Must supply api_key

[khan-o07]

There was an unexpected error (type=Internal Server Error, status=500).
Must supply api_key
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Must supply api_key

//here is my proprties file code
#cloudinary configurations
cloudinary.cloud.name=ddxv9r6it
cloudinary.api.key=884911427739699
cloudinary.api.secret=DELETED

//its AppConfig file
@configuration
public class AppConfig {
@value("${cloudinary.cloud.name}")
private String cloudName;
@value("${cloudinary.api.key}")
private String apiKey;
@value("${cloudinary.api.secret}")
private String apiSecret;
@bean
public Cloudinary cloudinary() {
ObjectUtils.asMap(
"cloud_name", cloudName,
"api_key", apiKey,
"api_secret", apiSecret);
return new Cloudinary();
}
}

[PixelCook]

Hey there,

Please never share your API secret anywhere publically. I've gone ahead and deleted this from your post but please go into your account and create a new API key to use.

That being said it looks like you're trying to inject values from a properties file into your Java application using Spring's @value annotation, but it appears there might be a small issue with your configuration.

I'm not super familiar with Java but I believe you need to declare a new instance of Cloudinary:

import com.cloudinary.*; ... Cloudinary cloudinary = new Cloudinary(ObjectUtils.asMap( "cloud_name", "my_cloud_name", "api_key", "my_api_key", "api_secret", "my_api_secret", "secure", true));

Check out our docs for more info https://cloudinary.com/documentation/java_integration#installation_and_setup

[zeroexceptions]

I was also getting this issue, while working in nodejs, because api keys were not properly configured and loaded when I try to upload a file. If still you are getting this issue, check ur configs and make sure where ever you are using cloudinary service, api keys are properly loaded.

[Rohit1419]

i got the same issue, i fixed it by configuring the cloudinary api credentials after loading the dotenv.config() in main server file.
just configure the cloudinary api credentials inside the upload function of your cloudinarry.

import { v2 as cloudinary } from "cloudinary";
import fs from "fs";

const uploadOnCloudinary = async (localFilePath) => {
  // config the cloudinary
  cloudinary.config({
    cloud_name: process.env.CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME,
    api_key: process.env.CLOUDINARY_API_KEY,
    api_secret: process.env.CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET,
  });

  try {
    if (!localFilePath) return null;

    const response = await cloudinary.uploader.upload(localFilePath, {
      resource_type: "image",
    });

    console.log("Cloudinary upload successful:", response.url);
    fs.unlinkSync(localFilePath);
    return response;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Cloudinary upload error:", error);
    fs.unlinkSync(localFilePath);
    return null;
  }
};

export default uploadOnCloudinary;

[esguerrat]

Hi @Rohit1419 thanks for chiming in 😊 The key is loading dotenv first, then configuring Cloudinary once at app start (via CLOUDINARY_URL or a single cloudinary.config(...)) and reusing that instance. That prevents the Must supply api_key error when modules load before env vars.