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Render Environment Variables API

Per-service environment variables and secret files.

Render Environment Variables API is one of 17 APIs that Render publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Environment Variables. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 9 operations across 4 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.render.com/v1.

9 operations 4 paths 0 schemas 2 DELETE3 GET4 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.render.com/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Render Environment Variables API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Render API key created in the Render Dashboard, sent as an Authorization Bearer token.

Paths & Operations 9

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 2 DELETE, 3 GET, 4 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Environment Variables 9

Per-service environment variables and secret files.

GET
/services/{serviceId}/env-vars
List environment variables
listEnvVars 1 param → 200
PUT
/services/{serviceId}/env-vars
Replace environment variables
replaceEnvVars 1 param body → 200
GET
/services/{serviceId}/env-vars/{envVarKey}
Retrieve an environment variable
retrieveEnvVar 2 params → 200
PUT
/services/{serviceId}/env-vars/{envVarKey}
Add or update an environment variable
upsertEnvVar 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/services/{serviceId}/env-vars/{envVarKey}
Delete an environment variable
deleteEnvVar 2 params → 204
GET
/services/{serviceId}/secret-files
List secret files
listSecretFiles 1 param → 200
PUT
/services/{serviceId}/secret-files
Replace secret files
replaceSecretFiles 1 param body → 200
PUT
/services/{serviceId}/secret-files/{secretFileName}
Add or update a secret file
upsertSecretFile 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/services/{serviceId}/secret-files/{secretFileName}
Delete a secret file
deleteSecretFile 2 params → 204

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

render-com-environment-variables-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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