Create Secret
secrets_manager.create_secret
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS secrets_manager API (SigV4).
Create a new secret with an initial value.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- AWS Secrets Manager
- Secret shape
- {"access_key_id", "secret_access_key"}
- Config it needs
- region
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
4 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
region AWS region (overrides the connection). | string | No | — | — | — |
name Name the new secret gets in Secrets Manager; not an id. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
secret_string Secret value. | string | Yes | — | credential material | credential |
description Optional description. | string | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
name | string | — |
arn | string | — |
version_id | string | — |
{
"arn": "",
"name": "",
"version_id": ""
}Related AWS Secrets Manager nodes
See Create Secret run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the AWS Secrets Manager connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.