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## Resource: Manage Secrets in the Secrets Manager

## Article: Manage Secrets in the Secrets Manager

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites-sdk/code-your-site/developer-environments/secrets/manage-secrets-in-the-secrets-manager.md

## Article Content:

# Manage Secrets in the Secrets Manager

The [Secrets Manager](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites-sdk/code-your-site/developer-environments/secrets/about-the-secrets-manager.md) allows you to access and manage secrets securely, and use them in your site's code.

<div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/93E7Ei5gPNM?si=Bx48r_S13fIuvVtH" title="Keep your site safe with secret manager" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

## Step 1 | Access the Secrets Manager

There are multiple ways to access the [Secrets Manager](https://www.wix.com/my-account/site-selector/?buttonText=Select%20Site&title=Select%20a%20Site&autoSelectOnSingleSite=true&actionUrl=https:%2F%2Fwww.wix.com%2Fdashboard%2F%7B%7BmetaSiteId%7D%7D%2Fdeveloper-tools/secrets-manager), depending on which interface you are using.

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:::Wix-Studio-or-Wix-Editor
1. Navigate to **Developer Tools** in the code panel.
1. Click on **Secrets Manager** in the **Security** section.
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:::Dashboard
1. Navigate to **Developer Tools** in the dashboard menu.
1. Click on **Secrets Manager**.
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## Step 2 | Manage your secrets

Use the Secrets Manager to add, edit, and delete secrets in the Secrets Manager.
![manage secrets in ui](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/6606e7105dbffe49663ea9e3b4ac49bc.png)

> **Note:** Changes in the Secrets Manager are applied immediately and don't require publishing the site.

<details>
<summary id='add-a-secret' style="font-size:1.17em; font-weight:bold;">Add a secret</summary>

To add a secret:

1.  At the top right of the Secrets Manager, click **Add Secret**.
2.  In the **Add secret** modal, fill in the [fields](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites-sdk/code-your-site/developer-environments/secrets/about-the-secrets-manager.md#secret-fields).

    ![add panel](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/eaecc8c9a1c15ab26b6f4262ab89045c.jpg)

3.  Click **Add Secret**.  
     The secret is added and stored in the Secrets Manager. The name and description are displayed, and the secret value is hidden.
    ![added secret](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/d6adc9302c5c0e6d4b013964c122c0fa.png)
    </details>

<details>
<summary style="font-size:1.17em; font-weight:bold;">Edit a secret</summary>

To edit a secret:

<blockquote class="warning">
  <strong>Warning:</strong> Changing a secret's name or value breaks all code that implements the secret.
</blockquote>

1.  For the secret you want to edit, select **Edit** in the secret's **More Actions** ![More actions](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/0e583769d1305e30a5e8d6ca6ed59453.png) menu. The **Edit secret** modal appears.
    ![Edit secret modal](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/ed42e58ec02ea298865601cfc38f5a54.png)

2.  - To change the secret's **Name** or **Description**, click the [fields](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites-sdk/code-your-site/developer-environments/secrets/about-the-secrets-manager.md#secret-fields) to edit the text.
    - To change the secret's value, click **Retrieve value**, then click inside the secret's **Value** field that appears.

3.  Click **Change Secret**.

</details>

<details>
<summary style="font-size:1.17em; font-weight:bold;">Delete a secret</summary>
 
To delete a secret:
  
<blockquote class="warning">
  <strong>Warning:</strong>
  <ul> 
    <li>Deleting a secret breaks all code that implements the secret.</li>
    <li>You can't restore a deleted secret.</li>
    </ul>
</blockquote>

1.  For the secret you want to delete, select **Delete secret** in the secret's **More Actions** ![More actions icon](https://wixmp-833713b177cebf373f611808.wixmp.com/images/0e583769d1305e30a5e8d6ca6ed59453.png) menu. The **Delete secret?** modal appears.
2.  Click **Delete Secret** to confirm.  
    The secret is removed from the Secrets Manager.

</details>

## See also

- [About the Secrets Manager](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites-sdk/code-your-site/developer-environments/secrets/about-the-secrets-manager.md)
- [About the Wix Secrets API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/backend-modules/secrets/introduction.md)