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title: Rotate OAuth Client Secret
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# Rotate OAuth Client Secret

iam.oauth\_clients.rotate\_secret(stroauth\_client\_id, OAuthClientRotateSecretParams\*\*kwargs)  \-> [OAuthClientRotateSecretResponse](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/iam#%28resource%29%20iam.oauth%5Fclients%20%3E%20%28model%29%20oauth%5Fclient%5Frotate%5Fsecret%5Fresponse%20%3E%20%28schema%29)

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/oauth\_clients/{oauth\_client\_id}/rotate\_secret

Creates a second client secret so you can update your client configuration before deleting the old one. The `has_rotated_secret` field on the client will be set to `true`.

##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/).

**Example:**`Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY`

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Email: user@example.com`

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194`

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`OAuth Client Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse 

account\_id: str

Account identifier tag.

maxLength32

minLength32

oauth\_client\_id: str

The unique identifier for an OAuth client.

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

class OAuthClientRotateSecretResponse: …

client\_secret: Optional\[str\]

The new client secret.

### Rotate OAuth Client Secret

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```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
response = client.iam.oauth_clients.rotate_secret(
    oauth_client_id="a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4",
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(response.client_secret)
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "client_secret": "cf-oauth-secret-new-example"
  }
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "client_secret": "cf-oauth-secret-new-example"
  }
}
```