# Api key and Database URL while using Cloud Variables

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-key-and-database-url-while-using-cloud-variables/1666133>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [January 5, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-key-and-database-url-while-using-cloud-variables/1666133 "2022-01-05T11:21:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![tanishq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tanishq/32/124339_2.png) [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-key-and-database-url-while-using-cloud-variables/1666133/1 "2022-01-05T11:21:25Z")

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do we need an `API Key` and `Database URL` while using cloud variables?

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-key-and-database-url-while-using-cloud-variables/1666133/2 "2022-01-05T11:50:28Z")

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Yes, you have to use them for cloud variables to work as expected.

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**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-key-and-database-url-while-using-cloud-variables/1666133/3 "2022-01-05T13:24:56Z")

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Hey i don’t know how to do it  
if using DND

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-key-and-database-url-while-using-cloud-variables/1666133/4 "2022-01-05T15:06:35Z")

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> [@rishabh\_jain](#):
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> i don’t know how to do it

Go to the settings tab by clicking on the gear icon ⚙ in the left side of the screen.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/api-key-and-database-url-while-using-cloud-variables/1666133/5 "2022-04-05T15:07:09Z")

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