# Script to insert data into vault

**URL:** <https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/script-to-insert-data-into-vault/29488>\
**Category:** Vault\
**Tags:** vault\
**Created:** [September 14, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/script-to-insert-data-into-vault/29488 "2021-09-14T14:18:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Shravankumark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/shravankumark/32/22332_2.png) [@Shravankumark](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/Shravankumark)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/script-to-insert-data-into-vault/29488/1 "2021-09-14T14:18:54Z")

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HI,

I need to insert some dummy data into vault to test our backups.  
Are there any scripts or any other way to automate this?

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**Author:** ![mikegreen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/mikegreen/32/3160_2.png) [@mikegreen](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/mikegreen)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/script-to-insert-data-into-vault/29488/2 "2021-09-14T14:32:56Z")

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```auto
#!/bin/bash

counter=1
while [$counter -le 1000]
do
	echo $counter
	vault write kv/foo$counter $counter=testX$counter
	((counter++))
done

```