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---
layout: docs
page_title: Write new data
description: >-
Write new versioned data to the kv v2 plugin
---
# Write new key/value data
Write new versions of data to a new or existing data path in the `kv` v2 plugin.
<Tip title="Assumptions">
- You have [set up a `kv` v2 plugin](/vault/docs/secrets/kv/kv-v2/setup).
- Your authentication token has `create` and `update` permissions for the `kv`
v2 plugin.
</Tip>
<Tabs>
<Tab heading="CLI" group="cli">
<Note>
The Vault CLI forcibly converts `kv` keys and values data to strings before
writing data. To preserve non-string data, write your key/value pairs to Vault
from a JSON file or use the plugin API.
</Note>
Use [`vault kv put`](/vault/docs/command/kv/put) to save a new version of
key/value data to an new or existing secret path:
```shell-session
$ vault kv put \
-mount <mount_path> \
<secret_path> \
<list_of_kv_values>
```
For example:
<CodeBlockConfig hideClipboard="true">
```shell-session
$ vault kv put \
-mount shared \
dev/square-api \
sandbox=1234 prod=5679 smoke=abcd
======= Secret Path =======
shared/data/dev/square-api
======= Metadata =======
Key Value
--- -----
created_time 2024-11-15T01:52:23.434633061Z
custom_metadata <nil>
deletion_time n/a
destroyed false
version 5
```
</CodeBlockConfig>
</Tab>
<Tab heading="GUI" group="gui">
The Vault GUI forcibly converts non-string keys to strings before writing data.
To preserve non-string values, use the JSON toggle to write your key/value data
as JSON.
@include 'gui-instructions/plugins/kv/open-overview.mdx'
- Click **Create new +** from one of the following tabs:
- **Overview** tab: in the "Current version" card.
- **Secret** tab: in the toolbar.
- Set a new key name and value.
- Use the **Add** button to set additional key/value pairs.
- Click **Save** to write the new version data.
![Partial screenshot of the Vault GUI showing the "Create New Version" screen](/img/gui/kv/write-data.png)
</Tab>
<Tab heading="API" group="api">
1. Create a JSON file with the key/value data you want to write to Vault. Use
the `options` field to set optional flags and `data` to define the key/value
pairs.
1. Make a `POST` call to
[`/{plugin_mount_path}/data/{secret_path}`](/vault/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v2#create-update-secret)
with the JSON data:
```shell-session
$ curl \
--request POST \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ${VAULT_TOKEN}" \
--data @data.json \
${VAULT_ADDR}/v1/<plugin_mount_path>/data/<secret_path>
```
For example:
<CodeBlockConfig hideClipboard="true">
```json
{
"options": {
"cas": 4
},
"data": {
"sandbox": "1234",
"prod": "5679",
"smoke": "abcd"
}
}
```
</CodeBlockConfig>
<CodeBlockConfig hideClipboard="true">
```shell-session
$ curl \
--request POST \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ${VAULT_TOKEN}" \
--data @data.json \
${VAULT_ADDR}/v1/shared/data/dev/square-api | jq
{
"request_id": "0c872d86-0def-4261-34d9-b796039ec02f",
"lease_id": "",
"renewable": false,
"lease_duration": 0,
"data": {
"created_time": "2024-11-15T02:41:02.556301319Z",
"custom_metadata": null,
"deletion_time": "",
"destroyed": false,
"version": 5
},
"wrap_info": null,
"warnings": null,
"auth": null,
"mount_type": "kv"
}
```
</CodeBlockConfig>
</Tab>
</Tabs>