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layout: api
page_title: KV - Secrets Engines - HTTP API
description: This is the API documentation for the Vault KV secrets engine.
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# KV secrets engine (API)

This backend can be run in one of two versions. Each of which have a distinct API.
Choose the version below you are running. For more information on the KV secrets
engine see the [Vault kv documentation](/vault/docs/secrets/kv).

- [KV Version 1 API](/vault/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v1)

- [KV Version 2 API](/vault/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v2)