ibm-secrets-manager-sdk
IBM Cloud Secrets Manager Python SDK
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using IBM Cloud Secrets Manager and need Python client access. The SDK is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and is released under a permissive license. It is the official supported way to interact with the service from Python. Not relevant if you are not using IBM Cloud or prefer alternative secret management systems.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires an IBM Cloud account, a Secrets Manager service instance, and a valid IBM Cloud API key for authentication.
- Low friction install with a pure-Python wheel and four common runtime dependencies (ibm-cloud-sdk-core, python-dateutil, requests, urllib3).
- Actively maintained with recent releases and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Released under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.
last release 2026-03-17 (150 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-11 · 2 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 330,980 downloads/mo, #7,522 on PyPI
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pip install ibm-secrets-manager-sdk
from ibm_cloud_sdk_core.authenticators.iam_authenticator import IAMAuthenticator
from ibm_secrets_manager_sdk.secrets_manager_v2 import SecretsManagerV2
secretsManager = SecretsManagerV2(
authenticator=IAMAuthenticator(apikey='<IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY>')
)
secretsManager.set_service_url('<SERVICE_URL>')
response = secretsManager.get_secret(id='secret-id')- Whether the SDK supports all current Secrets Manager secret types and operations beyond the arbitrary secret example shown.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when managing large numbers of secrets.
- Backward compatibility guarantees across minor and patch versions.
What it is and what it does
This is the official IBM Cloud Python SDK for interacting with IBM Cloud Secrets Manager, a managed service for storing and rotating sensitive data. The library wraps the Secrets Manager REST API, providing a SecretsManagerV2 client class that handles authentication via IBM Cloud's IAM system and exposes methods for creating, retrieving, updating, and managing secrets of various types. It depends on ibm-cloud-sdk-core for authentication and common SDK patterns, plus standard HTTP libraries (requests, urllib3) and python-dateutil for date handling.
Developers use it to programmatically manage secrets in their IBM Cloud infrastructure—storing API keys, database credentials, certificates, or arbitrary secret data—without embedding credentials in code or configuration files. The SDK handles token-based authentication transparently, regenerating access tokens as needed, and provides a Pythonic interface to the underlying REST operations.
Use it for
- Store and retrieve database credentials or API keys from application code without hardcoding them.
- Automate secret rotation and lifecycle management as part of infrastructure-as-code workflows.
- Integrate secret retrieval into CI/CD pipelines to inject credentials at deployment time.
- Manage TLS certificates and other cryptographic material centrally in IBM Cloud.
- Build multi-tenant applications that isolate secrets by environment or customer.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using IBM Cloud Secrets Manager and need Python client access.
The SDK is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and is released under a permissive license. It is the official supported way to interact with the service from Python. Not relevant if you are not using IBM Cloud or prefer alternative secret management systems.
Install
ibm-secrets-manager-sdk on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a pure-Python wheel and four common runtime dependencies (ibm-cloud-sdk-core, python-dateutil, requests, urllib3). Actively maintained with recent releases and no known vulnerabilities.
Requires an IBM Cloud account, a Secrets Manager service instance, and a valid IBM Cloud API key for authentication.
License in practice
Released under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.
Quickstart
pip install ibm-secrets-manager-sdk
from ibm_cloud_sdk_core.authenticators.iam_authenticator import IAMAuthenticator
from ibm_secrets_manager_sdk.secrets_manager_v2 import SecretsManagerV2
secretsManager = SecretsManagerV2(
authenticator=IAMAuthenticator(apikey='<IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY>')
)
secretsManager.set_service_url('<SERVICE_URL>')
response = secretsManager.get_secret(id='secret-id')Verify before relying
- Whether the SDK supports all current Secrets Manager secret types and operations beyond the arbitrary secret example shown.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when managing large numbers of secrets.
- Backward compatibility guarantees across minor and patch versions.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesibm-cloud-sdk-corepython-dateutilrequestsurllib3 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 150 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 330,980 / month, #7,522 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Application FrameworksTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: ibm_secrets_manager_sdk-2.1.19-py3-none-any.whl
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