diff --git a/app/actions.ts b/app/actions.ts
index fb2f2c4..7ea625f 100644
--- a/app/actions.ts
+++ b/app/actions.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Forecast, LocationType, coordType } from "@/types/types";
 
 //takes address and returns coords in obj as {lat: number, lng: number}
 export async function getLocation(searchLocation: string): Promise<coordType>{
-    const placesKey = "AIzaSyBf1ip4XogdC6XmbfDhxS_RJDOSieycJpQ";
+    const placesKey = process.env.PLACES_API;
     const url = `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=${searchLocation}&key=${placesKey}`;
     const res = await fetch(url);
     if (!res.ok) {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export async function getLocation(searchLocation: string): Promise<coordType>{
 // takes coordinates in coordType format and returns json with weather forecast.
 export async function getForecast(geoLocation: coordType): Promise<Forecast> {
     const { lat, lng } = geoLocation;
-    const appId = '546911d860cb81f16585f7973b394b70';
+    const appId = process.env.WEATHER_API;
     const res = await fetch(
       `https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat=${lat}&lon=${lng}&appid=${appId}`
     );
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ export async function getForecast(geoLocation: coordType): Promise<Forecast> {
     }
     const data: Forecast = await res.json();
     return data;
-  }
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+  }