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mb.get_secret(secret_name, ...)

Retrieve a secret value previously stored in Modelbit. Returns the secret value as a string.

Parameters​

  • secret_name: str The name of the secret
  • ignore_missing: Optional[bool] If False an exception is raised if the secret doesn't exist. If True then no exception is raised and an empty string ("") is returned for secrets that don't exist. Default is False.

Returns​

str if the secret exists. If the secret does not exist then an exception will be raised.

Examples​

Fetch a secret​

my_api_key = mb.get_secret("SECRET_API_KEY")

Fetch a secret if it exists​

import os

os.environ["SECRET_API_KEY"] = mb.get_secret("SECRET_API_KEY", ignore_missing=True)

See also​