---
title: "Get environment"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/projects/{projectKey}/environments/{environmentKey}"
tags: ["Environments"]
---

# Get environment

`GET /api/v2/projects/{projectKey}/environments/{environmentKey}`

> ### Approval settings
>
> The `approvalSettings` key is only returned when [approvals](https://launchdarkly.com/docs/home/releases/approvals) for flags or segments are enabled.

Get an environment given a project and key.

## Path parameters

- `projectKey` string, string, required — The project key
- `environmentKey` string, string, required — The environment key

## Response `200`

Environment response

- Environment
  - `_links` object, required — The location and content type of related resources
  - `_id` string, required — The ID for the environment. Use this as the client-side ID for authorization in some client-side SDKs, and to associate LaunchDarkly environments with CDN integrations in edge SDKs.
  - `key` string, required — A project-unique key for the new environment
  - `name` string, required — A human-friendly name for the new environment
  - `apiKey` string, required — The SDK key for the environment. Use this for authorization in server-side SDKs.
  - `mobileKey` string, required — The mobile key for the environment. Use this for authorization in mobile SDKs.
  - `color` string, required — The color used to indicate this environment in the UI
  - `defaultTtl` integer, required — The default time (in minutes) that the PHP SDK can cache feature flag rules locally
  - `secureMode` boolean, required — Ensures that one end user of the client-side SDK cannot inspect the variations for another end user
  - `defaultTrackEvents` boolean, required — Enables tracking detailed information for new flags by default
  - `requireComments` boolean, required — Whether members who modify flags and segments through the LaunchDarkly user interface are required to add a comment
  - `confirmChanges` boolean, required — Whether members who modify flags and segments through the LaunchDarkly user interface are required to confirm those changes
  - `tags` string[], required — A list of tags for this environment
  - `approvalSettings` ApprovalSettings
    - `required` boolean, required — If approvals are required for this environment
    - `bypassApprovalsForPendingChanges` boolean, required — Whether to skip approvals for pending changes
    - `minNumApprovals` integer, required — Sets the amount of approvals required before a member can apply a change. The minimum is one and the maximum is five.
    - `canReviewOwnRequest` boolean, required — Allow someone who makes an approval request to apply their own change
    - `canApplyDeclinedChanges` boolean, required — Allow applying the change as long as at least one person has approved
    - `autoApplyApprovedChanges` boolean — Automatically apply changes that have been approved by all reviewers. This field is only applicable for approval services other than LaunchDarkly.
    - `serviceKind` string, required — Which service to use for managing approvals
    - `serviceConfig` object, required
    - `requiredApprovalTags` string[], required — Require approval only on flags with the provided tags. Otherwise all flags will require approval.
    - `serviceKindConfigurationId` string — Optional field for integration configuration ID of a custom approval integration. This is an Enterprise-only feature.
    - `resourceKind` string — The kind of resource for which the approval settings apply, for example, flag or segment
  - `resourceApprovalSettings` object — Details on the approval settings for this environment for each resource kind
  - `critical` boolean, required — Whether the environment is critical

## Other responses

- `401` — Invalid access token
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Invalid resource identifier
- `429` — Rate limited

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