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# Update

> Update an existing Secret by ID




## OpenAPI

````yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ngrok/ngrok-openapi/refs/heads/main/ngrok.yaml patch /vault_secrets/{id}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: ngrok OpenAPI
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.ngrok.com
security:
  - authentication: []
paths:
  /vault_secrets/{id}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Secrets
      summary: Update
      description: |
        Update an existing Secret by ID
      operationId: SecretsUpdate
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ngrokVersion'
        - name: id
          description: |
            identifier for Secret
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SecretUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: |
            Update an existing Secret by ID
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Secret'
components:
  parameters:
    ngrokVersion:
      name: ngrok-version
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 2
  schemas:
    SecretUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: |
            identifier for Secret
          type: string
        name:
          description: |
            Name of secret
          type: string
        value:
          description: |
            Value of secret
          type: string
        metadata:
          description: |
            Arbitrary user-defined metadata for this Secret
          type: string
        description:
          description: |
            description of Secret
          type: string
    Secret:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: |
            identifier for Secret
          type: string
        uri:
          description: |
            URI of this Secret API resource
          type: string
        created_at:
          description: |
            Timestamp when the Secret was created (RFC 3339 format)
          type: string
        updated_at:
          description: |
            Timestamp when the Secret was last updated (RFC 3339 format)
          type: string
        name:
          description: |
            Name of secret
          type: string
        description:
          description: |
            description of Secret
          type: string
        metadata:
          description: |
            Arbitrary user-defined metadata for this Secret
          type: string
        created_by:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ref'
          description: |
            Reference to who created this Secret
        last_updated_by:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ref'
          description: |
            Reference to who created this Secret
        vault:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ref'
          description: |
            Reference to the vault the secret is stored in
        vault_name:
          description: |
            Name of the vault the secret is stored in
          type: string
    Ref:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: |
            a resource identifier
          type: string
        uri:
          description: |
            a uri for locating a resource
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    authentication:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````