Configuring and Fetching secrets

Starting from Bruno v4.0.0, the configuration of secret managers has moved from Collection > Secrets to Environment > External Secrets tab.

Fetching and storage

  • Fetch Secrets loads values into a per-environment, in-memory cache for the session only.
  • Secret values are never written to disk — only provider config and identifiers are saved.

  • Closing the app or collection clears the cache. Reopen Bruno and it will fetch secrets on demand.

  • Go to Environment > External Secrets and select the secret manager you want to configure.

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  1. You will see the configured Secret Manager accounts list from Preferences settings. Select the Account you want to configure.

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  1. Enter Name and Path to the secret you want to fetch.

  2. Name — the secret name, e.g. usebruno

  3. Path — must start with secret/, e.g. secret/data/api-key

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  1. Click on the Fetch Secrets button on the top right corner.

  2. Fetched secret keys appear under Secret Keys. Values stay in the in-memory session cache and are not persisted to disk.

Use three dots menu to:

  • Edit account to edit the account details
  • Remove secret manager to remove the secret manager configuration

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