paperclip/docs/api/secrets-remote-import.md

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title: Secrets Remote Import
summary: AWS Secrets Manager metadata-only remote import API
---
Remote import lets the board link existing AWS Secrets Manager entries as
Paperclip `external_reference` secrets without copying plaintext into
Paperclip.
Both routes are board-only and company-scoped. The selected provider vault must
belong to the company, use `aws_secrets_manager`, and have a selectable status
(`ready` or `warning`). Disabled, coming-soon, or cross-company vaults are
rejected.
Remote import is an inventory and metadata workflow. Preview calls AWS
`ListSecrets` only and import stores a Paperclip external reference plus
fingerprint/version metadata. Neither route calls `GetSecretValue` or
`BatchGetSecretValue`, requests `SecretString`, requires KMS decrypt, logs raw
remote metadata, or copies secret plaintext into Paperclip.
## Preview Remote AWS Secrets
```
POST /api/companies/{companyId}/secrets/remote-import/preview
{
"providerConfigId": "<aws-vault-uuid>",
"query": "stripe",
"nextToken": "optional-provider-page-token",
"pageSize": 50
}
```
`query` is optional and is sent to AWS as an inventory filter. Treat it as
non-secret metadata because AWS may record list request parameters in
CloudTrail. `nextToken` is an opaque AWS cursor; pass it back unchanged.
`pageSize` is capped at 100.
Response:
```json
{
"providerConfigId": "<aws-vault-uuid>",
"provider": "aws_secrets_manager",
"nextToken": null,
"candidates": [
{
"externalRef": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:123456789012:secret:prod/stripe",
"remoteName": "prod/stripe",
"name": "prod/stripe",
"key": "prod-stripe",
"providerVersionRef": null,
"providerMetadata": {
"lastChangedDate": "2026-05-06T00:00:00.000Z",
"hasDescription": true
},
"status": "ready",
"importable": true,
"conflicts": []
}
]
}
```
Candidate `status` values:
- `ready`: no existing exact external reference and no name/key collision.
- `duplicate`: an existing secret already has the exact provider `externalRef`.
- `conflict`: the suggested Paperclip `name` or `key` is already in use.
Conflict `type` values are `exact_reference`, `name`, `key`, and
`provider_guardrail`. AWS refs under Paperclip's own managed namespace are
blocked as external references so one company cannot import another company's
Paperclip-managed AWS secret through a broad runtime role.
## Import Remote AWS Secret References
```
POST /api/companies/{companyId}/secrets/remote-import
{
"providerConfigId": "<aws-vault-uuid>",
"secrets": [
{
"externalRef": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:123456789012:secret:prod/stripe",
"name": "Stripe production key",
"key": "stripe-production-key",
"description": "Stripe key used by production checkout",
"providerVersionRef": null,
"providerMetadata": {
"lastChangedDate": "2026-05-06T00:00:00.000Z",
"hasDescription": true
}
}
]
}
```
The import response is row-level. Ready rows become active
`external_reference` secrets with version metadata only. Exact-reference
duplicates and name/key conflicts are skipped without failing the whole request.
The `secrets` array accepts 1-100 rows, and the backend re-checks duplicates and
conflicts at submit time.
Each row may include an optional Paperclip `description` entered during review;
blank descriptions are stored as `null`. AWS provider descriptions are not
copied into this field.
```json
{
"providerConfigId": "<aws-vault-uuid>",
"provider": "aws_secrets_manager",
"importedCount": 1,
"skippedCount": 1,
"errorCount": 0,
"results": [
{
"externalRef": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:123456789012:secret:prod/stripe",
"name": "Stripe production key",
"key": "stripe-production-key",
"status": "imported",
"reason": null,
"secretId": "<paperclip-secret-id>",
"conflicts": []
}
]
}
```
Activity logs record aggregate counts and provider/vault ids only, not remote
secret names, ARNs, tags, or values.
Imported references may still fail during a future bound runtime resolution if
the Paperclip runtime role can list the AWS secret but lacks
`secretsmanager:GetSecretValue` or required KMS decrypt permission for that
specific secret.