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---
layout: docs
page_title: kv - Command
description: |-
The "kv" command groups subcommands for interacting with Vault's key/value
secret engine.
---
# kv
The `kv` command groups subcommands for interacting with Vault's key/value
secrets engine (both [K/V Version 1](/vault/docs/secrets/kv/kv-v1) and [K/V
Version 2](/vault/docs/secrets/kv/kv-v2).
## Syntax
Option flags for a given subcommand are provided after the subcommand, but before the arguments.
The path to where the secrets engine is mounted can be indicated with the `-mount` flag, such as `vault kv get -mount=secret creds`.
The deprecated path-like syntax can also be used (e.g. `vault kv get secret/creds`), but this should be avoided
for KV v2, because it is not actually the full API path to the secret
(secret/data/foo) and may cause confusion.
~> A `flag provided but not defined: -mount` error means you are using an older version of Vault before the
mount flag syntax was introduced. Upgrade to at least Vault 1.11, or refer to previous versions of the docs
which only use the old syntax to refer to the mount path.
## Examples
Create or update the key named "creds" in the K/V Version 2 enabled at "secret"
with the value "passcode=my-long-passcode":
```shell-session
$ vault kv put -mount=secret creds passcode=my-long-passcode
== Secret Path ==
secret/data/creds
======= Metadata =======
Key Value
--- -----
created_time 2022-06-15T20:14:17.107852Z
custom_metadata <nil>
deletion_time n/a
destroyed false
version 1
```
Read this value back:
```shell-session
$ vault kv get -mount=secret creds
== Secret Path ==
secret/data/creds
======= Metadata =======
Key Value
--- -----
created_time 2022-06-15T20:14:17.107852Z
custom_metadata <nil>
deletion_time n/a
destroyed false
version 1
====== Data ======
Key Value
--- -----
passcode my-long-passcode
```
Get metadata for the key named "creds":
```shell-session
$ vault kv metadata get -mount=secret creds
=== Metadata Path ===
secret/metadata/creds
========== Metadata ==========
Key Value
--- -----
cas_required false
created_time 2022-06-15T20:14:17.107852Z
current_version 1
custom_metadata <nil>
delete_version_after 0s
max_versions 0
oldest_version 0
updated_time 2022-06-15T20:14:17.107852Z
====== Version 1 ======
Key Value
--- -----
created_time 2022-06-15T20:14:17.107852Z
deletion_time n/a
destroyed false
```
Get a specific version of the key named "creds":
```shell-session
$ vault kv get -mount=secret -version=1 creds
== Secret Path ==
secret/data/creds
======= Metadata =======
Key Value
--- -----
created_time 2022-06-15T20:14:17.107852Z
custom_metadata <nil>
deletion_time n/a
destroyed false
version 1
====== Data ======
Key Value
--- -----
passcode my-long-passcode
```
## Usage
```text
Usage: vault kv <subcommand> [options] [args]
# ...
Subcommands:
delete Deletes versions in the KV store
destroy Permanently removes one or more versions in the KV store
enable-versioning Turns on versioning for a KV store
get Retrieves data from the KV store
list List data or secrets
metadata Interact with Vault's Key-Value storage
patch Sets or updates data in the KV store without overwriting
put Sets or updates data in the KV store
rollback Rolls back to a previous version of data
undelete Undeletes versions in the KV store
```
For more information, examples, and usage about a subcommand, click on the name
of the subcommand in the sidebar.