name : get-secret-value.rst **Example 1: To retrieve the encrypted secret value of a secret** The following ``get-secret-value`` example gets the current secret value. :: aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \ --secret-id MyTestSecret Output:: { "ARN": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:123456789012:secret:MyTestSecret-a1b2c3", "Name": "MyTestSecret", "VersionId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111", "SecretString": "{\"user\":\"diegor\",\"password\":\"EXAMPLE-PASSWORD\"}", "VersionStages": [ "AWSCURRENT" ], "CreatedDate": 1523477145.713 } For more information, see `Retrieve a secret <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/retrieving-secrets.html>`__ in the *Secrets Manager User Guide*. **Example 2: To retrieve the previous secret value** The following ``get-secret-value`` example gets the previous secret value.:: aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \ --secret-id MyTestSecret --version-stage AWSPREVIOUS Output:: { "ARN": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:123456789012:secret:MyTestSecret-a1b2c3", "Name": "MyTestSecret", "VersionId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222", "SecretString": "{\"user\":\"diegor\",\"password\":\"PREVIOUS-EXAMPLE-PASSWORD\"}", "VersionStages": [ "AWSPREVIOUS" ], "CreatedDate": 1523477145.713 } For more information, see `Retrieve a secret <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/userguide/retrieving-secrets.html>`__ in the *Secrets Manager User Guide*.