---
title: "Create secret with vault"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/vault/secrets"
tags: ["Customer Vault"]
---

# Create secret with vault

`POST /api/v1/vault/secrets`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:8080`
- URL: `http://localhost:8080/api/v1/vault/secrets`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Create a new secret with external vault integration

## Headers

- `X-User-ID` string, required

## Request body

- CustomervaultCreateSecretWithVaultRequest
  - `auto_sync` boolean
  - `encryption_key_id` string
  - `name` string, required
  - `organization_id` string, required
  - `registry_type` string, required
  - `secret_data` object, required
  - `vault_path` string
  - `vault_provider_id` string
  - `vault_type` 'internal' | 'hashicorp_vault' | 'aws_secrets_manager' | 'azure_key_vault' | 'gcp_secret_manager'

## Response `200`

Secret created successfully

- CustomervaultOrganizationSecretWithVault
  - `aws_access_key` string
  - `aws_region` string
  - `aws_secret_access_key` string
  - `created_at` string
  - `created_by` string
  - `encryption_key_id` string
  - `id` string: Original fields
  - `is_active` boolean
  - `key_file_content` string
  - `name` string
  - `organization_id` string
  - `password` string
  - `registry_name` string
  - `registry_type` string
  - `secret_type` string
  - `url` string
  - `username` string
  - `vault_config` object
  - `vault_metadata` object
  - `vault_path` string
  - `vault_type` 'internal' | 'hashicorp_vault' | 'aws_secrets_manager' | 'azure_key_vault' | 'gcp_secret_manager'

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request body
- `500`: Internal server error

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