Pass Katalon TestOps email and password as environment variables instead of hard coding in Project Settings?

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Hi there,

I’m currently integrating my Katalon Studio project with Katalon TestOps, and I noticed that in the Project Settings → Katalon Platform section, the configuration requires entering an Email and Password for authentication.

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I’d like to avoid storing credentials directly in the project file and instead pass them as environment variables (for example, through Global variables/GitHub Actions secrets).

Is there a way to configure Katalon Studio to read the TestOps credentials — Email and Password — from environment variables or external configuration instead of hardcoding them in the project settings?

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hi @praveen.subramani
if you want to pass the credentials thru ENV var, you can do it like this (using API key instead):

katalonc
-noSplash
-runMode=console
-projectPath="C:\Users\username\Desktop\Katalon Studio\MyProject\MyProject.prj"
-testSuitePath="Test Suites/MyTestSuite"
-browserType="Chrome"
-executionProfile="default"
-apiKey="YOUR_API_KEY"
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Hi @depapp, as shown in the attached image, I’ve used the email testUser@gmail.com. I’d like to store and pass this email and its corresponding password using environment variables like globalVariable or some form of global configuration.

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Global Variables (Not for TestOps Auth)

  • Katalon’s GlobalVariable system is intended for test data and parameters, not core system authentication—there is no built-in way to map a global variable to the TestOps authentication fields in project settings.

Recommended: Use TestOps API Key Instead

  • When running tests from the CLI (katalonc command), you can pass the -apiKey="YOUR_API_KEY" option instead of Email/Password.
  • This is best practice for automation and CI/CD, since API keys can be securely managed as environment variables or CI secrets (e.g. in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).​
  • Example for console execution:
katalonc \
  -noSplash \
  -runMode=console \
  -projectPath="C:\Users\username\MyProject.prj" \
  -testSuitePath="Test Suites/MySuite" \
  -browserType="Chrome" \
  -apiKey="$KATALON_API_KEY"

Store your API key in an environment variable or secret provider and reference it, ensuring you avoid hardcoding sensitive credentials.

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@dineshh
yes, I’ve used exactly what you’ve mentioned

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but getting this below error

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My question is, if we haven’t configured the integration within Katalon Studio (UI), how will the test results be uploaded to TestOps during CI/CD execution using only the API key, since we haven’t specified the organization ID or project ID anywhere?

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hi @praveen.subramani
if your goal is to add the specific organization ID / project ID, you can pass these 2 params on your command line:

-orgID=<your_org_id>
-testOpsProjectId=<your_project_id>

reference: Command-line syntax in Katalon Runtime Engine | Katalon Docs

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