---
title: How to recover secrets scheduled for deletion
description: Recover secrets scheduled for deletion in the Scaleway console before they are permanently removed.
tags: secret sensitive-data scheduled-deletion recover-secret
dates:
  validation: 2025-10-22
  posted: 2025-04-15
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'


This page shows you how to recover secrets scheduled for deletion using the Scaleway [console](https://console.scaleway.com). Once you schedule a secret for deletion, it enters a 7-day pending deletion period, during which you can still recover it.
After this retention period, the secret and all its versions are permanently deleted.

<Message type="important">
  Scheduled deletion deletes ephemeral secrets and their versions immediately.
</Message>

<Requirements />

- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
- Created a [secret](/secret-manager/how-to/create-secret/)
- Scheduled secrets for deletion

## How to recover one secret

1. Click **Secret Manager** in the **Security & Identity** section of the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu.
2. Select the [region](/secret-manager/concepts/#region) in which to recover the secret, in the **Region** drop-down.
3. Click the **Scheduled for deletion** tab. Your secrets display.
4. Click <Icon name="more" /> next to the secret you want to recover and click **Recover**. A pop-up displays the estimated cost of recovering the secret.
    <Message type="note">
     Recovering a secret is billed €0.01 per version associated with the secret.
    </Message>
5. Click **Recover secret** to confirm. Your secret displays in the **Secrets** tab.

## How to recover several secrets

1. Click **Secret Manager** in the **Security & Identity** section of the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu.
2. Select the [region](/secret-manager/concepts/#region) in which to recover the secret, in the **Region** drop-down.
3. Click the **Scheduled for deletion** tab. Your secrets display.
4. Tick the checkbox next to **Name** to select all the secrets you want to recover.
5. Click the circular arrow to recover the selected secrets.
6. Check the estimated cost and click **Recover secrets** to confirm.