---
title: pingcli pingfederate secret-managers template
description: Generate a secret manager JSON template
component: pingcli
version: 1.5
page_id: pingcli:command_reference:pingcli_pingfederate_secret-managers_template
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llms_txt: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: August 11, 2026
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  examples: Examples
  options: Options
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
---

# pingcli pingfederate secret-managers template

Generate a secret manager JSON template

## Synopsis

Generate a JSON skeleton template for secret manager create or replace bodies

```
pingcli pingfederate secret-managers template [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  # Generate a template and save to a file
  pingcli pingfederate secret-managers template > body.json

  # Edit the template, then create the secret manager
  pingcli pingfederate secret-managers create --from-file body.json
Use the JSON template as a starting point:
  1. Run the template command to generate the body skeleton.
  2. Edit the file, replacing placeholder values with real data.
  3. Feed the edited file back to the create or replace action via --from-file.

Example workflow:
  pingcli pingfederate secret-managers template > body.json
  # edit body.json
  pingcli pingfederate secret-managers create --from-file body.json
```

## Options

```
  -o, --output-file string   Write the JSON template to PATH instead of stdout. Overwrites any existing file.
  -h, --help                 help for template
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string           The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode       Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string    Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, ndjson-wrapped, text.
  -P, --profile string          The name of a configuration profile to use.
      --debug                   Enable debug output for error messages, including stack traces and transaction IDs. (default false)
      --log-file string         Write logs to a file at the given path. File logging is disabled when not set.
      --log-file-level string   Set the file log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default DEBUG)
      --log-level string        Set the console log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default WARN)
      --no-color                Disable text output in color. (default false)
      --query string            JMESPath expression to filter JSON output. Requires -O json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, or ndjson-wrapped. Example: --query 'data[?enabled].name'
```

## More information

* [pingcli pingfederate secret-managers](pingcli_pingfederate_secret-managers.html) - PingFederate Secret Managers