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# Get a vault

> Retrieve a single vault by ID.

`GET /api/v1/cloud/vaults/{vault_id}`

Retrieves the details of a single vault by ID.

## Path parameters

| Parameter  | Type   | Required | Description             |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------- |
| `vault_id` | string | Yes      | Vault unique identifier |

## Headers

| Header          | Required | Description         |
| --------------- | -------- | ------------------- |
| `Authorization` | Yes      | `Bearer $QODER_PAT` |

## Example request

```bash theme={null}
curl -X GET https://api.qoder.com/api/v1/cloud/vaults/vault_019e3bb940277f0db05ab74291acf6ef \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QODER_PAT"
```

## Example response

**HTTP 200 OK**

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "vault_019e3bb940277f0db05ab74291acf6ef",
  "type": "vault",
  "display_name": "my-mcp-vault",
  "metadata": {},
  "archived_at": null,
  "created_at": "2026-05-18T15:34:16.874877Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-18T15:34:16.874877Z"
}
```

## Response fields

| Field          | Type           | Description                                      |
| -------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `id`           | string         | Vault unique identifier with the `vault_` prefix |
| `type`         | string         | Always `"vault"`                                 |
| `display_name` | string         | Display name                                     |
| `metadata`     | object         | Custom metadata                                  |
| `archived_at`  | string \| null | Archive time, or `null` when active              |
| `created_at`   | string         | Creation time (ISO 8601)                         |
| `updated_at`   | string         | Last update time (ISO 8601)                      |

## Errors

| HTTP | Type              | Trigger                                                                          |
| ---- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 401  | `TOKEN_INVALID`   | Missing or invalid authentication token                                          |
| 404  | `not_found_error` | Vault does not exist or is not accessible: "Vault '\{vault\_id}' was not found." |

See [Errors](/cloud-agents/api/conventions/errors) for the full error envelope.

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