Restore Secret - Restore Secret

Service:: Key Vault

API Version:: 2025-07-01

Restores a backed up secret to a vault.
Restores a backed up secret, and all its versions, to a vault. This operation requires the secrets/restore permission.

POST {vaultBaseUrl}/secrets/restore?api-version=2025-07-01

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
vaultBaseUrl	path	True	string (uri)
api-version	query	True	string minLength: 1	The API version to use for this operation.

Request Body

Name	Required	Type	Description
value	True	string (base64url)	The backup blob associated with a secret bundle.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	SecretBundle	The request has succeeded.
Other Status Codes	KeyVaultError	An unexpected error response.

Security

OAuth2Auth

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name	Description
https://vault.azure.net/.default

Examples

RestoreSecret

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://myvault.vault.azure.net//secrets/restore?api-version=2025-07-01

{
  "value": "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}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "contentType": "text",
  "id": "https://myvault.vault.azure.net/secrets/SecretBackupRestoreTest/01ddd6e3a0d34d35bb5bccecb1251837",
  "attributes": {
    "enabled": true,
    "nbf": 1262332800,
    "exp": 1893484800,
    "created": 1493938113,
    "updated": 1493938113,
    "recoveryLevel": "Recoverable+Purgeable"
  }
}

Definitions

Name	Description
DeletionRecoveryLevel	Reflects the deletion recovery level currently in effect for secrets in the current vault. If it contains 'Purgeable', the secret can be permanently deleted by a privileged user; otherwise, only the system can purge the secret, at the end of the retention interval.
Error
KeyVaultError	The key vault error exception.
SecretAttributes	The secret management attributes.
SecretBundle	A secret consisting of a value, id and its attributes.
SecretRestoreParameters	The secret restore parameters.

DeletionRecoveryLevel

Enumeration

Reflects the deletion recovery level currently in effect for secrets in the current vault. If it contains 'Purgeable', the secret can be permanently deleted by a privileged user; otherwise, only the system can purge the secret, at the end of the retention interval.

Value	Description
Purgeable	Denotes a vault state in which deletion is an irreversible operation, without the possibility for recovery. This level corresponds to no protection being available against a Delete operation; the data is irretrievably lost upon accepting a Delete operation at the entity level or higher (vault, resource group, subscription etc.)
Recoverable+Purgeable	Denotes a vault state in which deletion is recoverable, and which also permits immediate and permanent deletion (i.e. purge). This level guarantees the recoverability of the deleted entity during the retention interval (90 days), unless a Purge operation is requested, or the subscription is cancelled. System wil permanently delete it after 90 days, if not recovered
Recoverable	Denotes a vault state in which deletion is recoverable without the possibility for immediate and permanent deletion (i.e. purge). This level guarantees the recoverability of the deleted entity during the retention interval (90 days) and while the subscription is still available. System wil permanently delete it after 90 days, if not recovered
Recoverable+ProtectedSubscription	Denotes a vault and subscription state in which deletion is recoverable within retention interval (90 days), immediate and permanent deletion (i.e. purge) is not permitted, and in which the subscription itself cannot be permanently canceled. System wil permanently delete it after 90 days, if not recovered
CustomizedRecoverable+Purgeable	Denotes a vault state in which deletion is recoverable, and which also permits immediate and permanent deletion (i.e. purge when 7 <= SoftDeleteRetentionInDays < 90). This level guarantees the recoverability of the deleted entity during the retention interval, unless a Purge operation is requested, or the subscription is cancelled.
CustomizedRecoverable	Denotes a vault state in which deletion is recoverable without the possibility for immediate and permanent deletion (i.e. purge when 7 <= SoftDeleteRetentionInDays < 90).This level guarantees the recoverability of the deleted entity during the retention interval and while the subscription is still available.
CustomizedRecoverable+ProtectedSubscription	Denotes a vault and subscription state in which deletion is recoverable, immediate and permanent deletion (i.e. purge) is not permitted, and in which the subscription itself cannot be permanently canceled when 7 <= SoftDeleteRetentionInDays < 90. This level guarantees the recoverability of the deleted entity during the retention interval, and also reflects the fact that the subscription itself cannot be cancelled.

Error

Object

Name	Type	Description
code	string	The error code.
innererror	Error	The key vault server error.
message	string	The error message.

KeyVaultError

Object

The key vault error exception.

Name	Type	Description
error	Error	The key vault server error.

SecretAttributes

Object

The secret management attributes.

Name	Type	Description
created	integer (unixtime)	Creation time in UTC.
enabled	boolean	Determines whether the object is enabled.
exp	integer (unixtime)	Expiry date in UTC.
nbf	integer (unixtime)	Not before date in UTC.
recoverableDays	integer (int32)	softDelete data retention days. Value should be >=7 and <=90 when softDelete enabled, otherwise 0.
recoveryLevel	DeletionRecoveryLevel	Reflects the deletion recovery level currently in effect for secrets in the current vault. If it contains 'Purgeable', the secret can be permanently deleted by a privileged user; otherwise, only the system can purge the secret, at the end of the retention interval.
updated	integer (unixtime)	Last updated time in UTC.

SecretBundle

Object

A secret consisting of a value, id and its attributes.

Name	Type	Description
attributes	SecretAttributes	The secret management attributes.
contentType	string	The content type of the secret.
id	string	The secret id.
kid	string	If this is a secret backing a KV certificate, then this field specifies the corresponding key backing the KV certificate.
managed	boolean	True if the secret's lifetime is managed by key vault. If this is a secret backing a certificate, then managed will be true.
previousVersion	string	The version of the previous certificate, if applicable. Applies only to certificates created after June 1, 2025. Certificates created before this date are not retroactively updated.
tags	object	Application specific metadata in the form of key-value pairs.
value	string	The secret value.

SecretRestoreParameters

Object

The secret restore parameters.

Name	Type	Description
value	string (base64url)	The backup blob associated with a secret bundle.