diff --git a/nym-api/Cargo.toml b/nym-api/Cargo.toml
index 19207fafe5..4e55e76131 100644
--- a/nym-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ bip39 = { workspace = true }
 bincode.workspace = true
 bloomfilter = { workspace = true }
 cfg-if = { workspace = true }
-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["cargo", "derive"] }
+clap = { workspace = true, features = ["cargo", "derive", "env"] }
 console-subscriber = { workspace = true, optional = true } # validator-api needs to be built with RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable"
 dirs = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/cli/init.rs b/nym-api/src/support/cli/init.rs
index a51933f150..71efedbea4 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/cli/init.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/cli/init.rs
@@ -10,27 +10,33 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 pub(crate) struct Args {
     /// Id of the nym-api we want to initialise. if unspecified, a default value will be used.
     /// default: "default"
-    #[clap(long, default_value = "default")]
+    #[clap(long, default_value = "default", env = "NYMAPI_ID_ARG")]
     pub(crate) id: String,
 
     /// Specifies whether network monitoring is enabled on this API
     /// default: false
-    #[clap(short = 'm', long)]
+    #[clap(short = 'm', long, env = "NYMAPI_ENABLE_MONITOR_ARG")]
     pub(crate) enable_monitor: bool,
 
     /// Specifies whether network rewarding is enabled on this API
     /// default: false
-    #[clap(short = 'r', long, requires = "enable_monitor", requires = "mnemonic")]
+    #[clap(
+        short = 'r',
+        long,
+        requires = "enable_monitor",
+        requires = "mnemonic",
+        env = "NYMAPI_ENABLE_REWARDING_ARG"
+    )]
     pub(crate) enable_rewarding: bool,
 
     /// Endpoint to nyxd instance used for contract information.
     /// default: http://localhost:26657
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "NYMAPI_NYXD_VALIDATOR_ARG")]
     pub(crate) nyxd_validator: Option<url::Url>,
 
     /// Mnemonic of the network monitor used for sending rewarding and zk-nyms transactions
     /// default: None
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "NYMAPI_MNEMONIC_ARG")]
     pub(crate) mnemonic: Option<bip39::Mnemonic>,
 
     /// Flag to indicate whether credential signer authority is enabled on this API
@@ -39,18 +45,23 @@ pub(crate) struct Args {
         long,
         requires = "mnemonic",
         requires = "announce_address",
-        alias = "enable_coconut"
+        alias = "enable_coconut",
+        env = "NYMAPI_ENABLE_ZK_NYM_ARG"
     )]
     pub(crate) enable_zk_nym: bool,
 
     /// Announced address that is going to be put in the DKG contract where zk-nym clients will connect
     /// to obtain their credentials
     /// default: None
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "NYMAPI_ANNOUNCE_ADDRESS_NYM_ARG")]
     pub(crate) announce_address: Option<url::Url>,
 
     /// Set this nym api to work in a enabled credentials that would attempt to use gateway with the bandwidth credential requirement
-    #[clap(long, requires = "enable_monitor")]
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        requires = "enable_monitor",
+        env = "NYMAPI_MONITOR_CREDENTIALS_MODE_ARG"
+    )]
     pub(crate) monitor_credentials_mode: bool,
 
     /// Socket address this api will use for binding its http API.
diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/cli/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/support/cli/mod.rs
index 6667adccc6..7ba0b6411f 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/cli/mod.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ fn pretty_build_info_static() -> &'static str {
 #[clap(author = "Nymtech", version, long_version = pretty_build_info_static(), about)]
 pub(crate) struct Cli {
     /// Path pointing to an env file that configures the Nym API.
-    #[clap(short, long)]
+    #[clap(short, long, env = "NYMAPI_CONFIG_ENV_FILE_ARG")]
     pub(crate) config_env_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
 
     /// A no-op flag included for consistency with other binaries (and compatibility with nymvisor, oops)
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "NYMAPI_NO_BANNER_ARG")]
     pub(crate) no_banner: bool,
 
     #[clap(subcommand)]
diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/cli/run.rs b/nym-api/src/support/cli/run.rs
index cef94c86ce..97faffa387 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/cli/run.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/cli/run.rs
@@ -44,27 +44,33 @@ use tracing::{error, info};
 pub(crate) struct Args {
     /// Id of the nym-api we want to run.if unspecified, a default value will be used.
     /// default: "default"
-    #[clap(long, default_value = "default")]
+    #[clap(long, default_value = "default", env = "NYMAPI_ID_ARG")]
     pub(crate) id: String,
 
     /// Specifies whether network monitoring is enabled on this API
     /// default: None - config value will be used instead
-    #[clap(short = 'm', long)]
+    #[clap(short = 'm', long, env = "NYMAPI_ENABLE_MONITOR_ARG")]
     pub(crate) enable_monitor: Option<bool>,
 
     /// Specifies whether network rewarding is enabled on this API
     /// default: None - config value will be used instead
-    #[clap(short = 'r', long, requires = "enable_monitor", requires = "mnemonic")]
+    #[clap(
+        short = 'r',
+        long,
+        requires = "enable_monitor",
+        requires = "mnemonic",
+        env = "NYMAPI_ENABLE_REWARDING_ARG"
+    )]
     pub(crate) enable_rewarding: Option<bool>,
 
     /// Endpoint to nyxd instance used for contract information.
     /// default: None - config value will be used instead
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "NYMAPI_NYXD_VALIDATOR_ARG")]
     pub(crate) nyxd_validator: Option<url::Url>,
 
     /// Mnemonic of the network monitor used for sending rewarding and zk-nyms transactions
     /// default: None - config value will be used instead
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "NYMAPI_MNEMONIC_ARG")]
     pub(crate) mnemonic: Option<bip39::Mnemonic>,
 
     /// Flag to indicate whether coconut signer authority is enabled on this API
@@ -73,19 +79,20 @@ pub(crate) struct Args {
         long,
         requires = "mnemonic",
         requires = "announce_address",
-        alias = "enable_coconut"
+        alias = "enable_coconut",
+        env = "NYMAPI_ENABLE_ZK_NYM_ARG"
     )]
     pub(crate) enable_zk_nym: Option<bool>,
 
     /// Announced address that is going to be put in the DKG contract where zk-nym clients will connect
     /// to obtain their credentials
     /// default: None - config value will be used instead
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "NYMAPI_ANNOUNCE_ADDRESS_ARG")]
     pub(crate) announce_address: Option<url::Url>,
 
     /// Set this nym api to work in a enabled credentials that would attempt to use gateway with the bandwidth credential requirement
     /// default: None - config value will be used instead
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "NYMAPI_MONITOR_CREDENTIALS_MODE_ARG")]
     pub(crate) monitor_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,
 
     /// Socket address this api will use for binding its http API.