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metalcloud-cli secret get

Get secret details by ID

Get detailed information about a specific secret by its ID.

This command retrieves and displays comprehensive information about a secret, including its name, encrypted value (partial display for security), usage type, owner details, and timestamps. The secret ID must be provided as a numeric value.

Arguments: secret_id Numeric ID of the secret to retrieve (required)

Examples:

metalcloud-cli secret get 123

metalcloud-cli secret get 456 —output json

Get secret details with custom field selection

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metalcloud-cli secret get 789 —output table —fields id,name,usage,createdTimestamp

metalcloud-cli secret get secret_id [flags]
-h, --help help for get
-k, --api_key string MetalCloud API key
-c, --config string Config file path
-d, --debug Set to enable debug logging
-e, --endpoint string MetalCloud API endpoint
-f, --format string Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
-i, --insecure_skip_verify Set to allow insecure transport
-l, --log_file string Log file path
-v, --verbosity string Log level verbosity (default "INFO")

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