Secrets

A Secret stores named, typed secret material for later use by features that reference the Secret by ID.

Secret values are encrypted at rest and are write-only. API responses include metadata and configured value field names, but never include the stored secret values.

List Secrets

SDK Method

Secret.List();

Return Object

FilesList<Secret>

Authorization Requirement

Requires either a Site-Wide API key or User API key or session from a User with Site Admin permissions.

Additional Arguments

Example Request

using FilesCom.Models;

try
{
    var secretIterator = Secret.List();
    foreach (Secret secret in secretIterator.ListAutoPaging()) {
        // Operate on secret
    }
}
catch (FilesCom.NotAuthenticatedException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Authentication Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}
catch (FilesCom.SdkException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Unknown Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}

Show Secret

SDK Method

Secret.Find();

Return Object

Secret

Authorization Requirement

Requires either a Site-Wide API key or User API key or session from a User with Site Admin permissions.

Method Arguments

ArgumentDescription
id
int64
Required		Secret ID.

Example Request

using FilesCom.Models;

try
{
    var secret = await Secret.Find(id);
    // Operate on secret
}
catch (FilesCom.NotAuthenticatedException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Authentication Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}
catch (FilesCom.SdkException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Unknown Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}

Create Secret

SDK Method

Secret.Create();

Return Object

Secret

Authorization Requirement

Requires either a Site-Wide API key or User API key or session from a User with Site Admin permissions.

Method Arguments

ArgumentDefaultDescription
name
string
Required		Secret name.
description
string		Internal description for your reference.
secret_type
string
Required		Secret type.
Possible values: basic, token, headers, certificate, key_value
metadata
object		Non-secret metadata for the Secret type.
workspace_id
int64		0Workspace ID. 0 means the default workspace.

Example Request

using FilesCom.Models;

var parameters = new Dictionary<string, object>();
parameters.Add("name", "Production API token");
parameters.Add("secret_type", "token");

try
{
    var secret = await Secret.Create(parameters);
    // Operate on secret
}
catch (FilesCom.NotAuthenticatedException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Authentication Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}
catch (FilesCom.SdkException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Unknown Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}

Update Secret

SDK Method

secret.Update();

Return Object

Secret

Authorization Requirement

Requires either a Site-Wide API key or User API key or session from a User with Site Admin permissions.

Method Arguments

ArgumentDescription
name
string		Secret name.
description
string		Internal description for your reference.
secret_type
string		Secret type.
Possible values: basic, token, headers, certificate, key_value
metadata
object		Non-secret metadata for the Secret type.

Example Request

using FilesCom.Models;

var parameters = new Dictionary<string, object>();
parameters.Add("name", "Production API token");

try
{
    // Find the secret object by its id.
    var secret = await Secret.Find(id);
    await secret.Update(parameters);
}
catch (FilesCom.NotAuthenticatedException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Authentication Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}
catch (FilesCom.SdkException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Unknown Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}

Delete Secret

SDK Method

secret.Delete();

Return Object

No return value.

Authorization Requirement

Requires either a Site-Wide API key or User API key or session from a User with Site Admin permissions.

Example Request

using FilesCom.Models;

try
{
    // Find the secret object by its id.
    var secret = await Secret.Find(id);
    await secret.Delete();
}
catch (FilesCom.NotAuthenticatedException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Authentication Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}
catch (FilesCom.SdkException e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Unknown Error Occurred ({e.GetType().Name}): " + e.Message);
}

The Secret Object

Some of the methods above return a Secret object. The attributes of this object are listed below.

AttributeDescription
id
int64		Secret ID.
workspace_id
int64		Workspace ID. 0 means the default workspace.
name
string		Secret name.
description
string		Internal description for your reference.
secret_type
string		Secret type.
Possible values: basic, token, headers, certificate, key_value
metadata
object		Non-secret metadata for the Secret type.
value_field_names
array(string)		Names of configured secret value fields. Secret values are never returned.
created_at
date-time		Secret create date/time.
updated_at
date-time		Secret update date/time.