docs-v2/content/flux/v0/stdlib/influxdata/influxdb/secrets/get.md

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secrets.get() function	`secrets.get()` retrieves a secret from the InfluxDB secret store.	flux_v0_ref name parent identifier secrets.get influxdata/influxdb/secrets influxdata/influxdb/secrets/get	301

secrets.get() retrieves a secret from the InfluxDB secret store.

Function type signature

(key: string) => string

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Parameters

key

({{< req >}}) Secret key to retrieve.

Examples

• Retrieve a key from the InfluxDB secret store
• Populate sensitive credentials with secrets//

Retrieve a key from the InfluxDB secret store

import "influxdata/influxdb/secrets"

secrets.get(key: "KEY_NAME")

Populate sensitive credentials with secrets//

import "sql"
import "influxdata/influxdb/secrets"

username = secrets.get(key: "POSTGRES_USERNAME")
password = secrets.get(key: "POSTGRES_PASSWORD")

sql.from(
    driverName: "postgres",
    dataSourceName: "postgresql://${username}:${password}@localhost",
    query: "SELECT * FROM example-table",
)