Generate .env.example API

Generate a .env.example file from an array of environment variable definitions. Each entry includes variable name, description, whether it is required or optional, example value, and type hint. Groups related vars with section comments. Available as a simple REST API — POST your input, get structured JSON back. 1 credit per call, no rate limiting, works in any language with HTTP support.

How it works

POST a JSON object with your input data to /v1/gen-doc-env-template. The API processes your request server-side using real computation (not mocked data) and returns a structured JSON response with your results and metadata including credits used and processing time.

Use cases

• Use Generate .env.example in automated pipelines without installing a library
• Call Generate .env.example from AI agent workflows via MCP or REST
• Integrate Generate .env.example into serverless functions with zero dependencies
• Build Generate .env.example functionality into any language that supports HTTP

API Reference

POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/gen-doc-env-template
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

Input parameters

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "result": "success",
    "processed": true
  },
  "meta": {
    "credits_used": 1,
    "engine": "real",
    "ms": 4
  }
}

Examples

Three real-world scenarios showing how developers use Generate .env.example in production.

curl -X POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/gen-doc-env-template \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLOPSHOP_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": "sample input data"}'

curl -X POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/gen-doc-env-template \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLOPSHOP_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": "agent workflow input for generate .env.example"}'

curl -X POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/gen-doc-env-template \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLOPSHOP_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": "production data payload"}'

Code examples

curl

curl -X POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/gen-doc-env-template \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": "your data here"}'

Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://slopshop.gg/v1/gen-doc-env-template",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"input": "your data here"}
)
result = response.json()
print(result["data"])

Node.js

const response = await fetch("https://slopshop.gg/v1/gen-doc-env-template", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ input: "your data here" })
});
const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

CLI

# Install the Slopshop CLI
npm install -g slopshop

# Set your API key
export SLOPSHOP_KEY=your_api_key

# Call gen-doc-env-template
slop gen-doc-env-template '{"input": "your data here"}'

Pricing

Credits are purchased in bundles starting at $1 for 1,000 credits. All compute APIs like this one use 1 credit per call — that's $0.001. See all pricing tiers.

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