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# AWS Secrets Manager

Loading secrets from AWS Secrets Manager

AwsSecretsLoader loads the secret from AWSSecretsManager.

## Usage in .env

```
VARIABLE=${aws-secrets(region=us-east-2,raw=true):/path/to/secret}
```

## **Syntax Terms Explanation**

**aws-secrets:** Tells that provider is secrets and to load data from secrets manager.

**():** Parameters for aws-secrets. Currently, two parameters are accepted:\
**region:** region for aws-s3. If this is not set, secretsfoundry looks for `AWS_REGION` environment variable. If both aren't set, you can make AWS look for the default region defined in \~/.aws/config by setting the environment variable `AWS_SDK_LOAD_CONFIG=1` **raw:** Tells whether the secret value should be decrypted or not. Can only be either `true` or `false` . Defaults to *`false`* .

**path:** Name of the secret used.