Kong Vaults API
Vault objects are used to configure different vault connectors for [managing secrets](https://developer.konghq.com/gateway/secrets-management/).Configuring a vault lets you reference secrets from other entities.This allows for a proper separation of secrets and configuration and prevents secret sprawl.For example, you could store a certificate and a key in a vault, then reference them from a certificate entity. This way, the certificate and key are not stored in the entity directly and are more secure.Secrets rotation can be managed using [TTLs](https://developer.konghq.com/gateway/entities/vault/).
Kong Vaults API is one of 139 APIs that Kong publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.
Tagged areas include Vaults. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, a GitHub repository, an API reference, authentication docs, and 1 JSON Schema.
This API exposes 9 operations across 4 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.14.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, {protocol}://{hostname}:{port}{path}.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
Kong Vaults API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as Kong-Admin-Token (adminToken).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Paths & Operations 9
Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 2 DELETE, 3 GET, 2 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Vault objects are used to configure different vault connectors for [managing secrets](https://developer.konghq.com/gateway/secrets-management/). Configuring a vault lets you refer…
Schemas 5
The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Vault_2 (8 properties), Vault (8 properties), GatewayUnauthorizedError (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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