# Secret$get\_value

### Secret$<mark style="color:purple;">get\_value</mark>() → string

Returns the stored value of a secret as a string.

{% hint style="warning" %}
This method is currently only available from within a Redivis notebook. If your use case requires external access to secrets, please contact <support@redivis.com> to tell us more about alternate use cases.
{% endhint %}

### Returns

**string**

### Examples

```r
# secrets are case-sensitive
secret <- redivis$user("my_username")$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())
```


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