How can I access environment variables?

[psionman]

I am looking at this tutorial on the netlify site and it states that the value of a variable can be accessed by

const topSecretRecipe = process.env.MY_SECRET_SAUCE;

When I try this I get the error:

Uncaught ReferenceError: process is not defined at

I know that process is provided by node.js. Do I need to upload that to my Netlify app?

[perry]

hi there @psionman ,

did you see this guide already? this might be a good place to start:

[Support Guide] Using environment variables on Netlify correctly

Last reviewed: August 2023 The preferred way to use environment variables in Netlify is to set them in our environment - be that in the Environment Variables settings UI (on the site’s “Build & Deploy settings” page), or via netlify.toml. You’ll want to choose the right pattern to meet your needs. Setting variables in our UI may be considered a bit more secure, since only people with access to the Netlify admin UI for your site can see them, rather than “anyone who can clone your repo!”. Thes…

if you still have questions afterward, do let us know what you tried and we can assist.