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# Create secret

> Create a new secret that can be referenced in converse API calls.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /secrets
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  version: 0.1.1
  title: Datagrid API
  description: Datagrid API
servers:
  - url: https://api.datagrid.com/v1
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
paths:
  /secrets:
    post:
      tags:
        - Secrets
      summary: Create secret
      description: Create a new secret that can be referenced in converse API calls.
      operationId: Secrets.createSecret
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - name
                - value
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the secret
                  maxLength: 300
                value:
                  type: string
                  description: The secret value to store
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successfully created secret
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Secret'
        '429':
          description: >-
            Rate limit exceeded. The request has been throttled because the rate
            limit for this endpoint has been reached. Check the `Retry-After`
            response header and retry after the specified number of seconds.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitError'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: >-
            import Datagrid from 'datagrid-ai';


            const client = new Datagrid({
              apiKey: process.env['DATAGRID_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });


            const secret = await client.secrets.create({ name: 'name', value:
            'value' });


            console.log(secret.id);
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from datagrid_ai import Datagrid

            client = Datagrid(
                api_key=os.environ.get("DATAGRID_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            secret = client.secrets.create(
                name="name",
                value="value",
            )
            print(secret.id)
components:
  schemas:
    Secret:
      type: object
      description: >-
        The `Secret` object represents a securely stored secret that can be
        referenced in converse API calls.
      required:
        - object
        - id
        - name
        - created_at
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - secret
          description: The object type, which is always `secret`.
        id:
          type: string
          description: The secret identifier, which can be referenced in the converse API.
        created_at:
          type: string
          description: The date and time the secret was created
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the secret
    RateLimitError:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Returned when the rate limit is exceeded. Rate limits are enforced per
        teamspace, endpoint path, and HTTP method over a 60-second sliding
        window. Each endpoint may have its own limit — check the
        X-RateLimit-Limit response header for the effective value.
      required:
        - error
        - message
        - retryable
        - status_code
      properties:
        status_code:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code (429).
        statusCode:
          type: integer
          deprecated: true
          description: Deprecated. Use status_code instead.
        error:
          type: string
          enum:
            - rate_limit_exceeded
          description: The error code identifying this as a rate limit error.
        message:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message.
        mitigation:
          type: string
          description: Suggested action to resolve the error.
        retryable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the request can be retried after a delay.
        details:
          type: object
          properties:
            reason:
              type: string
              description: A detailed explanation of why the rate limit was exceeded.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````