How to: Retrieve secrets with the Dapr JavaScript SDK

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This guide uses DaprClient.secret to retrieve a single secret and all accessible secrets from a local secret store. The examples use JavaScript ES modules; the same methods are available in TypeScript.

Prerequisites

Dapr CLI
An initialized Dapr environment
Node.js 18 or later
The @dapr/dapr package, version 3.19.0 or later

In your application directory, initialize an npm project if needed and install the SDK:

npm init -y
npm install @dapr/dapr@3.19.0

The explicit version ensures that npm installs the 3.19.0 release used in this guide. You can substitute a later version.

Secrets client usage

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Secrets are available through DaprClient.secret; there is no separate secrets client package or builder. This guidance targets @dapr/dapr 3.19.0 or later.

Client lifetime and configuration

Reuse a long-lived DaprClient across operations. Its secrets client shares the parent client’s connection and authentication settings. Await outstanding operations before calling await client.stop() during application shutdown; do not stop a shared client after each secret lookup.

HTTP is the default protocol. To explicitly configure gRPC:

Dapr Secrets JavaScript SDK on Dapr Docs

How to: Retrieve secrets with the Dapr JavaScript SDK

Prerequisites

Secrets client usage

Client lifetime and configuration