---
title: "Link environment group"
method: POST
path: "/build-sources/{buildSourceId}/env-groups/{envGroupId}"
tags: ["Build Sources"]
---

# Link environment group

`POST /build-sources/{buildSourceId}/env-groups/{envGroupId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.render.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.render.com/v1/build-sources/{buildSourceId}/env-groups/{envGroupId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Link a particular environment group to a particular build source.

The build source will have access to the environment variables and secret files in the group at build time.

## Response `200`

OK

- EnvGroup
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `ownerId` string, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `serviceLinks` EnvGroupLink[], required: List of serviceIds linked to the envGroup
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `type` 'static' | 'web' | 'pserv' | 'worker' | 'cron', required
  - `environmentId` string
  - `envVars` EnvVar[], required
    - `key` string, required
    - `value` string, required
  - `secretFiles` SecretFile[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `content` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request could not be understood by the server.
- `401`: Authorization information is missing or invalid.
- `404`: Unable to find the requested resource.
- `429`: Rate limit has been surpassed. Rate-limited endpoints also return `RateLimit-Limit`, `RateLimit-Remaining`, and `RateLimit-Reset` on successful responses so clients can track their remaining quota.
- `500`: An unexpected server error has occurred.
- `503`: Server currently unavailable.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `6ac5d3d47362`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/render/apis/render-public-api/changes/build-sources/:buildSourceId/env-groups/:envGroupId/post.md)

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