diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6331415..4364026 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 NODE_ENV=
 PORT=
 MONGO_URI=
-JWT_SECRET=
\ No newline at end of file
+JWT_SECRET=
+API_URL=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config/env.ts b/src/config/env.ts
index a3aa3c4..fd4f114 100644
--- a/src/config/env.ts
+++ b/src/config/env.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function requireEnv(key: string): string {
 export const env = {
   nodeEnv: process.env.NODE_ENV ?? "development",
   port: Number(process.env.PORT) ?? 3000,
+  API_URL: process.env.API_URL ?? "http://localhost:3000",
 
   mongoUri: requireEnv("MONGO_URI"),