Reference

apex secret

Secrets: set a repository's secrets from the terminal, values write-only

apex secret [command]

Examples

Set a secret from a pipe; a value never goes on the command line.

printf %s "$NPM_TOKEN" | apex secret set NPM_TOKEN --repo acme/web

Set one value on two repositories, from a file.

apex secret set DEPLOY_KEY --repo acme/web --repo acme/api --from-file key.pem

A repository's secret names — never values.

apex secret list --repo acme/web

Subcommands

Set a secret on one or more repositories; the value is read from stdin, a file or a no-echo prompt

apex secret set [options] <name>

Arguments
Argument	Description
`<name>`	secret name, as a workflow reads it: secrets.NAME

Options
Option	Description
`--repo <owner/repo>`	repository to set it on (repeatable: one value, many repositories)
`--from-file <path>`	read the value from this file (one trailing newline is dropped)

A repository's secret names — never values: the API has none to give

apex secret list [options]

Options
Option	Description
`--repo <owner/repo>`	repository
`--json`	machine-readable output

Delete a secret from one or more repositories

apex secret delete [options] <name>

Arguments
Argument	Description
`<name>`	secret name

Options
Option	Description
`--repo <owner/repo>`	repository (repeatable)
`-y, --yes`	do not ask; required when not on a terminal