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Fabric -- secrets

tan_thiamhuat — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:09:45 GMT

Are we able to do the below? How or where to store the secrets, so that it can be retrieved? It seems cannot on my side.

Option 1: Using Notebook Secrets

In Fabric, go to the Notebooks area.
Click on the Settings / Environment (gear icon) for your notebook.
Look for Secrets or Environment Variables.
Add a new secret:
- Name: OPENAI_API_KEY
- Value: your OpenAI key (e.g., sk-xxxxx...)
In your notebook, use Python code to access it:

import os OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY") from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI(api_key=OPENAI_API_KEY)

Re: Fabric -- secrets

ChielFaber — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:21:10 GMT

I don't have any direct experience regarding your question, but I do believe the following earlier post answers your question.

https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-platform/Handling-secrets-in-Fabric-Notebooks/m-p/3776200

In this link are several links to youtube videos and guides to solve your question.

Hope this is helpfull.

Regards,

Chiel

Re: Fabric -- secrets

tan_thiamhuat — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:29:40 GMT

I know of Azure Key Vault, say for example, I do not have Azure subscription, how /what should I do next?

Re: Fabric -- secrets

v-echaithra — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:08:36 GMT

Hi @tan_thiamhuat ,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Community.

The most secure and supported method to manage secrets in Fabric Notebooks is by using Azure Key Vault and accessing secrets through the built‑in utilities.

Use the notebookutils.credentials.getSecret() method (formerly mssparkutils.credentials.getSecret) to securely fetch secrets.

You can refer to this blog : How-To Access Azure Key Vault Secrets from Fabric Notebook - Syntera

Hope this helps.
Chaithra E.

Re: Fabric -- secrets

v-echaithra — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:59:26 GMT

Hi @tan_thiamhuat ,

I hope the information provided is helpful.I wanted to check whether you were able to resolve the issue with the provided solutions.Please let us know if you need any further assistance.

Thank you.

Re: Fabric -- secrets

v-echaithra — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:59:44 GMT

Hi @tan_thiamhuat ,

We’d like to follow up regarding the recent concern. Kindly confirm whether the issue has been resolved, or if further assistance is still required. We are available to support you and are committed to helping you reach a resolution.

Best Regards,
Chaithra E.

Re: Fabric -- secrets

v-echaithra — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:20:33 GMT

Hi @tan_thiamhuat ,

May I ask if you have resolved this issue? Please let us know if you have any further issues, we are happy to help.

Thank you.