- name
- aws-secrets-manager
- description
- Manage AWS Secrets Manager secrets -- retrieve, create, and rotate.
- metadata
- {"thinkfleetbot":{"emoji":"🔑","requires":{"bins":"[Truncated]","env":"[Truncated]"}}}
# AWS Secrets Manager
Manage application secrets.
## List secrets
```bash
aws secretsmanager list-secrets --query 'SecretList[].{Name:Name,Description:Description,LastChanged:LastChangedDate,RotationEnabled:RotationEnabled}' --output table
```
## Get secret value
```bash
aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id my-secret | jq '{Name: .Name, Value: .SecretString}'
```
## Get secret (JSON parsed)
```bash
aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id my-secret --query 'SecretString' --output text | jq .
```
## Create secret
```bash
aws secretsmanager create-secret --name my-new-secret \
--secret-string '{"username":"admin","password":"s3cret"}' | jq '{ARN, Name, VersionId}'
```
## Update secret
```bash
aws secretsmanager put-secret-value --secret-id my-secret \
--secret-string '{"username":"admin","password":"n3wpass"}' | jq '{ARN, Name, VersionId}'
```
## Describe secret
```bash
aws secretsmanager describe-secret --secret-id my-secret | jq '{Name, Description, RotationEnabled, LastRotatedDate, Tags}'
```
## Rotate secret
```bash
aws secretsmanager rotate-secret --secret-id my-secret | jq '{ARN, Name, VersionId}'
```
## Delete secret
```bash
aws secretsmanager delete-secret --secret-id my-secret --recovery-window-in-days 7 | jq '{Name, DeletionDate}'
```
## Notes
- Secrets have a recovery window (7-30 days) after deletion; use `--force-delete-without-recovery` to skip.
- Secret values may be plain strings or JSON.
- Always confirm before creating, updating, or deleting secrets.
- Treat retrieved values as sensitive; avoid logging them.
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