Import environment variables

Import several environment variables into a service in one request.

POST /api/services/{id}/env/import HTTPS

Request & response examples

Request example Server-side

curl --fail-with-body --request POST \
  'https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/env/import' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HELI_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "vars": [
    {
      "key": "NODE_ENV",
      "value": "production"
    }
  ]
}'

const response = await fetch(
  "https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/env/import",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.HELI_API_KEY}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "vars": [
        {
          "key": "NODE_ENV",
          "value": "production"
        }
      ]
    })
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${data.error}`);
}
// Inspect data; avoid logging secret responses.

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/env/import",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['HELI_API_KEY']}"
    },
    json={
      "vars": [
        {
          "key": "NODE_ENV",
          "value": "production"
        }
      ]
    },
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
# Inspect data; avoid logging secret responses.

Response example 200

{
  "imported": 1,
  "skipped": []
}

Illustrative values · selected fields

Response details ↓ OpenAPI ↗

Authorization

An account key with access, or a project/service key with variables:write. The resource must be within the key’s project, service, and environment scope.

Authorization: Bearer <key> Key setup ↗

Path parameters

id string required

Service id.

Request body application/json

vars array required

Array of {key,value} objects.


key string · required


value string · required

Response 200

Variables apply on the next deployment. Values may contain secrets; do not print them in CI logs.

Examples show selected response fields with illustrative values. Your response can contain additional fields.

imported integer

Number of variables imported.

skipped array

Variables skipped during import, with each key and reason.

Child fields

key string
Environment variable name.
reason string
Why this variable was skipped.

Errors

400

Invalid parameters. Check the required fields, types, and resource configuration.

401

The API key is missing, invalid, or revoked.

403

The caller or key scope does not permit this operation.

Error handling and safe retries

ALSO AVAILABLE VIA MCP

`import_env`

Required MCP arguments: id, vars. Send path, query, and body fields together as tool arguments.

Connect your agent ↗

curl --fail-with-body --request POST \ 'https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/env/import' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HELI_API_KEY" \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "vars": [ { "key": "NODE_ENV", "value": "production" } ] }'

import os import requests response = requests.request( "POST", "https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/env/import", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['HELI_API_KEY']}" }, json={ "vars": [ { "key": "NODE_ENV", "value": "production" } ] }, timeout=30, ) response.raise_for_status() data = response.json() # Inspect data; avoid logging secret responses.