---
title: app env pull
description: >-
  Creates or updates an `.env` files that contains app and app extension
  environment variables.

    When an existing `.env` file is updated, changes to the variables are displayed in the terminal output. Existing variables and commented variables are preserved.
api_name: shopify-cli
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/app/app-env-pull'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/app/app-env-pull.md'
---

# app env pullcommand

Creates or updates an `.env` files that contains app and app extension environment variables.

When an existing `.env` file is updated, changes to the variables are displayed in the terminal output. Existing variables and commented variables are preserved.

## Flags

The following flags are available for the `app env pull` command:

* \--client-id \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_CLIENT\_ID

  The Client ID of your app.

* \--env-file \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_ENV\_FILE

  Specify an environment file to update if the update flag is set

* \--no-color

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_NO\_COLOR

  Disable color output.

* \--path \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_PATH

  The path to your app directory.

* \--reset

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_RESET

  Reset all your settings.

* \--verbose

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_VERBOSE

  Increase the verbosity of the output.

* -c, --config \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_APP\_CONFIG

  The name of the app configuration.

### Examples

* #### app env pull

  ##### app env pull

  ```bash
  shopify app env pull [flags]
  ```