Resource consistency

In Secret Manager, adding a secret version and then immediately accessing that secret version by version number is a strongly consistent operation.

Note: This doesn't apply when you access a secret version using aliases or latest.

Other operations within Secret Manager are eventually consistent. Eventually consistent operations typically converge within minutes, but may take a few hours.

Propagating IAM permissions is eventually consistent. This means granting or revoking access to secrets may not take effect immediately. For more information, see Access change propagation.