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title: Using Unified Secrets Gateway
description: Use Unified Secrets Gateway \(USG\) to retrieve secrets through APIs.
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# Using Unified Secrets Gateway

Use Unified Secrets Gateway \(USG\) to retrieve secrets through APIs.

USG provides two methods to retrieve secrets:

-   Java API
-   Server API

All API methods include full authorization validation and comprehensive audit logging of every access attempt.

## Retrieve secrets using the Java API

Call SecretsAPI.getSecret\(\) or SecretsAPI.getSecrets\(\) from Java applications and server-side integrations to retrieve individual or batch secrets.

## Retrieve secrets using the Server API

Use the scriptable API to retrieve secrets from background scripts, business rules, flows, or other server-side scripts.

## Related API documentation

For detailed API specifications, parameters, and code examples, see Secrets API.

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