagerServiceClient;

/** Uncomment and populate these variables in your code */
// $projectId = 'YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT' (e.g. 'my-project');
// $secretId = 'YOUR_SECRET_ID' (e.g. 'my-secret');
// $member = 'YOUR_MEMBER' (e.g. 'user:[e-mail]');

// Create the Secret Manager client.
$client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

// Build the resource name of the secret.
$name = $client->secretName($projectId, $secretId);

// Get the current IAM policy.
$policy = $client->getIamPolicy($name);

// Remove the member from the list of bindings.
foreach ($policy->getBindings() as $binding) {
    if ($binding->getRole() == 'roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor') {
        $members = $binding->getMembers();
        foreach ($members as $i => $existingMember) {
            if ($member == $existingMember) {
                unset($members[$i]);
                $binding->setMembers($members);
                break;
            }
        }
    }
}

// Save the updated policy to the server.
$client->setIamPolicy($name, $policy);

// Print out a success message.
printf('Updated IAM policy for %s', $secretId);

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Secret Manager Python SDK.

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def iam_revoke_access(project_id, secret_id, member):
    """
    Revoke the given member access to a secret.
    """

    # Import the Secret Manager client library.
    from google.cloud import secretmanager

    # Create the Secret Manager client.
    client = secretmanager.SecretManagerServiceClient()

    # Build the resource name of the secret.
    name = client.secret_path(project_id, secret_id)

    # Get the current IAM policy.
    policy = client.get_iam_policy(name)

    # Remove the given member's access permissions.
    accessRole = 'roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor'
    for b in list(policy.bindings):
        if b.role == accessRole and member in b.members:
            b.members.remove(member)

    # Update the IAM Policy.
    new_policy = client.set_iam_policy(name, policy)

    # Print data about the secret.
    print('Updated IAM policy on {}'.format(secret_id))

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Secret Manager Ruby SDK.

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# project_id = "YOUR-GOOGLE-CLOUD-PROJECT"  # (e.g. "my-project")
# secret_id  = "YOUR-SECRET-ID"             # (e.g. "my-secret")
# member     = "USER-OR-ACCOUNT"            # (e.g. "user:[e-mail]")

# Require the Secret Manager client library.
require "google/cloud/secret_manager"

# Create a Secret Manager client.
client = Google::Cloud::SecretManager.secret_manager_service

# Build the resource name of the secret.
name = client.secret_path project: project_id, secret: secret_id

# Get the current IAM policy.
policy = client.get_iam_policy resource: name

# Remove the member from the current bindings
policy.bindings.each do |bind|
  if bind.role == "roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor"
    bind.members.delete member
  end
end

# Update IAM policy
new_policy = client.set_iam_policy resource: name, policy: policy

# Print a success message.
puts "Updated IAM policy for #{secret_id}"

API

These examples use curl to demonstrate using the API.

Note: Unlike the other examples, this replaces the entire IAM policy.

$ curl "https://secretmanager.googleapis.com/v1/projects/project-id/secrets/secret-id:setIamPolicy" \
    --request "POST" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --header "x-goog-user-project: project-id" \
    --data "{\"policy\": {\"bindings\": []}}"

Updating a secret

These examples show how to update a secret's metadata.

Updating a secret's metadata requires the Secret Admin role (roles/secretmanager.admin) on the secret or the project. IAM roles can't be granted on a secret version.

Web UI

1. Go to the Secret Manager page in the Cloud Console.

   Go to the Secret Manager page

2. On the Secret Manager page, click on the name of a Secret to update.

3. If the Info Panel is closed, click Show Info Panel to display it.

4. In the Info Panel, select the Labels tab.

5. Click Add label and enter the key secretmanager with the value rocks.

6. Click Save.

Command-line

To use Secret Manager on the command line, first Install or upgrade to version 281.0.0 or higher of the Cloud SDK.

$ gcloud secrets update secret-id \
    --update-labels=key=value

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Secret Manager C# SDK.

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using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
using Google.Cloud.SecretManager.V1;

public class UpdateSecretSample
{
    public Secret UpdateSecret(string projectId = "my-project", string secretId = "my-secret")
    {
        // Create the client.
        SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the secret with updated fields.
        Secret secret = new Secret
        {
            SecretName = new SecretName(projectId, secretId),
        };
        secret.Labels["secretmanager"] = "rocks";

        // Build the field mask.
        FieldMask fieldMask = FieldMask.FromString("labels");

        // Call the API.
        Secret updatedSecret = client.UpdateSecret(secret, fieldMask);
        return updatedSecret;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Secret Manager Go SDK.

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import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
	secretmanagerpb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/cloud/secretmanager/v1"
	"google.golang.org/genproto/protobuf/field_mask"
)

// updateSecret updates the metadata about an existing secret.
func updateSecret(w io.Writer, name string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create secretmanager client: %v", err)
	}

	// Build the request.
	req := &secretmanagerpb.UpdateSecretRequest{
		Secret: &secretmanagerpb.Secret{
			Name: name,
			Labels: map[string]string{
				"secretmanager": "rocks",
			},
		},
		UpdateMask: &field_mask.FieldMask{
			Paths: []string{"labels"},
		},
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.UpdateSecret(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update secret: %v", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Updated secret: %s\n", result.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Secret Manager Java SDK.

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import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.Secret;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretManagerServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretName;
import com.google.protobuf.FieldMask;
import com.google.protobuf.util.FieldMaskUtil;
import java.io.IOException;

public class UpdateSecret {

  public void updateSecret() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String secretId = "your-secret-id";
    updateSecret(projectId, secretId);
  }

  // Update an existing secret.
  public void updateSecret(String projectId, String secretId) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the name.
      SecretName secretName = SecretName.of(projectId, secretId);

      // Build the updated secret.
      Secret secret =
          Secret.newBuilder()
              .setName(secretName.toString())
              .putLabels("secretmanager", "rocks")
              .build();

      // Build the field mask.
      FieldMask fieldMask = FieldMaskUtil.fromString("labels");

      // Create the secret.
      Secret updatedSecret = client.updateSecret(secret, fieldMask);
      System.out.printf("Updated secret %s\n", updatedSecret.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Secret Manager Node.js SDK.

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/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const name = 'projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret';

// Imports the Secret Manager library
const {SecretManagerServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/secret-manager');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

async function updateSecret() {
  const [secret] = await client.updateSecret({
    secret: {
      name: name,
      labels: {
        secretmanager: 'rocks',
      },
    },
    updateMask: {
      paths: ['labels'],
    },
  });

  console.info(`Updated secret ${secret.name}`);
}

updateSecret();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Secret Manager PHP SDK.

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// Import the Secret Manager client library.
use Google\Cloud\SecretManager\V1\Secret;
use Google\Cloud\SecretManager\V1\SecretManagerServiceClient;
use Google\Protobuf\FieldMask;

/** Uncomment and populate these variables in your code */
// $projectId = 'YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT' (e.g. 'my-project');
// $secretId = 'YOUR_SECRET_ID' (e.g. 'my-secret');

// Create the Secret Manager client.
$client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

// Build the resource name of the secret.
$name = $client->secretName($projectId, $secretId);

// Update the secret.
$secret = (new Secret())
  ->setName($name)
  ->setLabels(['secretmanager' => 'rocks']);

$updateMask = (new FieldMask())
  ->setPaths(['labels']);

$response = $client->updateSecret($secret, $updateMask);

// Print the upated secret.
printf('Updated secret: %s', $response->getName());

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Secret Manager Python SDK.

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def update_secret(project_id, secret_id):
    """
    Update the metadata about an existing secret.
    """

    # Import the Secret Manager client library.
    from google.cloud import secretmanager

    # Create the Secret Manager client.
    client = secretmanager.SecretManagerServiceClient()

    # Build the resource name of the secret.
    name = client.secret_path(project_id, secret_id)

    # Update the secret.
    secret = {'name': name, 'labels': {'secretmanager': 'rocks'}}    update_mask = {'paths': ['labels']}
    response = client.update_secret(secret, update_mask)

    # Print the new secret name.
    print('Updated secret: {}'.format(response.name))

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Secret Manager Ruby SDK.

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# project_id = "YOUR-GOOGLE-CLOUD-PROJECT"  # (e.g. "my-project")
# secret_id  = "YOUR-SECRET-ID"             # (e.g. "my-secret")

# Require the Secret Manager client library.
require "google/cloud/secret_manager"

# Create a Secret Manager client.
client = Google::Cloud::SecretManager.secret_manager_service

# Build the resource name of the secret.
name = client.secret_path project: project_id, secret: secret_id

# Create the secret.
secret = client.update_secret(
  secret:      {
    name:   name,
    labels: {
      "secretmanager": "rocks"
    }
  },
  update_mask: {
    paths: ["labels"]
  }
)

# Print the updated secret name.
puts "Updated secret: #{secret.name}"

API

These examples use curl to demonstrate using the API.

$ curl "https://secretmanager.googleapis.com/v1/projects/project-id/secrets/secret-id?updateMask=labels" \
    --request "PATCH" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --header "x-goog-user-project: project-id" \
    --data "{"labels": {"key": "value"}}"

Deleting a secret

These examples show how to delete a secret and all of its versions. This is an irreversible operation. Any service or workload that attempts to access a deleted secret receives a Not Found error.

Deleting a secret requires the Secret Admin role (roles/secretmanager.admin) on the secret, project, folder, or organization. IAM roles can't be granted on a secret version.

Web UI

1. Go to the Secret Manager page in the Cloud Console.

   Go to the Secret Manager page

2. On the Secret Manager page, in the Actions column for the secret, click View more.

3. In the menu, select Delete.

4. In the Delete secret dialog, enter the name of the secret.

5. Click the Delete secret button.

Command-line

To use Secret Manager on the command line, first Install or upgrade to version 281.0.0 or higher of the Cloud SDK.

$ gcloud secrets delete secret-id

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Secret Manager C# SDK.

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using Google.Cloud.SecretManager.V1;

public class DeleteSecretSample
{
    public void DeleteSecret(
      string projectId = "my-project", string secretId = "my-secret")
    {
        // Create the client.
        SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the resource name.
        SecretName secretName = new SecretName(projectId, secretId);

        // Delete the secret.
        client.DeleteSecret(secretName);
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Secret Manager Go SDK.

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import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
	secretmanagerpb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/cloud/secretmanager/v1"
)

// deleteSecret deletes the secret with the given name and all of its versions.
func deleteSecret(name string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create secretmanager client: %v", err)
	}

	// Build the request.
	req := &secretmanagerpb.DeleteSecretRequest{
		Name: name,
	}

	// Call the API.
	if err := client.DeleteSecret(ctx, req); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete secret: %v", err)
	}
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Secret Manager Java SDK.

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import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretManagerServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.secretmanager.v1.SecretName;
import java.io.IOException;

public class DeleteSecret {

  public void deleteSecret() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String secretId = "your-secret-id";
    deleteSecret(projectId, secretId);
  }

  // Delete an existing secret with the given name.
  public void deleteSecret(String projectId, String secretId) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (SecretManagerServiceClient client = SecretManagerServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the secret name.
      SecretName secretName = SecretName.of(projectId, secretId);

      // Create the secret.
      client.deleteSecret(secretName);
      System.out.printf("Deleted secret %s\n", secretId);
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Secret Manager Node.js SDK.

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/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// const name = 'projects/my-project/secrets/my-secret';

// Imports the Secret Manager library
const {SecretManagerServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/secret-manager');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

async function deleteSecret() {
  await client.deleteSecret({
    name: name,
  });

  console.log(`Deleted secret ${name}`);
}

deleteSecret();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Secret Manager PHP SDK.

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// Import the Secret Manager client library.
use Google\Cloud\SecretManager\V1\SecretManagerServiceClient;

/** Uncomment and populate these variables in your code */
// $projectId = 'YOUR_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT' (e.g. 'my-project');
// $secretId = 'YOUR_SECRET_ID' (e.g. 'my-secret');

// Create the Secret Manager client.
$client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

// Build the resource name of the secret.
$name = $client->secretName($projectId, $secretId);

// Delete the secret.
$client->deleteSecret($name);
printf('Deleted secret %s', $secretId);

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Secret Manager Python SDK.

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def delete_secret(project_id, secret_id):
    """
    Delete the secret with the given name and all of its versions.
    """

    # Import the Secret Manager client library.
    from google.cloud import secretmanager

    # Create the Secret Manager client.
    client = secretmanager.SecretManagerServiceClient()

    # Build the resource name of the secret.
    name = client.secret_path(project_id, secret_id)

    # Delete the secret.
    client.delete_secret(name)

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Secret Manager Ruby SDK.

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# project_id = "YOUR-GOOGLE-CLOUD-PROJECT"  # (e.g. "my-project")
# secret_id  = "YOUR-SECRET-ID"             # (e.g. "my-secret")

# Require the Secret Manager client library.
require "google/cloud/secret_manager"

# Create a Secret Manager client.
client = Google::Cloud::SecretManager.secret_manager_service

# Build the resource name of the secret.
name = client.secret_path project: project_id, secret: secret_id

# Delete the secret.
client.delete_secret name: name

# Print a success message.
puts "Deleted secret #{name}"

API

These examples use curl to demonstrate using the API.

$ curl "https://secretmanager.googleapis.com/v1/projects/project-id/secrets/secret-id" \
    --request "DELETE" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --header "x-goog-user-project: project-id"

What's next?

• Learn more about managing secret versions.
• Learn more about managing access to secrets.
• Learn more about creating and accessing secrets.