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What are Secrets?

Secrets are encrypted credentials stored securely within the Automations environment. They provide authentication for steps that connect to external services — like API keys for HTTP requests, SFTP credentials for file transfers, or OAuth tokens for protected APIs.

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Creating a Secret

1

Navigate to Secrets

Click Secrets in the automations sidebar.
2

Click Create

Click the create button to open the new secret form.
3

Enter a Name

Give the secret a descriptive name (e.g. stripe-api-key, sftp-production).
4

Select the Type

Choose the credential type from the dropdown.
5

Enter Credentials

Fill in the required credential fields for the selected type.
6

Save

Click Save to encrypt and store the secret.

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Secret Types

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Using Secrets in Steps

When configuring a step that supports authentication (HTTP Request, SFTP, Code), select a secret from the auth dropdown in the step configuration panel. The secret’s credentials are injected at runtime.

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Mode Scoping

Secrets are scoped per mode:
  • Test secrets are used during test executions
  • Live secrets are used during production executions
  • During deployment, you choose which test secrets to copy to the live environment

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Deleting Secrets

Secrets can only be deleted in test mode. Click the delete button on a secret row, then confirm the deletion.
Deleting a secret is permanent. Any steps referencing the deleted secret will fail at runtime.

Steps

Configure authentication on HTTP Request, SFTP, and Code steps.

Test & Deploy

Secrets are copied from test to live during deployment.