Environment Variables¶

RevenueCat CLI can be configured entirely through environment variables. This is especially useful for CI/CD pipelines, Docker containers, and automated workflows.

Available Variables¶

Variable	Description	Example	Default
`RC_API_KEY`	Secret API key (overrides active profile)	`sk_xxxxx`	--
`RC_PROJECT`	Default project ID	`proj_xxxxx`	--
`RC_PROFILE`	Active auth profile name	`production`	First created profile
`RC_OUTPUT`	Default output format	`table`	`json`
`RC_DEBUG`	Enable debug logging (shows HTTP requests/responses)	`true`	`false`
`RC_TIMEOUT`	HTTP request timeout duration	`30s`	`10s`

Precedence¶

Environment variables sit in the middle of the configuration hierarchy:

Command-line flags (highest priority)
Environment variables
Local .rc.yaml file
Active auth profile
Built-in defaults (lowest priority)

Example¶

export RC_OUTPUT=yaml

# Uses YAML (from env var)
rc apps list

# Uses table (flag overrides env var)
rc apps list --output table

Usage Examples¶

Shell Profile¶

Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc for persistent defaults:

export RC_PROFILE="production"
export RC_OUTPUT="table"

Debugging¶

Enable debug mode to see full HTTP request and response details:

export RC_DEBUG=true
rc apps list

This outputs request URLs, headers, response status codes, and timing information. Useful for troubleshooting API errors.

Warning

Debug mode prints API responses to stderr, which may include sensitive data. Do not enable it in production logs.