Vue · Junior · Question 73 of 75

Which environment variables are exposed to client code in a Vite project?

const api = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL

✓Correct answer: Only variables prefixed with VITE_, through import.meta.env
2All variables from .env
3None - use process.env at runtime

Explanation

Values are embedded at build time and are public. Never put secrets into VITE_ variables.

Further reading

Vite: Env Variables and Modes ↗

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