Cloud SQL for MySQL: Secret Manager Authentication for Data API
Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports authentication using Secret Manager for the Data API's executeSql method. This allows storing database credentials securely in Secret Manager, enhancing security for programmatic database access. This feature is available for users executing SQL statements via the Data API, with documentation available for further details.
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- Cloud SQL for MySQL
Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports authentication via Secret Manager when executing SQL statements using the Data API ( executeSql ). You can store your database password in a regional secret in Secret Manager and pass the secret version resource name in your API request. For more information, see Execute SQL statements on a Cloud SQL instance .
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_20_2026
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