add dotenv

api/settings.py

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/
 
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent