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POST
/
vault
Create a vault item
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.altostrat.io/vault \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "name": "My App'\''s API Token",
  "secret": "sec_abc123def456",
  "expires_at": "2026-10-31T10:00:00Z"
}'
{
  "id": "vlt_01h3j4k5l6m7n8p9q0r1s2t3u4",
  "name": "External Service API Key",
  "created_at": "2025-10-31T10:00:00.000000Z",
  "expires_at": "2026-10-31T10:00:00.000000Z"
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Standard JWT for user sessions obtained via Altostrat authentication.

Body

application/json
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name
string
required

A descriptive name for the secret. To generate an API Key, prefix the name with api-key:.

Example:

"My App's API Token"

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secret
string

The secret value to store. This field should be omitted when creating an API key.

Example:

"sec_abc123def456"

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expires_at
string<date-time> | null

An optional expiration date for the secret.

Example:

"2026-10-31T10:00:00Z"

Response

The vault item was created successfully.

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id
string

The unique prefixed identifier for the vault item.

Example:

"vlt_01h3j4k5l6m7n8p9q0r1s2t3u4"

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name
string

The name of the vault item. For API keys, use the api-key: prefix.

Example:

"External Service API Key"

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created_at
string<date-time>

The timestamp when the item was created.

Example:

"2025-10-31T10:00:00.000000Z"

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expires_at
string<date-time> | null

The timestamp when the item expires and can no longer be used.

Example:

"2026-10-31T10:00:00.000000Z"