APPLITOOLS_API_KEY env variable is missing

Question

APPLITOOLS_API_KEY env variable is missing. It is required to define this variable for Applitools visual tests to run successfully.

Please see the error image here

Answer 1

There are two ways to prevent this.

1. Pass the env variable using the CLI like:

export APPLITOOLS_API_KEY=<your_key> npx cypress open

2. Create a file in your project root applitools.config.js and mention your api key like:

module.exports = {
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  // ...
}

In case you don't have any API key, you can refer this article.