Api key woking locally but not after deployment

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@giuyosa

I would input API_key as the key

You add a key with the exact value you are using.

@giuyosa

Or should I simply input abc as the value without the quotation marks?

You enter the value exactly as you want it. abc !== "abc"

@giuyosa

I am using environment variables to hide my api keys.

If you are using this in front-end code the key will not remain hidden.

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