Parcel not finding .env variables in client JS

[captDaylight]

I have a simple setup, .env file at the same level as my package.json with simply:

API_URL=http://localhost:8080

Then, in my client app I've tried something like:

console.log(process.env);
// {}

I've tried deleting my .cache but no dice. My parcel version is 1.12.3.

[mischnic]

console.log(process.env);

process.env.API_URL should definitely work. I don't know if this is a bug or intended...

[DeMoorJasper]

process.env doesn't get inlined entirely for security reasons afaik.

you should be more specific as @mischnic mentioned

So process.env.API_URL works but process.env does not

[captDaylight]

Ah ok, yup that was it. I don't understand how that works, but it works.

[avalanche1]

I'd like to learn how this is realized :wow: