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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions sources/platform/actors/development/programming_interface/environment_variables.md
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Expand Up @@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ Actor owners can define custom environment variables to pass additional configur

For sensitive data like API keys or passwords, enable the **Secret** option. This will encrypt the value and redact it from logs to prevent accidental exposure.

:::caution Visibility of environment variables in public Actors

When you [publish your Actor](/platform/actors/publishing/publish), environment variables not marked as **Secret** in Apify Console are visible to anyone on the Actor detail page along with the source code. If you enable **Hide source files from Actor detail** in the Actor's **Settings**, environment variables not marked as **Secret** in Apify Console are hidden as well.

Secret environment variables are never exposed on the Actor detail page regardless of this setting. Always mark sensitive values as **Secret**.

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:::caution Visibility of environment variables in public Actors
When you [publish your Actor](/platform/actors/publishing/publish), environment variables not marked as **Secret** in Apify Console are visible to anyone on the Actor detail page along with the source code. If you enable **Hide source files from Actor detail** in the Actor's **Settings**, environment variables not marked as **Secret** in Apify Console are hidden as well.
Secret environment variables are never exposed on the Actor detail page regardless of this setting. Always mark sensitive values as **Secret**.
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:::caution Visibility of environment variables in public Actors
When you [publish your Actor](/platform/actors/publishing/publish), environment variables not marked as **Secret** in Apify Console are visible to anyone on the Actor detail page alongside the source code. Enable **Hide source files from Actor detail** in the Actor's **Settings** to hide both.
Apify Console never exposes secret environment variables on the Actor detail page, regardless of this setting. Always mark sensitive values as secret
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:::info Build-time variables

Once you start a build, you cannot change its environment variables. To use different variables, you must create a new build.
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Expand Up @@ -56,3 +56,9 @@ To save time when writing your Actor's README, you can use the following templat
https://github.com/zpelechova/readme-template

Note that the complexity of your README should match the complexity of your Actor. Feel free to adapt the template to fit your Actor's specific requirements.

## Source code visibility

When you publish an Actor, its source code files and non-secret [environment variables](/platform/actors/development/programming-interface/environment-variables) are publicly visible by default on the Actor detail page.

To hide them, go to your Actor's **Settings** tab in Apify Console and check **Hide source files from Actor detail**. Secret environment variables are never exposed regardless of this setting.
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## Source code visibility
When you publish an Actor, its source code files and non-secret [environment variables](/platform/actors/development/programming-interface/environment-variables) are publicly visible by default on the Actor detail page.
To hide them, go to your Actor's **Settings** tab in Apify Console and check **Hide source files from Actor detail**. Secret environment variables are never exposed regardless of this setting.
## Source code visibility
When you publish an Actor, its source code files and non-secret [environment variables](/platform/actors/development/programming-interface/environment-variables) are publicly visible by default on the Actor detail page.
To hide them, go to your Actor's **Settings** tab in Apify Console and check **Hide source files from Actor detail**. Apify Console never exposes secret environment variables regardless of this setting.

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