Secrets /

Create secret

Creates a secret with the specified payload

Path parameters

projectId
string required
ID of the project

Request body

{object}

name
string required
The name of the secret.
min length
3
max length
100
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$
description
string
A description of the secret.
max length
200
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$
tags
[array]
An array of previously defined tags to help identify and group the resource.

string
min length
1
max length
100
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

type
string
The hierarchy type of the created secret.
one of
secret, config
secretType
string required
The injection scope of the created secret
one of
environment-arguments, environment, arguments
priority
integer required
The priority with which different secrets will be merged.
min
0
max
100
restrictions
{object}
Restriction settings of the secret

restricted
boolean
Whether the secret is restricted to specific resources. If this is `true`, only resources listed in `nfObjects` or with a tag listed in `tags` will have access to these secrets. Otherwise, all resources in the project will be able to access it.
nfObjects
[array]
List of Northflank services & jobs the secret is restricted to

{object}

id
string required
ID of the entity the secret is restricted to.
pattern
^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
type
string required
Type of the entity the secret is restricted to.
one of
service, job

tags
[array]
List of tags the secret is restricted to.

string
min length
1
max length
100
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

tagMatchCondition
string
If all or any of the tags must be present on the target for it to match the condition.
one of
and, or

addonDependencies
[array]
An array of addons to link to this secret group.

{object}
An object containing data about the addon to link.

addonId
string required
The id of the addon to link.
pattern
^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
keys
[array] required
An array of objects containing details about the keys to link to this secret group.

{object}
Details about the key to link to this secret group.

keyName
string required
The name of the key to link.
pattern
[a-zA-Z]+
aliases
[array]
An array of aliases for the key.

string
The name of the alias. Keys may only contain letters, numbers, hyphens, forward slashes and dots.
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9_./-]*$

secrets
{object}

variables
{object}
Secret variables as JSON object, encrypted at rest. Keys may only contain letters, numbers, hyphens, forward slashes and dots.

files
{object}
Secret files as JSON object, encrypted at rest. File path must be absolute

Response body

{object}
Response object.

data
{object} required
Result data.

name
string required
The name of the secret.
min length
3
max length
100
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$
description
string
A description of the secret.
max length
200
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$
tags
[array]
An array of previously defined tags to help identify and group the resource.

string
min length
1
max length
100
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

type
string
The hierarchy type of the created secret.
one of
secret, config
secretType
string required
The injection scope of the created secret
one of
environment-arguments, environment, arguments
priority
integer required
The priority with which different secrets will be merged.
min
0
max
100
restrictions
{object}
Restriction settings of the secret

restricted
boolean
Whether the secret is restricted to specific resources. If this is `true`, only resources listed in `nfObjects` or with a tag listed in `tags` will have access to these secrets. Otherwise, all resources in the project will be able to access it.
nfObjects
[array]
List of Northflank services & jobs the secret is restricted to

{object}

id
string required
ID of the entity the secret is restricted to.
pattern
^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
type
string required
Type of the entity the secret is restricted to.
one of
service, job

tags
[array]
List of tags the secret is restricted to.

string
min length
1
max length
100
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$

tagMatchCondition
string
If all or any of the tags must be present on the target for it to match the condition.
one of
and, or

addonDependencies
[array]
An array of addons to link to this secret group.

{object}
An object containing data about the addon to link.

addonId
string required
The id of the addon to link.
pattern
^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
keys
[array] required
An array of objects containing details about the keys to link to this secret group.

{object}
Details about the key to link to this secret group.

keyName
string required
The name of the key to link.
pattern
[a-zA-Z]+
aliases
[array]
An array of aliases for the key.

string
The name of the alias. Keys may only contain letters, numbers, hyphens, forward slashes and dots.
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9_./-]*$

secrets
{object}

variables
{object}
Secret variables as JSON object, encrypted at rest. Keys may only contain letters, numbers, hyphens, forward slashes and dots.

files
{object}
Secret files as JSON object, encrypted at rest. File path must be absolute

id
string required
Identifier for the secret group
min length
3
max length
100
pattern
^[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$
createdAt
string
time of creation
updatedAt
string
time of update

API

CLI

JS Client

POST /v1/projects/{projectId}/secrets

Example request

Request body

curl

curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"name":"Example Secret","description":"A description","tags":["my-tag"],"type":"secret","secretType":"environment","priority":10,"restrictions":{"restricted":true,"nfObjects":[{"id":"example-service","type":"service"}],"tags":["my-tag"],"tagMatchCondition":"or"},"addonDependencies":[{"addonId":"example-addon","keys":[{"keyName":"USERNAME","aliases":["MONGO_USERNAME"]}]}],"secrets":{"variables":{"NODE_ENV":"production","MONGO_DB":"some_connection_string"},"files":{"/dir/fileName":{"data":"VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBleGFtcGxlIHdpdGggYSB0ZW1wbGF0ZWQgJHtOT0RFX0VOVn0gdmFyaWFibGU=","encoding":"utf-8"}}}}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/projects/{projectId}/secrets

Example response

200 OK

Details about the newly created secret.

JSON

{
  "data": {
    "name": "Example Secret",
    "description": "A description",
    "tags": [
      "my-tag"
    ],
    "type": "secret",
    "secretType": "environment",
    "priority": 10,
    "restrictions": {
      "restricted": true,
      "nfObjects": [
        {
          "id": "example-service",
          "type": "service"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "my-tag"
      ],
      "tagMatchCondition": "or"
    },
    "addonDependencies": [
      {
        "addonId": "example-addon",
        "keys": [
          {
            "keyName": "USERNAME",
            "aliases": [
              "MONGO_USERNAME"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "secrets": {
      "variables": {
        "NODE_ENV": "production",
        "MONGO_DB": "some_connection_string"
      },
      "files": {
        "/dir/fileName": {
          "data": "VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBleGFtcGxlIHdpdGggYSB0ZW1wbGF0ZWQgJHtOT0RFX0VOVn0gdmFyaWFibGU=",
          "encoding": "utf-8"
        }
      }
    },
    "id": "example-secret-group"
  }
}

Example response

409 Conflict

There is already a secret with the same derived identifier