API Reference
Binding API
Basic Access
CRITICAL: Async .get() required - secrets NOT directly available.
.get() throws on error - does NOT return null. Always use try/catch.
interface Env {
API_KEY: { get(): Promise<string> }
}
export default {
async fetch(request: Request, env: Env): Promise<Response> {
const apiKey = await env.API_KEY.get()
return fetch('https://api.example.com', {
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
})
},
}
Error Handling
export default {
async fetch(request: Request, env: Env): Promise<Response> {
try {
const apiKey = await env.API_KEY.get()
return fetch('https://api.example.com', {
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
})
} catch (error) {
console.error('Secret access failed:', error)
return new Response('Configuration error', { status: 500 })
}
},
}
Multiple Secrets & Patterns
// Parallel fetch
const [stripeKey, sendgridKey] = await Promise.all([env.STRIPE_KEY.get(), env.SENDGRID_KEY.get()])
// ❌ Missing .get()
const key = env.API_KEY
// ❌ Module-level cache
const CACHED_KEY = await env.API_KEY.get() // Fails
// ✅ Request-scope cache
const key = await env.API_KEY.get() // OK - reuse within request
REST API
Base: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
Auth
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $CF_TOKEN" \
https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/secrets_store/stores
Store Operations
# List
GET /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores
# Create
POST /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores
{"name": "my-store"}
# Delete
DELETE /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}
Secret Operations
# List
GET /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}/secrets
# Create (single)
POST /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}/secrets
{
"name": "my_secret",
"value": "secret_value",
"scopes": ["workers"],
"comment": "Optional"
}
# Create (batch)
POST /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}/secrets
[
{"name": "secret_one", "value": "val1", "scopes": ["workers"]},
{"name": "secret_two", "value": "val2", "scopes": ["workers", "ai-gateway"]}
]
# Get metadata
GET /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}/secrets/{secret_id}
# Update
PATCH /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}/secrets/{secret_id}
{"value": "new_value", "comment": "Updated"}
# Delete (single)
DELETE /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}/secrets/{secret_id}
# Delete (batch)
DELETE /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}/secrets
{"secret_ids": ["id-1", "id-2"]}
# Duplicate
POST /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/stores/{store_id}/secrets/{secret_id}/duplicate
{"name": "new_name"}
# Quota
GET /accounts/{account_id}/secrets_store/quota
Responses
Success:
{
"success": true,
"result": {
"id": "secret-id-123",
"name": "my_secret",
"created": "2025-01-11T12:00:00Z",
"scopes": ["workers"]
}
}
Error:
{
"success": false,
"errors": [{ "code": 10000, "message": "Name exists" }]
}
TypeScript Helpers
Official types available via @cloudflare/workers-types:
import type { SecretsStoreSecret } from '@cloudflare/workers-types'
interface Env {
STRIPE_API_KEY: SecretsStoreSecret
DATABASE_URL: SecretsStoreSecret
WORKER_SECRET: string // Regular Worker secret (direct access)
}
Custom helper type:
interface SecretsStoreBinding {
get(): Promise<string>
}
// Fallback helper
async function getSecretWithFallback(primary: SecretsStoreBinding, fallback?: SecretsStoreBinding): Promise<string> {
try {
return await primary.get()
} catch (error) {
if (fallback) return await fallback.get()
throw error
}
}
// Batch helper
async function getAllSecrets(secrets: Record<string, SecretsStoreBinding>): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
const entries = await Promise.all(Object.entries(secrets).map(async ([k, v]) => [k, await v.get()]))
return Object.fromEntries(entries)
}