Would it be possible to update ENV var using Vercel Cron Jobs?

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DennisK posted this in #help-forum

2023-11-05T18:43:41.000Z

Hi! We need to update the client API key every 24 hours, but since our website is just a simple static website created with Astro, I was wondering if we could use Vercel Cron Jobs to refresh the token and set this updated token in the ENV var?

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riský

2023-11-06T06:25:53.000Z

no, env vars are decided at built time, however you can use [Vercel KV](https://vercel.com/docs/storage/vercel-kv) (key:value) or [Vercel Edge Config](https://vercel.com/docs/storage/edge-config)

@riský no, env vars are decided at built time, however you can use [Vercel KV](<https://vercel.com/docs/storage/vercel-kv>) (key:value) or [Vercel Edge Config](<https://vercel.com/docs/storage/edge-config>)

joulev

2023-11-06T06:28:47.000Z

you probably want to add a comma after "no"

riský

2023-11-06T06:29:05.000Z

ah yeah good idea, grammar is very important

DennisKOP

2023-11-06T13:12:11.000Z

@riský Thanks. However, I could trigger a rebuild after changing the env var, and then it would work, right? Thanks for letting me know about Vercel KV and Edge, look into that as well.

riský

2023-11-06T13:13:09.000Z

without looking too much into it, i think you can use the vercel api to change env var and trigger rebuild, but idk if its the best option

linesofcode

2023-11-06T13:31:38.000Z

Pretty sure you can

Vercel cli or vercel api to update followed by a rebuild