Environment Variables

Required Variables

Variable	Description	Required

PROPTECH_API_KEY	Your API key for authentication	Yes
PROPTECH_WEBHOOK_SECRET	Secret for validating webhooks	If using webhooks

Optional Variables

Variable	Description	Default

PROPTECH_BASE_URL	API base URL	https://api.proptechusa.ai
PROPTECH_TIMEOUT	Request timeout in ms	30000
PROPTECH_RETRY_COUNT	Number of retries	3

Example .env.local

# Required
PROPTECH_API_KEY=pk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx

# Webhooks
PROPTECH_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_xxxxxxxxxxxxx

# Optional overrides
PROPTECH_BASE_URL=https://api.proptechusa.ai
PROPTECH_TIMEOUT=30000

# Third-party integrations
SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=https://hooks.slack.com/services/xxx
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Environment-Specific Configuration

Development

# .env.development
PROPTECH_API_KEY=pk_test_xxxxxxxxxxxxx
PROPTECH_BASE_URL=https://api-staging.proptechusa.ai

Production

# .env.production
PROPTECH_API_KEY=pk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxx
PROPTECH_BASE_URL=https://api.proptechusa.ai

Security Best Practices

Never commit .env files - Add to .gitignore

Use different keys per environment - Separate test/production

Rotate keys regularly - Update quarterly at minimum

Use secrets management - Vercel, AWS Secrets Manager, etc.