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# Create a new project secret

> Create a new project secret. The value is encrypted at rest and never returned.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /api/secrets
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: LangWatch API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: LangWatch openapi spec
servers:
  - url: https://app.langwatch.ai
security:
  - project_api_key: []
paths:
  /api/secrets:
    post:
      description: >-
        Create a new project secret. The value is encrypted at rest and never
        returned.
      operationId: postApiSecrets
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  pattern: ^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*$
                  minLength: 1
                value:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 10000
              required:
                - name
                - value
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Secret created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  projectId:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  createdAt:
                    type: string
                  updatedAt:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - id
                  - projectId
                  - name
                  - createdAt
                  - updatedAt
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '409':
          description: Secret with this name already exists
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
components:
  securitySchemes:
    project_api_key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Token
      description: >-
        Project API key for sending traces and accessing project-scoped
        resources. Format: sk-lw-... (no underscore). Obtain one by creating a
        project via the Admin API or the LangWatch UI.

````