# How to export raw encryption private key

**URL:** <https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/how-to-export-raw-encryption-private-key/43148>\
**Category:** Vault\
**Tags:** vault\
**Created:** [August 15, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/how-to-export-raw-encryption-private-key/43148 "2022-08-15T06:10:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![takaaki7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/takaaki7/32/30051_2.png) [@takaaki7](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/takaaki7)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/how-to-export-raw-encryption-private-key/43148/1 "2022-08-15T06:10:45Z")

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I’m a vault beginner.  
I want to manage encryption keys by Vault with no lock-in but cannot find api to export raw key.  
I created key by `vault write -f transit/keys/orders`  
And I can read metadata by `vault read transit/keys/orders`

Then how to read raw key?

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**Author:** ![takaaki7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/takaaki7/32/30051_2.png) [@takaaki7](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/takaaki7)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/how-to-export-raw-encryption-private-key/43148/2 "2022-08-15T07:19:20Z")

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I found solution. ‘exportable’ parameter and ‘export’ path.

`vault write transit/keys/mykey exportable=true type=aes256-gcm96`  
`vault read transit/export/encryption-key/mykey`