Getting a Secret's Contents

Get the content of a secret stored in an OCI vault.

1. On the Secret's Versions list page, find the secret version that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page, see Listing Secret Versions
2. Select Actions menu (three dots) and then select View Secret Contents.
3. In the View Secret Contents panel, enable the Show decoded Based64 digit option to read a base64 format secret in plain text. Select Copy secret to copy the contents to your clipboard.
4. Select Close to return to the Versions page for the secret.
Use the oci secrets secret-bundle get or oci secrets secret-bundle get-secret-bundle-by-name command and required parameters to get the contents of a secret and its secret versions:
oci secrets secret-bundle get --secret-id <secret_ocid> [OPTIONS]
For example:
```
oci secrets secret-bundle get --secret-id ocid1.vaultsecret.oc1.iad.exampleaz5qacpqahuecvbjqzql4qmpbrtd7pprafhivcfik6wuitexample
```
For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.
Use the GetSecretBundle or GetSecretBundleByName API with the Secrets Endpoint to get the contents of a secret and its secret versions.

For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST API documentation and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see SDKs and the CLI.