Pasting full URLs instead of IDs

Symptoms: Authentication errors, unexpected behavior, or the server failing to connect to the right environment.

Cause: Environment variables like DBT_PROD_ENV_ID, DBT_USER_ID, and DBT_ACCOUNT_ID expect numeric integers, not full browser URLs.

Solution:

# ✅ Correct
DBT_HOST=cloud.getdbt.com            # https://cloud.getdbt.com also works
DBT_PROD_ENV_ID=54321
DBT_USER_ID=123

# ❌ Wrong — IDs must be numeric, not full URLs
DBT_PROD_ENV_ID=https://cloud.getdbt.com/deploy/12345/projects/67890/environments/54321
DBT_USER_ID=https://cloud.getdbt.com/settings/profile

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See Finding your IDs for step-by-step instructions.

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