- NAME
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- gcloud beta secrets versions add - create a new version of an existing secret
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud beta secrets versions addSECRET--data-file=PATH[--location=LOCATION] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(BETA)Create a new version of an existing secret with the provided data. The command will return an error if no such secret exists. - EXAMPLES
- Create a new version of an existing secret named 'my-secret' with secret data
"s3cr3t":
printf "s3cr3t" | gcloud beta secrets versions add my-secret --data-file = -Create a new version of an existing secret named 'my-secret' with secret data "s3cr3t" using PowerShell (Note: PowerShell will add a newline to the resulting secret):
Write-Output "s3cr3t" | gcloud beta secrets versions add my-secret --data-file = -Create a new version of an existing secret named 'my-secret' with secret data from a file:
gcloud beta secrets versions add my-secret --data-file = /tmp/secret - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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- Secret resource - The secret to create. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE)
Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other
ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
SECRETon the command line with a fully specified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
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SECRET - ID of the secret or fully qualified identifier for the secret.
To set the
secretattribute:- provide the argument
SECRETon the command line.
- provide the argument
- provide the argument
- Secret resource - The secret to create. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE)
Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other
ways.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--data-file=PATH - File path from which to read secret data. Set this to "-" to read the secret data from stdin.
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- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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- Location resource - The location to create secret version. This represents a
Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but
can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
--locationon the command line with a fully specified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
- provide the argument
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--location=LOCATION - ID of the location or fully qualified identifier for the location.
To set the
locationattribute:- provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
- provide the argument
- Location resource - The location to create secret version. This represents a
Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but
can be set in other ways.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. This variant
is also available:
gcloud secrets versions add
gcloud beta secrets versions add
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

