From 32f5342d618d2b031ee54a188245213d3522358f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CahidArda <cahidardaooz@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:06:48 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: use env variable UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY instead of
 UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN

---
 .changeset/nice-cows-report.md          | 5 +++++
 packages/cli/README.md                  | 4 ++--
 packages/cli/src/__tests__/auth.test.ts | 6 +++---
 packages/cli/src/auth.ts                | 4 ++--
 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/nice-cows-report.md

diff --git a/.changeset/nice-cows-report.md b/.changeset/nice-cows-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63e8f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nice-cows-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@upstash/box-cli": patch
+---
+
+use env variable UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY instead of UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN
diff --git a/packages/cli/README.md b/packages/cli/README.md
index 552456b..dc3ed26 100644
--- a/packages/cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/README.md
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ node packages/cli/dist/index.js --help
 
 ## Authentication
 
-Provide your Upstash Box API token via the `--token` flag or the `UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN` environment variable:
+Provide your Upstash Box API token via the `--token` flag or the `UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY` environment variable:
 
 ```bash
-export UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN=abx_...
+export UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY=abx_...
 ```
 
 ## Commands
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/auth.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/auth.test.ts
index 836e758..068ee3f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/auth.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/auth.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe("resolveToken", () => {
   let errorSpy: ReturnType<typeof vi.spyOn>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    delete process.env.UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN;
+    delete process.env.UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY;
     exitSpy = vi.spyOn(process, "exit").mockImplementation(() => undefined as never);
     errorSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
   });
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe("resolveToken", () => {
   });
 
   it("returns env var when no flag", () => {
-    process.env.UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN = "env-token";
+    process.env.UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY = "env-token";
     expect(resolveToken()).toBe("env-token");
   });
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe("resolveToken", () => {
   });
 
   it("prefers flag over env var", () => {
-    process.env.UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN = "env-token";
+    process.env.UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY = "env-token";
     expect(resolveToken("flag-token")).toBe("flag-token");
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/auth.ts b/packages/cli/src/auth.ts
index 1dfecac..e7eaf91 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/auth.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  * Resolves the API token from flag or environment variable.
  */
 export function resolveToken(flagToken?: string): string {
-  const token = flagToken ?? process.env.UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN;
+  const token = flagToken ?? process.env.UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY;
   if (!token) {
-    console.error("Error: API token required. Use --token flag or set UPSTASH_BOX_TOKEN env var.");
+    console.error("Error: API token required. Use --token flag or set UPSTASH_BOX_API_KEY env var.");
     process.exit(1);
   }
   return token;