--- description: Reference for Capawesome Cloud native build environment variables — the default CI_* variables and the reserved variables you can set. title: Environment Variables Reference - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/cloud/native-builds/environment-variables.png --- [ Skip to content](#environment-variables) [ 🔐 Introducing the **Capacitor Vault** plugin — store secrets behind biometrics or a device passcode.](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-vault-plugin/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit 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To set your own variables and secrets, see [Set Up Environments](/docs/cloud/native-builds/environments/). ## Default variables[¶](#default-variables "Permanent link") These are set automatically by Capawesome Cloud for every build and cannot be overridden. Use them in your build scripts to access information about the build context. | Name | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | ------- | ----------------------------------------- | | CI | boolean | Always true — indicates a CI environment. | | CI\_APP\_ID | string | The ID of the application. | | CI\_BUILD\_ID | string | Unique identifier for the build. | | CI\_BUILD\_NUMBER | string | Sequential number of the build. | | CI\_GIT\_COMMIT\_SHA | string | The SHA of the Git commit. | | CI\_GIT\_COMMIT\_MESSAGE | string | The commit message. | | CI\_GIT\_REFERENCE | string | The Git branch or tag name. | | CI\_PLATFORM | string | The target platform (ios or android). | ## Reserved variables[¶](#reserved-variables "Permanent link") These configure platform-specific build behavior. Set them in a [custom environment](/docs/cloud/native-builds/environments/) or as ad-hoc variables. | Name | Type | Description | | ------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ANDROID\_BUILD\_TYPE | string | The Android build type. | | ANDROID\_FLAVOR | string | The Android product flavor. | | IOS\_PROVISIONING\_PROFILE\_MAP | string | JSON mapping bundle IDs to target names (see [Custom iOS provisioning profiles](/docs/cloud/native-builds/custom-ios-provisioning-profiles/)). | | IOS\_SCHEME | string | The iOS scheme name. | | NODE\_VERSION | int | The Node.js major version (e.g. 22, 24). | | JAVA\_VERSION | int | The Java major version (e.g. 17, 21). | | XCODE\_VERSION | int | The Xcode major version (e.g. 16, 26). | Tool versions The supported versions for Node.js, Java, and Xcode depend on your build stack — see [Build stacks](/docs/cloud/native-builds/build-stacks/). 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