# Organization$secret

### Organization$<mark style="color:purple;">**secret**</mark>**(*****name*****)** → [Secret](https://docs.redivis.com/api/client-libraries/redivis-r/reference/secret)

Construct a new secret instance that references a secret defined by an organization.

### **Parameters:**

**`name` :&#x20;*****str*** \
The name of the secret. Secret names are case-sensitive.

### **Returns:**

[**Secret**](https://docs.redivis.com/api/client-libraries/redivis-r/reference/secret)

### Examples

```r
# secrets are case-sensitive
secret <- redivis$organization("demo")$secret("EXTERNAL_API_TOKEN")

# Avoid printing secrets, but rather pass them to other methods as needed
make_http_request("https://example.com/api", auth_token=secret$get_value())
```