## Get Secret

`secrets.retrieve(strsecret_id)  -> CloudSecret`

**get** `/v5/sgp/secrets/{secret_id}`

Get a single secret's metadata by ID. The value is never returned.

### Parameters

- `secret_id: str`

### Returns

- `class CloudSecret: …`

  API response model for a secret. Never includes the secret value.

  - `id: str`

    The unique identifier of the entity.

  - `account_id: str`

    The ID of the account that owns the given entity.

  - `cloud_secret_path: str`

    Full path in the cloud secret store.

  - `created_at: datetime`

    The date and time when the entity was created in ISO format.

  - `created_by: Identity`

    The identity that created the entity.

    - `id: str`

    - `type: Literal["user", "service_account"]`

      - `"user"`

      - `"service_account"`

    - `object: Optional[Literal["identity"]]`

      - `"identity"`

  - `key: str`

    Secret name, e.g. OPENAI_API_KEY.

  - `description: Optional[str]`

    Optional human-readable description of the secret.

  - `object: Optional[Literal["sgp_cloud_secret"]]`

    - `"sgp_cloud_secret"`

  - `updated_at: Optional[datetime]`

    Timestamp of last update.

  - `updated_by: Optional[str]`

    User who last updated the secret.

### Example

```python
import os
from scale_gp_beta import SGPClient

client = SGPClient(
    api_key=os.environ.get("SGP_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
cloud_secret = client.secrets.retrieve(
    "secret_id",
)
print(cloud_secret.id)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "account_id": "account_id",
  "cloud_secret_path": "cloud_secret_path",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": "id",
    "type": "user",
    "object": "identity"
  },
  "key": "key",
  "description": "description",
  "object": "sgp_cloud_secret",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "updated_by": "updated_by"
}
```