Dashboard: For Developers

This page explains how to set up and manage your workspace in the Vard dashboard.

Creating a workspace

Each client site gets its own workspace. A workspace contains:

Your content schema (synced from your codebase on deploy)
Your client’s saved content values
Team member access and roles
Domain and deployment settings

To create a workspace, log in at vard.app and click New Workspace.

Connecting your repo

Vard needs access to your repository to trigger deploys and sync your schema. See Connecting Your Repo for setup.

Your API key

Every workspace has a unique API key used by the SDK to fetch content. Find it under Settings → API Key.


VARD_API_KEY=vard_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx

Keep this key secret. It grants read access to all published content in your workspace.

Schema sync

Your schema is synced automatically on each deploy. When Vard receives a build with new or changed field definitions:

New fields are added to the dashboard
Renamed fields (with renamedFrom set) migrate existing values to the new key
Deleted fields are soft-hidden — their values are preserved but the field is no longer shown to clients

You can also trigger a manual schema sync from Settings → Schema in the dashboard.

Inviting your client

Once your site is deployed and the schema is synced, invite your client from Settings → Team. They’ll receive an email with a link to create their account and access the workspace.

Set their role to Member for standard content editing access. See Roles & Permissions for the full breakdown.

Members of a workspace with the developer role see an additional Developer section in the sidebar with schema inspection, API logs, and deployment controls.