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# Create secret

POST https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets
Content-Type: application/json

Create a new secret in this organization.Only organization admins can create secrets.

Reference: https://docs.instabase.com/api-sdk/api-reference/secrets/create-secret

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer HTTP authentication.

## Request

### Headers

- `IB-Context` (string, optional) — Typically your organization ID. See [Authorization and context identification](/api-sdk/authorization#ib-context-header) for details.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `alias` (string, required) — Name of the secret.
- `value` (string, required) — Content of the secret.
- `allowed_workspaces_type` (enum, required) — Which workspaces in this organization are allowed to use this secret in custom functions.
  - Allowed values: `ALL`, `SOME`, `NONE`
- `description` (string, optional) — Description of the secret.
- `allowed_workspaces` (list of string, optional) — Which workspaces are allowed to use this secret, if only some are allowed. Required when `allowed_workspaces_type` is `SOME`, otherwise ignored.

## Response

### 200

Secret created successfully.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "alias": "db_admin_password",
  "value": "S3cureP@ssw0rd!",
  "allowed_workspaces_type": "ALL"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python with SDK
from aihub import AIHub

client = AIHub(
    api_root="https://aihub.instabase.com/api",
    api_key="abcdefghijklmnopqrst1234567890",
    ib_context="john.doe_acme.com"
)

# returns None
client.secrets.create(
    alias="my_secret",
    description="Sample secret",
    value="my password",
    allowed_workspaces_type="SOME",
    allowed_workspaces=["workspace1", "workspace2"]
)

```

```python without SDK
import requests

url = "https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets"

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer abcdefghijklmnopqrst1234567890",
    "IB-Context": "john.doe_acme.com"
}

# create the request payload
data = {
    "alias": "my_secret",
    "description": "Sample secret",
    "value": "my password",
    "allowed_workspaces_type": "SOME",
    "allowed_workspaces": ["workspace1", "workspace2"]
}

# make the POST request
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)

# handle the response
if response.status_code == 200:
    print("Secret created successfully")
else:
    print(f"Error: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")

```

```javascript
const url = 'https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"alias":"db_admin_password","value":"S3cureP@ssw0rd!","allowed_workspaces_type":"ALL"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"alias\": \"db_admin_password\",\n  \"value\": \"S3cureP@ssw0rd!\",\n  \"allowed_workspaces_type\": \"ALL\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"alias\": \"db_admin_password\",\n  \"value\": \"S3cureP@ssw0rd!\",\n  \"allowed_workspaces_type\": \"ALL\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"alias\": \"db_admin_password\",\n  \"value\": \"S3cureP@ssw0rd!\",\n  \"allowed_workspaces_type\": \"ALL\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets', [
  'body' => '{
  "alias": "db_admin_password",
  "value": "S3cureP@ssw0rd!",
  "allowed_workspaces_type": "ALL"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"alias\": \"db_admin_password\",\n  \"value\": \"S3cureP@ssw0rd!\",\n  \"allowed_workspaces_type\": \"ALL\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "alias": "db_admin_password",
  "value": "S3cureP@ssw0rd!",
  "allowed_workspaces_type": "ALL"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://aihub.instabase.com/api/v2/aihub/secrets")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```