# replace <your-secret-key> with the "secretKey": output from tcld apikey create command
export TEMPORAL_CLOUD_API_KEY=<your-secret-key>
```

:::tip ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

Do not confuse environment variables, set with your shell, with temporal env options.

:::

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Export your environment variable for secure access to the API Keys.

```bash