diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e33c759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SERPAPI_TEST_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45c0018..001acea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 cov_profile/
 npm/
 node_modules/
-.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode/
+
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
\ No newline at end of file