How to recover secrets scheduled for deletion

This page shows you how to recover secrets scheduled for deletion using the Scaleway console. Once you schedule a secret for deletion, it enters a 7-day pending deletion period, during which you can still recover it. After this retention period, the secret and all its versions are permanently deleted.

Before you startLink to this anchor

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• Created a secret
• Scheduled secrets for deletion

How to recover one secretLink to this anchor

1. Click Secret Manager in the Security and Identity section of the Scaleway console side menu.
2. Select the region in which to recover the secret, in the Region drop-down.
3. Click the Scheduled for deletion tab. Your secrets display.
4. Click «See more Icon» next to the secret you want to recover and click Recover. A pop-up displays the estimated cost of recovering the secret.
   Note

   Recovering a secret is billed €0.01 per version associated with the secret.

5. Click Recover secret to confirm. Your secret displays in the Secrets tab.

How to recover several secretsLink to this anchor

1. Click Secret Manager in the Security and Identity section of the Scaleway console side menu.
2. Select the region in which to recover the secret, in the Region drop-down.
3. Click the Scheduled for deletion tab. Your secrets display.
4. Tick the checkbox next to Name to select all the secrets you want to recover.
5. Click the circular arrow to recover the selected secrets.
6. Check the estimated cost and click Recover secrets to confirm.