create react app not picking up .env files?

Question

I am using create react app to bootstrap my app.

I have added two .env files .env.development and .env.production in the root.

Answer 1

And remember not to have semi-colon after the API key in the env-file.

REACT_APP_API_KEY = 'ae87cec695cc4heheh639d06c9274a';

should be

REACT_APP_API_KEY = 'ae87cec695cc44heheh1639d06c9274a'

that was my error