List regional secrets and view secret details

In Secret Manager, a secret acts as a container for multiple secret versions. It holds important information like labels and rotation settings, but not the secret value itself. This page explains how to retrieve a list of all secrets within a project and view the metadata associated with each secret.

Required roles

To get the permissions that you need to list secrets and view secret metadata, ask your administrator to grant you the Secret Manager Viewer (roles/secretmanager.viewer) IAM role on the project, folder, or organization. For more information about granting roles, see Manage access to projects, folders, and organizations.

You might also be able to get the required permissions through custom roles or other predefined roles.

List secrets

To retrieve a list of all secrets within a project, use one of the following methods:

Console

1. Go to the Secret Manager page in the Google Cloud console.

   Go to Secret Manager

2. On the Secret Manager page, click the Regional secrets tab.

   The page displays the list of secrets in the project.

gcloud

Before using any of the command data below, make the following replacements:

• LOCATION: the Google Cloud location of the secret

Execute the following command:

Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell

Note: Ensure you have initialized the Google Cloud CLI with authentication and a project by running either gcloud init; or gcloud auth login and gcloud config set project.

gcloud secrets list --location=LOCATION

Windows (PowerShell)

Note: Ensure you have initialized the Google Cloud CLI with authentication and a project by running either gcloud init; or gcloud auth login and gcloud config set project.

gcloud secrets list --location=LOCATION

Windows (cmd.exe)

Note: Ensure you have initialized the Google Cloud CLI with authentication and a project by running either gcloud init; or gcloud auth login and gcloud config set project.

gcloud secrets list --location=LOCATION

The response returns the list of secrets and their secret versions.

REST

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

• LOCATION: the Google Cloud location of the secret
• PROJECT_ID: the Google Cloud project ID

HTTP method and URL:

GET https://secretmanager.LOCATION.rep.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/secrets

Request JSON body:

{}

To send your request, choose one of these options:

curl

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command:

curl -X GET \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://secretmanager.LOCATION.rep.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/secrets"

PowerShell

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method GET `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://secretmanager.LOCATION.rep.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/secrets" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "secrets": [
    {
      "name": "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/secrets/SECRET_ID",
      "createTime": "2024-09-02T07:14:00.281541Z",
      "etag": "\"16211daf5f29c5\""
    },
  ],
  "totalSize": 1
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Secret Manager Go SDK. On Compute Engine or GKE, you must authenticate with the cloud-platform scope.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1/secretmanagerpb"
	"google.golang.org/api/iterator"
	"google.golang.org/api/option"
)

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

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	//Endpoint to send the request to regional server
	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("secretmanager.%s.rep.googleapis.com:443", locationId)
	client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx, option.WithEndpoint(endpoint))

	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create regional secretmanager client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	parent := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectId, locationId)

	// 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 regional secrets: %w", err)
		}

		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Found regional 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. On Compute Engine or GKE, you must authenticate with the cloud-platform scope.

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

public class ListRegionalSecrets {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.

    // Your GCP project ID.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    // Location of the secret.
    String locationId = "your-location-id";
    listRegionalSecrets(projectId, locationId);
  }

  // List all secrets for a project
  public static ListSecretsPagedResponse listRegionalSecrets(
      String projectId, String locationId)
      throws IOException {

    // Endpoint to call the regional secret manager sever
    String apiEndpoint = String.format("secretmanager.%s.rep.googleapis.com:443", locationId);
    SecretManagerServiceSettings secretManagerServiceSettings =
        SecretManagerServiceSettings.newBuilder().setEndpoint(apiEndpoint).build();

    // 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.
    try (SecretManagerServiceClient client = 
        SecretManagerServiceClient.create(secretManagerServiceSettings)) {
      // Build the parent name.
      LocationName parent = LocationName.of(projectId, locationId);

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

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

      return pagedResponse;
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Secret Manager Node.js SDK. On Compute Engine or GKE, you must authenticate with the cloud-platform scope.

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

const parent = `projects/${projectId}/locations/${locationId}`;

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

// Adding the endpoint to call the regional secret manager sever
const options = {};
options.apiEndpoint = `secretmanager.${locationId}.rep.googleapis.com`;

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

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

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

listRegionalSecrets();

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Secret Manager Python SDK. On Compute Engine or GKE, you must authenticate with the cloud-platform scope.

# Import the Secret Manager client library.
from google.cloud import secretmanager_v1


def list_regional_secrets(project_id: str, location_id: str) -> None:
    """
    Lists all regional secrets in the given project.
    """

    # Endpoint to call the regional secret manager sever.
    api_endpoint = f"secretmanager.{location_id}.rep.googleapis.com"

    # Create the Secret Manager client.
    client = secretmanager_v1.SecretManagerServiceClient(
        client_options={"api_endpoint": api_endpoint},
    )

    # Build the resource name of the parent project.
    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location_id}"

    # List all secrets.
    for secret in client.list_secrets(request={"parent": parent}):
        print(f"Found secret: {secret.name}")

View secret details

To view a secret's metadata, use one of the following methods:

Console

1. Go to the Secret Manager page in the Google Cloud console.

   Go to Secret Manager

2. On the Secret Manager page, click the Regional secrets tab.

3. Click the secret whose details you want to view.

4. On the secret details page, click the Overview tab. This tab displays the general details and metadata associated with the secret.

gcloud

Before using any of the command data below, make the following replacements:

• SECRET_ID: the ID of the secret or fully qualified identifier for the secret
• LOCATION: the Google Cloud location of the secret

Execute the following command:

Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell

Note: Ensure you have initialized the Google Cloud CLI with authentication and a project by running either gcloud init; or gcloud auth login and gcloud config set project.

gcloud secrets describe SECRET_ID --location=LOCATION

Windows (PowerShell)

Note: Ensure you have initialized the Google Cloud CLI with authentication and a project by running either gcloud init; or gcloud auth login and gcloud config set project.

gcloud secrets describe SECRET_ID --location=LOCATION

Windows (cmd.exe)

Note: Ensure you have initialized the Google Cloud CLI with authentication and a project by running either gcloud init; or gcloud auth login and gcloud config set project.

gcloud secrets describe SECRET_ID --location=LOCATION

The response returns the secret.

REST

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

• LOCATION: the Google Cloud location of the secret
• PROJECT_ID: the Google Cloud project ID
• SECRET_ID: the ID of the secret or fully qualified identifier for the secret

HTTP method and URL:

GET https://secretmanager.LOCATION.rep.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/secrets/SECRET_ID

Request JSON body:

{}

To send your request, choose one of these options:

curl

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command:

curl -X GET \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://secretmanager.LOCATION.rep.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/secrets/SECRET_ID"

PowerShell

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method GET `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://secretmanager.LOCATION.rep.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/secrets/SECRET_ID" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/secrets/SECRET_ID",
  "createTime": "2024-09-02T07:14:00.281541Z",
  "etag": "\"16211daf5f29c5\""
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Secret Manager Go SDK. On Compute Engine or GKE, you must authenticate with the cloud-platform scope.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	secretmanager "cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/secretmanager/apiv1/secretmanagerpb"
	"google.golang.org/api/option"
)

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

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	//Endpoint to send the request to regional server
	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("secretmanager.%s.rep.googleapis.com:443", locationId)
	client, err := secretmanager.NewClient(ctx, option.WithEndpoint(endpoint))

	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create regional secretmanager client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	name := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/secrets/%s", projectId, locationId, secretId)
	// 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: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Found regional 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. On Compute Engine or GKE, you must authenticate with the cloud-platform scope.

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

public class GetRegionalSecret {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.

    // Your GCP project ID.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    // Location of the secret.
    String locationId = "your-location-id";
    // Resource ID of the secret you want to retrieve.
    String secretId = "your-secret-id";
    getRegionalSecret(projectId, locationId, secretId);
  }

  // Get an existing secret.
  public static Secret getRegionalSecret(
      String projectId, String locationId, String secretId) 
      throws IOException {

    // Endpoint to call the regional secret manager sever
    String apiEndpoint = String.format("secretmanager.%s.rep.googleapis.com:443", locationId);
    SecretManagerServiceSettings secretManagerServiceSettings =
        SecretManagerServiceSettings.newBuilder().setEndpoint(apiEndpoint).build();

    // 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.
    try (SecretManagerServiceClient client = 
        SecretManagerServiceClient.create(secretManagerServiceSettings)) {
      // Build the name.
      SecretName secretName = 
          SecretName.ofProjectLocationSecretName(projectId, locationId, secretId);

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

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

      return secret;
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Secret Manager Node.js SDK. On Compute Engine or GKE, you must authenticate with the cloud-platform scope.

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

const name = `projects/${projectId}/locations/${locationId}/secrets/${secretId}`;

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

// Adding the endpoint to call the regional secret manager sever
const options = {};
options.apiEndpoint = `secretmanager.${locationId}.rep.googleapis.com`;

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

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

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

getRegionalSecret();

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Secret Manager Python SDK. On Compute Engine or GKE, you must authenticate with the cloud-platform scope.

# Import the Secret Manager client library.
from google.cloud import secretmanager_v1


def get_regional_secret(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, secret_id: str
) -> secretmanager_v1.GetSecretRequest:
    """
    Gets information about the given secret. This only returns metadata about
    the secret container, not any secret material.
    """

    # Endpoint to call the regional Secret Manager API
    api_endpoint = f"secretmanager.{location_id}.rep.googleapis.com"

    # Create the Secret Manager client.
    client = secretmanager_v1.SecretManagerServiceClient(
        client_options={"api_endpoint": api_endpoint},
    )

    # Build the resource name of the secret.
    name = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location_id}/secrets/{secret_id}"

    # Get the secret.
    response = client.get_secret(request={"name": name})

    # Print data about the secret.
    print(f"Got secret {response.name}")

    return response

What's next

• Edit a regional secret
• Filter regional secrets and secret versions