HashiCorp Vault

HashiCorp Vault Init API

Vault initialization

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GET /sys/init HashiCorp Vault Read initialization status #

PUT /sys/init HashiCorp Vault Initialize Vault #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HashiCorp Vault Vault Auth Methods AppRole Init API
  description: APIs for authentication methods in HashiCorp Vault including Token, AppRole, Kubernetes, LDAP, JWT/OIDC, GitHub, Userpass, and AWS auth methods. These endpoints handle user and machine authentication to obtain Vault tokens.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: HashiCorp Support
    email: support@hashicorp.com
    url: https://support.hashicorp.com/
  license:
    name: Business Source License 1.1
    url: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://vault.example.com/v1
  description: Vault Server
security:
- vaultToken: []
tags:
- name: Init
  description: Vault initialization
paths:
  /sys/init:
    get:
      operationId: getInitStatus
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Read initialization status
      description: Returns the initialization status of the Vault server.
      tags:
      - Init
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Initialization status returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  initialized:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether the Vault is initialized
      security: []
    put:
      operationId: initializeVault
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Initialize Vault
      description: Initializes a new Vault by generating the master key shares and the initial root token.
      tags:
      - Init
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - secret_shares
              - secret_threshold
              properties:
                secret_shares:
                  type: integer
                  description: Number of key shares to split the master key into
                secret_threshold:
                  type: integer
                  description: Number of key shares required to reconstruct the master key
                pgp_keys:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: PGP keys to encrypt the key shares
                root_token_pgp_key:
                  type: string
                  description: PGP key to encrypt the root token
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vault initialized successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InitResponse'
      security: []
components:
  schemas:
    InitResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        keys:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Master key shares (base64 or PGP-encrypted)
        keys_base64:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Master key shares in base64 format
        root_token:
          type: string
          description: Initial root token
  securitySchemes:
    vaultToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Vault-Token
      description: Vault authentication token
externalDocs:
  description: Vault Auth Methods API Documentation
  url: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth