/sys/plugins/catalog

The /sys/plugins/catalog endpoint is used to read, register, update, and remove plugins in Vault's catalog. Plugins must be registered before use, and once registered backends can use the plugin by querying the catalog.

LIST plugins

This endpoint lists the plugins in the catalog by type.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/plugins/catalog

Sample response

{
    "data": {
        "auth": [
            "aws",
            "azure",
            "custom-auth-plugin",
            "gcp",
            "ldap"
        ],
        "database": [
            "cassandra-database-plugin",
            "mssql-database-plugin",
            "mysql-database-plugin",
            "postgresql-database-plugin"
        ],
        "detailed": [
            {
                "builtin": true,
                "deprecation_status": "supported",
                "name": "aws",
                "type": "auth",
                "version": "v1.12.0+builtin.vault"
            },
            ...
            {
                "builtin": true,
                "deprecation_status": "supported",
                "name": "cassandra-database-plugin",
                "type": "database",
                "version": "v1.12.0+builtin.vault"
            },
            ...
            {
                "builtin": true,
                "deprecation_status": "supported",
                "name": "aws",
                "type": "secret",
                "version": "v1.12.0+builtin.vault"
            },
            ...
            {
                "builtin": false,
                "name": "example-plugin",
                "type": "secret",
                "oci_image": "example-secret-plugin-oci-image",
                "runtime": "example-runtime",
                "version": "v1.0.0"
            },
            ...
        ],
        "secret": [
            "ad",
            "aws",
            "azure",
            "gcp",
            "transit",
            "example-plugin",
        ]
    }
}

LIST plugins

This endpoint lists the plugins in the catalog by type.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request LIST
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/plugins/catalog/auth

Sample response

{
    "data": {
        "keys": [
            "aws",
            "azure",
            "custom-auth-plugin",
            "gcp",
            "ldap"
        ]
    }
}

Register plugin

This endpoint registers a new plugin, or updates an existing one with the supplied name.

• sudo required – This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name for this plugin. The name is what is used to look up plugins in the catalog. This is part of the request URL. Enterprise plugin names must match the name listed on the HashiCorp releases page

• type (string: <required>) – Specifies the type of this plugin. May be "auth", "database", or "secret".

• oci_image (string: "") - Specifies OCI image to run. If specified, setting command, args, and env will update the container's entrypoint, args, and environment variables (append-only) respectively.

• runtime (string: "") - Specifies Vault plugin runtime to use if oci_image is specified. See /sys/plugins/runtimes/catalog for additional information.

• version (string: "") - Specifies the semantic version of the plugin. Used as the tag when specifying oci_image, but with any leading 'v' trimmed.

• sha256 (string: <required>) – The SHA256 sum of a Community plugin binary or the OCI image. Before a plugin is run, its SHA will be checked against this value. If the actual SHA of the plugin binary and the SHA provided in sha256 do not match, Vault will not run the plugin. The sha256 parameter is only required for Community plugins. Enterprise plugins do not require SHA confirmation.

• command (string: <required>) - Specifies the command used to execute the plugin. This is relative to the plugin directory. e.g. "myplugin", or if oci_image is also specified, it is relative to the image's working directory. The command parameter is only required for Community plugins as the run command is known for Enterprise plugins.

• args (array: []) – Specifies the arguments used to execute the plugin. If the arguments are provided here, the command parameter should only contain the named program. e.g. "--my_flag=1".

• env (array: []) – Specifies the environment variables used during the execution of the plugin. Each entry is of the form "key=value". e.g "FOO=BAR".

Sample payload

Community plugins

{
  "sha256": "d130b9a0fbfddef9709d8ff92e5e6053ccd246b78632fc03b8548457026961e9",
  "command": "mysql-database-plugin",
  "type": "database"
}

Enterprise plugins

{
  "version": "0.16.0+ent",
  "name": "vault-plugin-secrets-keymgmt",
  "type": "secret"
}

Sample payload using OCI image

{
  "sha256": "d150b9a0fbfddef9709d8ff92e5e6053ccd246b78632fc03b8548457026961a9",
  "oci_image": "example-secret-plugin-oci-image",
  "runtime": "example-runtime"
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/plugins/catalog/secret/example-plugin

Read plugin

This endpoint returns the configuration data for the plugin with the given name.

• sudo required – This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the plugin to retrieve. This is part of the request URL.

• type (string: <required>) – Specifies the type of this plugin. May be "auth", "database", or "secret".

• version (string: "") – The semantic version of the plugin to read. Required if the plugin was registered with a version.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request GET \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/plugins/catalog/secret/example-plugin?version=v1.0.0

Sample response

{
  "data": {
    "args": [],
    "builtin": false,
    "runtime": "example-runtime",
    "oci_image": "example-secret-plugin-oci-image",
    "command": "/example-secret-plugin",
    "name": "example-plugin",
    "sha256": "0TC5oPv93vlwnY/5Ll5gU8zSRreGMvwDuFSEVwJpYek=",
    "version": "v1.0.0"
  }
}

Remove plugin from catalog

This endpoint removes the plugin with the given name.

• sudo required – This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.

Parameters

• name (string: <required>) – Specifies the name of the plugin to delete. This is part of the request URL.

• type (string: <required>) – Specifies the type of this plugin. May be "auth", "database", or "secret".

• version (string: "") – Specifies the semantic version of the plugin to delete.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/plugins/catalog/secret/example-plugin?version=v1.0.0