> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.1password.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 1Password Connect

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<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <div>
    <p>1Password Connect Servers allow you to securely access your 1Password items and vaults in your company's apps and cloud infrastructure using a private REST API.</p>

    <p>Because Connect servers cache your data in your infrastructure, they allow unlimited re-requests after the server fetches your secrets.</p>

    <p>The only request quotas that apply to Connect servers are the internal rate limits 1Password employs to keep our services stable and available. These only apply when a Connect server fetches secrets for the first time, like when the Connect server starts.</p>

    <p>You can integrate a Connect server into your infrastructure and communicate with it over HTTP using one of the Connect SDK libraries (such as [Go](https://github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go), [Python](https://github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-python), or [JavaScript](https://github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-js)) or using a custom integration.</p>

    <Tip>
      **Not sure if Connect servers are for you?**

      See the [Secrets Automation comparison table](/secrets-automation/#comparison).
    </Tip>
  </div>

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## Use cases

You can use 1Password Connect to accomplish a variety of tasks:

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  <HighlightCard title="Reduce latency and downtime" preheader="Availability" useButton={false}>
    Deploy a Connect server in your infrastructure, giving you complete control. Self-hosting also reduces latency and has security benefits, as only your services can interact with Connect.

    <br />

    <br />

    You can also deploy redundant Connect servers to further increase availability.
  </HighlightCard>

  <HighlightCard title="Load secrets into CI/CD pipelines" link={{ to: "/ci-cd/", text: "Learn more" }} preheader="CI/CD pipelines" useButton={true}>
    Use a Connect server to automatically access your secrets in continuous integration environments.

    <br />

    <br />

    You can use a Connect server to use 1Password items in your CI/CD pipeline for testing and deploying code. Doing so maintains security and avoids using sensitive information with a personal account.
  </HighlightCard>

  <HighlightCard title="Provision web services with secrets" preheader="Web services" useButton={false}>
    Use a Connect server to provision an account with a secret stored in 1Password.

    <br />

    <br />

    If a web service needs access to a database (and the credentials for the database are in 1Password), you can use a Connect server to provision an account with the needed secret and allow the web service to access the secret during test runs.
  </HighlightCard>

  <HighlightCard title="Secure infrastructure secrets" preheader="Infrastructure secrets" useButton={false}>
    Use a Connect server to make sure infrastructure secrets aren't tied to a personal user account.
  </HighlightCard>

  <HighlightCard title="Automate secrets management" link={{ to: "/connect/manage-connect", text: "Learn more" }} preheader="Secrets management" useButton={true}>
    Use a Connect server to automate scripts to manage secrets.

    <br />

    <br />

    Using a Connect server helps you implement the principle of least privilege and avoid the limitations of personal accounts (for example, SSO and MFA requirements).
  </HighlightCard>

  <HighlightCard title="Streamline development workflows" preheader="Development workflows" useButton={false}>
    Use a Connect server to securely share and manage infrastructure secrets to streamline development workflows.
  </HighlightCard>

  <HighlightCard title="Secure Kubernetes environments" link={{ to: "/k8s/integrations", text: "Learn more" }} preheader="Integration" useButton={true}>
    Use a Connect server to access and sync 1Password secrets in a Kubernetes environment.
  </HighlightCard>
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## Get started

Learn how to get started and how to create, manage, and integrate with Connect servers.

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