Next.js: Best practice for API Route environment variables

[powderham]

Question about Next.js

I am currently in the process for updating my app to 9. I love the initiative behind api routes.
One thing that isn't clear here is the best way to load environment variables in to the app.

Is there anything specific about Next.js I should bare in mind when setting them?

I previously had the variables loaded in to an .env file

[kachkaev]

Please use StackOverflow or https://spectrum.chat/next-js for questions. GitHub issues are for reporting bugs and requesting features. The issue template you’ve edited states this.

[powderham]

Will do

[bitjson]

I stumbled on this issue before noticing there is an example for loading from a .env file: https://github.com/zeit/next.js/tree/master/examples/with-dotenv

[tim-phillips]

@powderham did you ask this question elsewhere? would be helpful if you shared a link