docs-v2/content/influxdb/cloud/admin/secrets/update.md

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Update secrets	Update secrets using the InfluxDB Cloud UI, `influx` CLI, or the InfluxDB API.	secrets security	influxdb_cloud parent Manage secrets	303	/influxdb/cloud/security/secrets/manage-secrets/update/ /influxdb/cloud/security/secrets/update/

Update secrets using the {{< product-name "short" >}} UI, influx command line interface (CLI) or the InfluxDB API.

• Update a secret using the InfluxDB Cloud UI
• Update a secret using the influx CLI
• Update a secret using the InfluxDB API

Update a secret using the InfluxDB Cloud UI

1. In the {{< product-name "short" >}} UI, click Settings.

   {{< nav-icon "settings" >}}

2. Click the Secrets tab.

3. Click on the secret key whose value you want to update.

4. Enter the new value, and click Edit Secret.

Update a secret using the influx CLI

Use the influx secret update command to update a secret in your organization. Provide the secret key to update with the -k or --key flag. You may also provide the secret value with the -v or --value flag. If you do not provide the secret value with the -v or --value flag, enter the value when prompted.

{{% warn %}} Providing a secret value with the -v or --value flag may expose the secret in your command history. {{% /warn %}}

# Syntax
influx secret update -k <secret-key>

# Example
influx secret update -k foo

Update a secret using the InfluxDB API

Use the PATCH request method and the InfluxDB /orgs/{orgID}/secrets API endpoint to update a secret in your organization.

Include the following:

• Your organization ID in the request URL
• Your API token in the Authorization header
• The updated secret key-value pair in the request body

curl -XPATCH https://cloud2.influxdata.com/api/v2/orgs/<org-id>/secrets \
  -H 'Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{
	"<secret-key>": "<secret-value>"
}'