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# Get a secret

> Metadata only.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi-public.json get /vaults/{vault}/secrets/{secret}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Akua API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Manage installs and their asynchronous operations. Authenticate with a
    session bearer token and select a Workspace using Akua-Context.
  contact:
    name: Akua API support
    email: support@akua.dev
    url: https://docs.akua.dev/
servers:
  - url: https://api.akua.dev/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: operations
  - name: installs
  - name: Organizations
  - name: Billing accounts
  - name: workspaces
  - name: regions
  - name: Dashboard Overview
  - name: products
  - name: offers
  - name: Order Drafts
  - name: packages
  - name: Auth
  - name: API Tokens
  - name: Quota adjustments
  - name: Workspace services
  - name: Vault connections
  - name: clusters
  - name: Node pools
  - name: Nodes
  - name: machines
  - name: Sandboxes
  - name: OpenCode Servers
  - name: vaults
  - name: vaultSecrets
paths:
  /vaults/{vault}/secrets/{secret}:
    get:
      tags:
        - vaultSecrets
      summary: Get a secret
      description: Metadata only.
      operationId: secrets.get
      parameters:
        - name: vault
          in: path
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VaultId'
          required: true
        - name: secret
          in: path
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SecretId'
          required: true
        - name: akua-context
          in: header
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            maxLength: 53
            description: >-
              Optional workspace/scope context for the request. Carries a single
              workspace wire id (`ws_…`) today. Only needed for broad tokens - a
              workspace-owned token implies its workspace.
            examples:
              - ws_j572abc123def4
          required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Secret
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Secret'
        '400':
          description: The request is malformed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiBadRequest'
        '401':
          description: Missing, invalid or expired credential.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiUnauthorized'
        '403':
          description: The credential may not act in this workspace.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiForbidden'
        '404':
          description: The resource was not found in this workspace.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiNotFound'
        '503':
          description: The service is temporarily unavailable.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiServiceUnavailable'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    VaultId:
      type: string
      pattern: ^[a-z]([a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?$
      title: VaultId
      description: >-
        A vault id chosen by its creator, unique in the Workspace. `default` is
        the Workspace vault.
      examples:
        - default
    SecretId:
      type: string
      pattern: ^[a-z]([a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?$
      title: SecretId
      description: A secret id, unique in its vault
      examples:
        - db-password
    Secret:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Resource name `vaults/{vault}/secrets/{secret}`.
          examples:
            - vaults/default/secrets/db-password
        vault_id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/VaultId'
        secret_id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SecretId'
        labels:
          type: object
          patternProperties:
            ^[a-z][a-z0-9_-]{0,62}$:
              type: string
              maxLength: 63
          additionalProperties: false
          maxProperties: 64
        latest_version:
          anyOf:
            - type: integer
            - type: 'null'
        version_count:
          type: integer
        created_at:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          description: Unix timestamp (seconds)
        updated_at:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          description: Unix timestamp (seconds)
        etag:
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
          description: Pass as `If-Match` on writes. OUTPUT_ONLY.
      required:
        - name
        - vault_id
        - secret_id
        - labels
        - latest_version
        - version_count
        - created_at
        - updated_at
        - etag
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiBadRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        _tag:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Validation
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
        errors:
          type: array
          prefixItems:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
          minItems: 1
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
        result:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - _tag
        - success
        - errors
        - result
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiUnauthorized:
      type: object
      properties:
        _tag:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Unauthorized
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
        errors:
          type: array
          prefixItems:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
          minItems: 1
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
        result:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - _tag
        - success
        - errors
        - result
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiForbidden:
      type: object
      properties:
        _tag:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Forbidden
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
        errors:
          type: array
          prefixItems:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
          minItems: 1
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
        result:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - _tag
        - success
        - errors
        - result
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiNotFound:
      type: object
      properties:
        _tag:
          type: string
          enum:
            - NotFound
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
        errors:
          type: array
          prefixItems:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
          minItems: 1
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
        result:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - _tag
        - success
        - errors
        - result
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiServiceUnavailable:
      type: object
      properties:
        _tag:
          type: string
          enum:
            - ServiceUnavailable
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - false
        errors:
          type: array
          prefixItems:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
          minItems: 1
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorEntry'
        result:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - _tag
        - success
        - errors
        - result
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiErrorEntry:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          minimum: -9007199254740991
          maximum: 9007199254740991
          description: Machine-readable error code
          examples:
            - 7002
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          examples:
            - Resource not found
        path:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Field path that caused the error, when applicable
          examples:
            - - body
              - name
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
      required:
        - code
        - message
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      description: Bearer token for the authenticated caller.
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````

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