---
title: "Create secret"
method: POST
path: "/v1/secrets"
tags: ["Secrets"]
---

# Create secret

`POST /v1/secrets`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.sandbase.ai`
- URL: `https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/secrets`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

Store a write-only Bearer token for one MCP server URL. Idempotency-Key is required. The token is never returned.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- SecretCreateRequest
  - `name` string, required
  - `kind` 'mcp_bearer', required
  - `server_url` string, uri, required: HTTPS MCP server URL without credentials, query, or fragment. The Secret only works for this exact URL.
  - `token` string, required

## Response `201`

Secret created

- Secret
  - `id` string, required: Secret ID (`sec_` prefix).
  - `name` string, required
  - `kind` 'mcp_bearer', required
  - `server_url` string, required
  - `status` 'pending' | 'active' | 'disabled', required: disabled means revoked.
  - `row_version` integer, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: invalid_request (malformed JSON, unknown fields, failed validation, or an unsupported option)
- `401`: unauthorized: missing, malformed, or conflicting API key headers
- `402`: spending_limit_exceeded: API key spending limit or organization balance exhausted
- `403`: insufficient_scope (scoped key) or org_disabled
- `409`: conflict: stale row_version, lifecycle state, or Idempotency-Key reused with a different body
- `503`: authorization_unavailable, admission_unavailable, executor_unavailable, storage_unavailable, or internal_error

---

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