---
title: "Get Environment Variables"
method: GET
path: "/v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/variables"
tags: ["sites"]
---

# Get Environment Variables

`GET /v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/variables`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pantheon.io`
- URL: `https://api.pantheon.io/v0/sites/{site_id}/environments/{env_id}/variables`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/pantheon/apis/pantheon-public-api-service/docs/v0/sites/:site_id/environments/:env_id/variables/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Retrieves environment variables for an environment.

## Path parameters

- `site_id` string, required
- `env_id` string, required

## Response `200`

- EnvironmentVariables: Only exposes fields that are actually used by Terminus commands.
  - `CACHE_BINDING_ID` string: Cache binding ID
  - `CACHE_HOST` string: Cache host
  - `CACHE_PASSWORD` string: Cache (Redis) password
  - `CACHE_PORT` string: Cache (Redis) port
  - `DB_NAME` string: Database name
  - `DB_PASSWORD` string: Database password
  - `DB_PORT` string: Database port
  - `DB_USER` string: Database username

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

---

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