name : put-secret-value.rst **Example 1: To store a new secret value in a secret** The following ``put-secret-value`` example creates a new version of a secret with two key-value pairs. :: aws secretsmanager put-secret-value \ --secret-id MyTestSecret \ --secret-string "{\"user\":\"diegor\",\"password\":\"EXAMPLE-PASSWORD\"}" Output:: { "ARN": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:123456789012:secret:MyTestSecret-1a2b3c", "Name": "MyTestSecret", "VersionId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "VersionStages": [ "AWSCURRENT" ] } For more information, see `Modify a secret <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/manage_update-secret.html>`__ in the *Secrets Manager User Guide*. **Example 2: To store a new secret value from credentials in a JSON file** The following ``put-secret-value`` example creates a new version of a secret from credentials in a file. For more information, see `Loading AWS CLI parameters from a file <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-usage-parameters-file.html>`__ in the *AWS CLI User Guide*. :: aws secretsmanager put-secret-value \ --secret-id MyTestSecret \ --secret-string file://mycreds.json Contents of ``mycreds.json``:: { "engine": "mysql", "username": "saanvis", "password": "EXAMPLE-PASSWORD", "host": "my-database-endpoint.us-west-2.rds.amazonaws.com", "dbname": "myDatabase", "port": "3306" } Output:: { "ARN": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:123456789012:secret:MyTestSecret-a1b2c3", "Name": "MyTestSecret", "VersionId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "VersionStages": [ "AWSCURRENT" ] } For more information, see `Modify a secret <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/manage_update-secret.html>`__ in the *Secrets Manager User Guide*.