HashiCorp Vault

HashiCorp Vault Transit API

Transit encryption-as-a-service secrets engine

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Operations 5

POST /transit/encrypt/{name} HashiCorp Vault Encrypt data #
POST /transit/decrypt/{name} HashiCorp Vault Decrypt data #
GET /transit/keys/{name} HashiCorp Vault Read transit encryption key #
POST /transit/keys/{name} HashiCorp Vault Create transit encryption key #
DELETE /transit/keys/{name} HashiCorp Vault Delete transit encryption key #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/system
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Authentication
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/auth
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Documentation
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret
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Documentation
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth
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Documentation
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret/identity

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hvault/refs/heads/main/openapi/hvault-transit-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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X-openapi
https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/openapi.json
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X-kv-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v2
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X-aws-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret/aws
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X-database-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret/databases
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X-token-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/token
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X-approle-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/approle
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X-kubernetes-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/kubernetes

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OpenAPI Specification

hvault-transit-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HashiCorp Vault Vault Auth Methods AppRole Transit 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: Transit
  description: Transit encryption-as-a-service secrets engine
paths:
  /transit/encrypt/{name}:
    post:
      operationId: encryptData
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Encrypt data
      description: Encrypts the provided plaintext using the named encryption key.
      tags:
      - Transit
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the encryption key
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - plaintext
              properties:
                plaintext:
                  type: string
                  description: Base64-encoded plaintext to encrypt
                context:
                  type: string
                  description: Base64-encoded context for convergent encryption
                key_version:
                  type: integer
                  description: Version of the key to use
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Data encrypted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      ciphertext:
                        type: string
                        description: Vault-prefixed ciphertext
                      key_version:
                        type: integer
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
  /transit/decrypt/{name}:
    post:
      operationId: decryptData
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Decrypt data
      description: Decrypts the provided ciphertext using the named encryption key.
      tags:
      - Transit
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the encryption key
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - ciphertext
              properties:
                ciphertext:
                  type: string
                  description: Vault-prefixed ciphertext to decrypt
                context:
                  type: string
                  description: Base64-encoded context for convergent encryption
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Data decrypted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      plaintext:
                        type: string
                        description: Base64-encoded plaintext
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
  /transit/keys/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: readTransitKey
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Read transit encryption key
      description: Returns information about the named encryption key.
      tags:
      - Transit
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the encryption key
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Key information returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TransitKey'
        '404':
          description: Key not found
    post:
      operationId: createTransitKey
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Create transit encryption key
      description: Creates a new named encryption key.
      tags:
      - Transit
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the encryption key
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - aes128-gcm96
                  - aes256-gcm96
                  - chacha20-poly1305
                  - ed25519
                  - ecdsa-p256
                  - ecdsa-p384
                  - ecdsa-p521
                  - rsa-2048
                  - rsa-3072
                  - rsa-4096
                  description: Type of encryption key
                convergent_encryption:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether to enable convergent encryption
                derived:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the key is derived from a context
                exportable:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether the key is exportable
                allow_plaintext_backup:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether plaintext backup is allowed
                auto_rotate_period:
                  type: string
                  description: Auto-rotation period (e.g., 24h)
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Key created
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
    delete:
      operationId: deleteTransitKey
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Delete transit encryption key
      description: Deletes the named encryption key. The key must have deletion allowed set to true.
      tags:
      - Transit
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the encryption key
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Key deleted
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
components:
  schemas:
    TransitKey:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
              description: Name of the key
            type:
              type: string
              description: Key type
            deletion_allowed:
              type: boolean
              description: Whether the key can be deleted
            derived:
              type: boolean
              description: Whether the key is derived
            exportable:
              type: boolean
              description: Whether the key is exportable
            allow_plaintext_backup:
              type: boolean
              description: Whether plaintext backup is allowed
            keys:
              type: object
              additionalProperties:
                type: integer
              description: Map of key version to creation time
            min_decryption_version:
              type: integer
              description: Minimum version for decryption
            min_encryption_version:
              type: integer
              description: Minimum version for encryption
            supports_encryption:
              type: boolean
            supports_decryption:
              type: boolean
            supports_derivation:
              type: boolean
            supports_signing:
              type: boolean
            auto_rotate_period:
              type: string
              description: Auto-rotation period
            latest_version:
              type: integer
              description: Latest key version
  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