Netlify · Schema

envVar

Environment variable model definition

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Properties

Name Type Description
key string The environment variable key, like ALGOLIA_ID (case-sensitive)
scopes array The scopes that this environment variable is set to
values array An array of Value objects containing values and metadata
is_secret boolean Secret values are only readable by code running on Netlify’s systems. With secrets, only the local development context values are readable from the UI, API, and CLI. By default, environment variable v
updated_at string The timestamp of when the value was last updated
updated_by object
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JSON Schema

netlify-envvar-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/envVar",
  "title": "envVar",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "key": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The environment variable key, like ALGOLIA_ID (case-sensitive)",
      "x-faker": "commerce.productName"
    },
    "scopes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The scopes that this environment variable is set to",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "builds",
          "functions",
          "runtime",
          "post-processing"
        ]
      }
    },
    "values": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "An array of Value objects containing values and metadata",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/envVarValue"
      },
      "x-faker": "internet.password"
    },
    "is_secret": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Secret values are only readable by code running on Netlify\u2019s systems. With secrets, only the local development context values are readable from the UI, API, and CLI. By default, environment variable values are not secret. (Enterprise plans only)"
    },
    "updated_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The timestamp of when the value was last updated",
      "format": "date-time",
      "x-faker": "date.past"
    },
    "updated_by": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/envVarUser"
    }
  },
  "description": "Environment variable model definition"
}

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