---
title: hydrogen env pull
description: Pulls environment variables from the linked Hydrogen storefront and writes them to an `.env` file.
api_name: shopify-cli
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/hydrogen/hydrogen-env-pull
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/hydrogen/hydrogen-env-pull.md
---

# hydrogen env pullcommand

Pulls environment variables from the linked Hydrogen storefront and writes them to an `.env` file.

## Flags

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

* \--env \<value>

  string

  Specifies the environment to perform the operation using its handle. Fetch the handle using the `env list` command.

* \--env-branch \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_HYDROGEN\_ENVIRONMENT\_BRANCH

  Specifies the environment to perform the operation using its Git branch name.

* \--env-file \<value>

  string

  Path to an environment file to override existing environment variables. Defaults to the '.env' located in your project path `--path`.

* \--path \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_HYDROGEN\_FLAG\_PATH

  The path to the directory of the Hydrogen storefront. Defaults to the current directory where the command is run.

* -f, --force

  env: SHOPIFY\_HYDROGEN\_FLAG\_FORCE

  Overwrites the destination directory and files if they already exist.

### Examples

* #### hydrogen env pull

  ##### hydrogen env pull

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