Get Clerk API key secret

Reveal the secret for an API key in a connected Clerk application.

← All Clerk endpoints · Capability overview

GET/v1/clerk/api-keys/{api_key_id}/secret

https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/api-keys/{api_key_id}/secret

5 tokens

Reveal the secret for an API key in a connected Clerk application.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

clerk.get_api_key_secret

Parameters2 fields

clerk_instance_idstringOptional

Clerk instance id (ins_...) from clerk.get_connected_accounts. Omit to use the default connected account.

api_key_idstringRequired

Clerk API key id (ak_...) to retrieve, update, delete, or revoke.

Response1 field

secretstring

API key secret value. Treat as high-privilege — do not log.

HTTP errors: clerk_connection_required, clerk_connection_not_found, clerk_connection_invalid, validation_error, unauthorized, payment_required

Example request

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/api-keys/{api_key_id}/secret"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
}
params = {
    "api_key_id": "ak_2abc123"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

Example responses1 example

200Revealed Clerk API key secret.

api_key_secret.json

{
  "secret": "ak_live_example_secret"
}