DescribeSecret - Key Management Service - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

This operation returns the metadata of a secret. This operation does not return the secret value.

In this example, the metadata of the secret named secret001 is queried.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Example	Description
Action	String	Yes	DescribeSecret	The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DescribeSecret.
SecretName	String	Yes	secret001	The Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) of the secret or secret resource. Note When you access a secret within another Alibaba Cloud account, you must enter the ARN of the secret. The ARN is in the `acs:kms:${region}:${account}:secret/${secret-name}` format.
FetchTags	String	No	true	Specifies whether to return the resource tags of the secret. Valid value: true: The resource tags are returned. false: The resource tags are not returned. This is the default value.

For more information about common request parameters, see Common parameters.

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
UpdateTime	String	2024-02-21T15:39:26Z	The time when the secret is updated.
CreateTime	String	2024-02-21T15:39:26Z	The time when the secret is created.
NextRotationDate	String	2024-07-06T18:22:03Z	The time when the next rotation is performed. Note This parameter is returned when automatic rotation is enabled.
EncryptionKeyId	String	key-hzz63ca8cbe3hefht****	The ID of the key that is used to encrypt the secret value.
RotationInterval	String	3153600s	The interval for automatic rotation. The value is in the `integer[unit]` format. `integer` indicates the length of time. `unit`: indicates the time unit. The `unit` field has a fixed value of s. For example, if the value is 604800s, automatic rotation is performed at a 7-day interval. Note This parameter is returned when automatic rotation is enabled.
Arn	String	acs:kms:cn-hangzhou:154035569884****:secret/secret001	The ARN of the secret.
ExtendedConfig	String	{\"SecretSubType\":\"SingleUser\", \"DBInstanceId\":\"rm-uf667446pc955****\", \"CustomData\":{} }	The extended configuration of the secret. Note The parameter is returned only for ApsaraDB RDS secrets, Resource Access Management (RAM) secrets, or Elastic Compute Service (ECS) secrets.
LastRotationDate	String	2022-07-05T08:22:03Z	The time when the last rotation is performed. Note The parameter is returned if the secret is rotated.
RequestId	String	93348dfb-3627-4417-8d90-487a76a909c9	The ID of the request, which is used to locate and troubleshoot issues.
Description	String	userinfo	The description of the secret.
SecretName	String	secret001	The secret name.
AutomaticRotation	String	Enabled	Specifies whether to enable automatic rotation. Valid values: Enabled: indicates that automatic rotation is enabled. Disabled: indicates that automatic rotation is disabled. Invalid: indicates that the status of automatic rotation is abnormal. In this case, Key Management Service (KMS) cannot automatically rotate the secret. Note The parameter is returned only for ApsaraDB RDS secrets, RAM secrets, or ECS secrets.
SecretType	String	Rds	The type of the secret. Valid values: Generic: generic secret Generic: ApsaraDB RDS secret RAMCredentials: RAM secret ECS: ECS secret
PlannedDeleteTime	String	2025-03-21T15:45:12Z	The time when the secret is scheduled to be deleted.
DKMSInstanceId	String	kst-bjj62d8f5e0sgtx8h****	The ID of the KMS instance.
Tags	Array of Tag		The resource tag of the secret. This parameter is not returned if you set FetchTags to false or you do not specify FetchTags.
Tag
TagValue	String	val1	The tag value.
TagKey	String	key1	The tag key.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/?Action=DescribeSecret
&SecretName=secret001
&FetchTags=true
&Common request parameters

Sample success responses

XML format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<DescribeSecretResponse>
    <UpdateTime>2024-02-21T15:39:26Z</UpdateTime>
    <CreateTime>2024-02-21T15:39:26Z</CreateTime>
    <NextRotationDate>2024-07-06T18:22:03Z</NextRotationDate>
    <EncryptionKeyId>key-hzz63ca8cbe3hefht****</EncryptionKeyId>
    <RotationInterval>3153600s</RotationInterval>
    <Arn>acs:kms:cn-hangzhou:154035569884****:secret/secret001</Arn>
    <ExtendedConfig>{\"SecretSubType\":\"SingleUser\", \"DBInstanceId\":\"rm-uf667446pc955****\",  \"CustomData\":{} }</ExtendedConfig>
    <LastRotationDate>2022-07-05T08:22:03Z</LastRotationDate>
    <RequestId>93348dfb-3627-4417-8d90-487a76a909c9</RequestId>
    <Description>userinfo</Description>
    <SecretName>secret001</SecretName>
    <AutomaticRotation>Enabled</AutomaticRotation>
    <SecretType>Rds</SecretType>
    <PlannedDeleteTime>2025-03-21T15:45:12Z</PlannedDeleteTime>
    <DKMSInstanceId>kst-bjj62d8f5e0sgtx8h****</DKMSInstanceId>
    <Tags>
        <TagValue>val1</TagValue>
        <TagKey>key1</TagKey>
    </Tags>
</DescribeSecretResponse>

JSON format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "UpdateTime" : "2024-02-21T15:39:26Z",
  "CreateTime" : "2024-02-21T15:39:26Z",
  "NextRotationDate" : "2024-07-06T18:22:03Z",
  "EncryptionKeyId" : "key-hzz63ca8cbe3hefht****",
  "RotationInterval" : "3153600s",
  "Arn" : "acs:kms:cn-hangzhou:154035569884****:secret/secret001",
  "ExtendedConfig" : "{\\\"SecretSubType\\\":\\\"SingleUser\\\", \\\"DBInstanceId\\\":\\\"rm-uf667446pc955****\\\",  \\\"CustomData\\\":{} }",
  "LastRotationDate" : "2022-07-05T08:22:03Z",
  "RequestId" : "93348dfb-3627-4417-8d90-487a76a909c9",
  "Description" : "userinfo",
  "SecretName" : "secret001",
  "AutomaticRotation" : "Enabled",
  "SecretType" : "Rds",
  "PlannedDeleteTime" : "2025-03-21T15:45:12Z",
  "DKMSInstanceId" : "kst-bjj62d8f5e0sgtx8h****",
  "Tags" : [ {
    "TagValue" : "val1",
    "TagKey" : "key1"
  } ]
}

Error codes

HTTP status code	Error code	Error message	Description
400	IllegalTimestamp	The input parameter Timestamp that is mandatory for processing this request is not supplied.	The input parameter timestamp indicates that the request is outside the processing time range.
400	InvalidParameter	The specified parameter is not valid.	The error message returned because an invalid value is specified for the parameter.
403	Forbidden.NoPermission	You are not authorized to perform the operation.	The error message returned because you are not authorized to perform the operation.

For a list of error codes, see Service error codes.