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VCAP services

The VCAP_SERVICES environment variable is a JSON object that contains information that you can use to interact with a service instance in {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}}. {:shortdesc}

Retrieving the value of the VCAP_SERVICES environment variable

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The VCAP_SERVICES environment variable is a JSON object that contains information that you can use to interact with a service instance in {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}}. The information includes service instance name, credential, and connection URL to the service instance. These values are populated into the VCAP_SERVICES environment variable when your application is bound to a service instance in {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}}.

The value of the VCAP_SERVICES environment variable is available only when you bind a service instance to your application. You can view the application environment variables by using the following command:

cf env APP_NAME