Create secret

Creates a new secret.

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Code sample

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Secret Manager, see Secret Manager client libraries.

To authenticate to Secret Manager, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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

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

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

        // Build the secret.
        Secret secret = new Secret
        {
            Replication = new Replication
            {
                Automatic = new Replication.Types.Automatic(),
            },
        };

        // Call the API.
        Secret createdSecret = client.CreateSecret(projectName, secretId, secret);
        return createdSecret;
    }
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Secret Manager, see Secret Manager client libraries.

To authenticate to Secret Manager, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

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

// createSecret creates a new secret with the given name. A secret is a logical
// wrapper around a collection of secret versions. Secret versions hold the
// actual secret material.
func createSecret(w io.Writer, parent, id string) error {
	// parent := "projects/my-project"
	// id := "my-secret"

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

	// Build the request.
	req := &secretmanagerpb.CreateSecretRequest{
		Parent:   parent,
		SecretId: id,
		Secret: &secretmanagerpb.Secret{
			Replication: &secretmanagerpb.Replication{
				Replication: &secretmanagerpb.Replication_Automatic_{
					Automatic: &secretmanagerpb.Replication_Automatic{},
				},
			},
		},
	}

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

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Secret Manager, see Secret Manager client libraries.

To authenticate to Secret Manager, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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

public class CreateSecret {

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

  // Create a new secret with automatic replication.
  public static void createSecret(String projectId, String secretId) throws IOException {
    // Initialize the 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 from the project.
      ProjectName projectName = ProjectName.of(projectId);

      // Build the secret to create.
      Secret secret =
          Secret.newBuilder()
              .setReplication(
                  Replication.newBuilder()
                      .setAutomatic(Replication.Automatic.newBuilder().build())
                      .build())
              .build();

      // Create the secret.
      Secret createdSecret = client.createSecret(projectName, secretId, secret);
      System.out.printf("Created secret %s\n", createdSecret.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Secret Manager, see Secret Manager client libraries.

To authenticate to Secret Manager, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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

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

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

async function createSecret() {
  const [secret] = await client.createSecret({
    parent: parent,
    secretId: secretId,
    secret: {
      replication: {
        automatic: {},
      },
    },
  });

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

createSecret();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Secret Manager, see Secret Manager client libraries.

To authenticate to Secret Manager, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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

/**
 * @param string $projectId Your Google Cloud Project ID (e.g. 'my-project')
 * @param string $secretId  Your secret ID (e.g. 'my-secret')
 */
function create_secret(string $projectId, string $secretId): void
{
    // Create the Secret Manager client.
    $client = new SecretManagerServiceClient();

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

    $secret = new Secret([
        'replication' => new Replication([
            'automatic' => new Automatic(),
        ]),
    ]);

    // Build the request.
    $request = CreateSecretRequest::build($parent, $secretId, $secret);

    // Create the secret.
    $newSecret = $client->createSecret($request);

    // Print the new secret name.
    printf('Created secret: %s', $newSecret->getName());
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Secret Manager, see Secret Manager client libraries.

To authenticate to Secret Manager, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

def create_secret(
    project_id: str, secret_id: str, ttl: Optional[str] = None
) -> secretmanager.Secret:
    """
    Create a new secret with the given name. A secret is a logical wrapper
    around a collection of secret versions. Secret versions hold the actual
    secret material.

     Args:
        project_id (str): The project ID where the secret is to be created.
        secret_id (str): The ID to assign to the new secret. This ID must be unique within the project.
        ttl (Optional[str]): An optional string that specifies the secret's time-to-live in seconds with
                             format (e.g., "900s" for 15 minutes). If specified, the secret
                             versions will be automatically deleted upon reaching the end of the TTL period.

    Returns:
        secretmanager.Secret: An object representing the newly created secret, containing details like the
                              secret's name, replication settings, and optionally its TTL.

    Example:
        # Create a secret with automatic replication and no TTL
        new_secret = create_secret("my-project", "my-new-secret")

        # Create a secret with a TTL of 30 days
        new_secret_with_ttl = create_secret("my-project", "my-timed-secret", "7776000s")
    """

    # 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 = f"projects/{project_id}"

    # Create the secret.
    response = client.create_secret(
        request={
            "parent": parent,
            "secret_id": secret_id,
            "secret": {"replication": {"automatic": {}}, "ttl": ttl},
        }
    )

    # Print the new secret name.
    print(f"Created secret: {response.name}")

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Secret Manager, see Secret Manager client libraries.

To authenticate to Secret Manager, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# 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 parent project.
parent = client.project_path project: project_id

# Create the secret.
secret = client.create_secret(
  parent:    parent,
  secret_id: secret_id,
  secret:    {
    replication: {
      automatic: {}
    }
  }
)

# Print the new secret name.
puts "Created secret: #{secret.name}"

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