---
title: "Retrieve the decrypted value of a Shared Environment Variable by id."
method: GET
path: "/v1/env/{id}"
tags: ["environment"]
---

# Retrieve the decrypted value of a Shared Environment Variable by id.

`GET /v1/env/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.vercel.com`
- URL: `https://api.vercel.com/v1/env/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Retrieve the decrypted value of a Shared Environment Variable by id.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required: The unique ID for the Shared Environment Variable to get the decrypted value.

## Query parameters

- `teamId` string
- `slug` string

## Response `200`

- object
  - `applyToAllCustomEnvironments` false | true: whether or not this env varible applies to custom environments
  - `comment` string: A user provided comment that describes what this Shared Env Var is for.
  - `created` string, date-time: The date when the Shared Env Var was created.
  - `createdAt` number: Timestamp for when the Shared Env Var was created.
  - `createdBy` string, nullable: The unique identifier of the user who created the Shared Env Var.
  - `customEnvironmentIds` string[]: The custom environment IDs that this Shared Env Var is scoped to.
  - `decrypted` false | true: whether or not this env variable is decrypted
  - `deletedAt` number: Timestamp for when the Shared Env Var was (soft) deleted.
  - `deletedBy` string, nullable: The unique identifier of the user who deleted the Shared Env Var.
  - `id` string: The unique identifier of the Shared Env Var.
  - `key` string: The name of the Shared Env Var.
  - `lastEditedByDisplayName` string: The last editor full name or username.
  - `lastEditedByPrincipal` union
    - object: The principal that last edited this env var, when the editor id resolves to a known user or app. Lets clients render the right avatar instead of assuming every editor is a user.
      - `avatar` string
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `type` 'user', required
      - `username` string, required
    - object: The principal that last edited this env var, when the editor id resolves to a known user or app. Lets clients render the right avatar instead of assuming every editor is a user.
      - `avatar` string
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `type` 'app', required
  - `ownerId` string, nullable: The unique identifier of the owner (team) the Shared Env Var was created for.
  - `projectId` string[]: The unique identifiers of the projects which the Shared Env Var is linked to.
  - `target` string[]: environments this env variable targets
  - `type` 'encrypted' | 'plain' | 'sensitive' | 'system': The type of this cosmos doc instance, if blank, assume secret.
  - `updatedAt` number: Timestamp for when the Shared Env Var was last updated.
  - `updatedBy` string, nullable: The unique identifier of the user who last updated the Shared Env Var.
  - `value` string: The value of the Shared Env Var.

## Other responses

- `400`: One of the provided values in the request query is invalid.
- `401`: The request is not authorized.
- `403`: You do not have permission to access this resource.
- `404`
- `410`

## Changes

- **2026-09-30** `099fbe1f521c`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
- **2026-09-24** `dd6a90982ed0`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `lastEditedByPrincipal` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-21** `2ae10ee9d21c`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `410`
- **2026-06-11** `14b4658f819e`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `customEnvironmentIds` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-01-22** `c12186034433`: 4 warning
  - added the new `false` enum value to the `applyToAllCustomEnvironments` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `false` enum value to the `decrypted` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `true` enum value to the `applyToAllCustomEnvironments` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `true` enum value to the `decrypted` response property for the response status `200`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/vercel/apis/vercel-api/changes/v1/env/:id/get.md)

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