Cannot create secret '{}' as it already exists. Use the `upd

Error message

Cannot create secret '{}' as it already exists. Use the `update` command instead.

What it means

Error "Cannot create secret '{}' as it already exists. Use the `update` command instead." thrown in wasmerio/wasmer.

Source

Thrown at lib/cli/src/commands/app/secrets/create.rs:105

    /// Given a list of secrets, checks if the given secrets already exist for the given app and
    /// returns a list of secrets that must be upserted.
    async fn filter_secrets(
        &self,
        client: &WasmerClient,
        app_id: &str,
        secrets: Vec<Secret>,
    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Secret>> {
        let names = secrets.iter().map(|s| &s.name);
        let app_secrets =
            wasmer_backend_api::query::get_all_app_secrets_filtered(client, app_id, names).await?;
        let mut sset = HashSet::<String>::from_iter(app_secrets.iter().map(|s| s.name.clone()));
        let mut ret = HashMap::new();

        for secret in secrets {
            if sset.contains(&secret.name) {
                if self.non_interactive {
                    anyhow::bail!(
                        "Cannot create secret '{}' as it already exists. Use the `update` command instead.",
                        secret.name.bold()
                    );
                } else {
                    if ret.contains_key(&secret.name) {
                        eprintln!(
                            "Secret '{}' appears twice in the input file.",
                            secret.name.bold()
                        );
                    } else {
                        eprintln!(
                            "Secret '{}' already exists for the selected app.",
                            secret.name.bold()
                        );
                    }
                    let theme = ColorfulTheme::default();
                    let res = dialoguer::Confirm::with_theme(&theme)
                        .with_prompt("Do you want to update it?")

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/cli/src/commands/app/secrets/create.rs:105 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of wasmerio/wasmer@8c4b9ee9d3 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3e3c5e1d3dc2b4ff. Report an issue: GitHub.