Terraform Cloud Connection

Learn how to configure a Terraform Cloud Connection for Infisical.

Infisical supports connecting to Terraform Cloud using a service user.

Setup Terraform Cloud Connection in Infisical

1. Move to Account Settings on Terraform Cloud

   Navigate to the Terraform Cloud Account Settings tab.

   
2. Move to Tokens Tab

   Move to the Tokens tab.

   
3. Create the API Token

   Create the API token to be used by Infisical.

   If you configure an expiry date for your API token you will need to manually rotate to a new token prior to expiration to avoid integration downtime.

   
4. Copy the API Token

   The API token will be displayed after creating it. Save the token in a secure location for later use in the following steps.

   
5. Add Terraform Cloud Connection in Infisical

   Infisical UI

   1. Navigate to the App Connections page in the desired project.
   2. Select the Terraform Cloud Connection option from the connection options modal.
   3. Fill out the Terraform Cloud Connection modal, here you will need to provide the API Token generated in the previous step.
   4. Your Terraform Cloud Connection is now available for use.

   API

   To create an Terraform Cloud Connection, make an API request to the Create Terraform Cloud Connection API endpoint.

   Sample request

   Request

   curl    --request POST \
           --url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/app-connections/terraform-cloud \
           --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
           --data '{
               "name": "my-terraform-cloud-connection",
               "method": "api-token",
               "projectId": "7ffbb072-2575-495a-b5b0-127f88caef78",
               "credentials": {
                   "apiToken": "...",
               }
           }'
   

   Sample response

   Response

   {
       "appConnection": {
           "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
           "name": "my-terraform-cloud-connection",
           "projectId": "7ffbb072-2575-495a-b5b0-127f88caef78",
           "version": 123,
           "orgId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
           "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
           "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
           "app": "terraform-cloud",
           "method": "api-token",
           "credentials": {
               "apiToken": "..."
           }
       }
   }