diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7843211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="http://localhost:9000/bills"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/index.ts b/api/index.ts
index 90a3141..58da33d 100644
--- a/api/index.ts
+++ b/api/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import { Bill, BillForm } from "../types/bill";
 
-const BASE_URL = "http://localhost:9000/bills";
-
+const BASE_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
 const client = axios.create({ baseURL: BASE_URL });
 
 export const createBill = async (data: BillForm) => {