View Secret by Secret Name

Use the AWS CLI to retrieve a secret's value by specifying its name. This command securely fetches the secret string.

aws --profile default secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id my-db-secret --query SecretString --output text

Explanation

This command uses the aws secretsmanager get-secret-value command to retrieve the secret. The --secret-id parameter specifies the name of the secret to retrieve. The --query SecretString parameter specifies that only the secret string should be returned. The --output text parameter specifies that the output should be in plain text format.

Example Usage

To retrieve the secret named my-db-secret, run the following command:

aws --profile default secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id my-db-secret --query SecretString --output text

Additional Resources

• AWS CLI Secrets Manager Get Secret Value Documentation
• AWS Secrets Manager Official Page