diff --git a/native/src/lib.rs b/native/src/lib.rs
index 0048979..9201a7d 100644
--- a/native/src/lib.rs
+++ b/native/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,21 @@ type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
 
 const LOG_MIN_LEVEL: Level = Level::Trace;
 const LOG_TAG: &str = ".native.talari";
-const API_ID: i32 = 0;
-const API_HASH: &str = "";
+const API_ID: i32 = {
+    let mut index = 0;
+    let mut value = 0;
+    let api_id = env!("TALARIA_API_ID");
+    let bytes = api_id.as_bytes();
+    while index < bytes.len() {
+        match bytes[index] {
+            b @ b'0'..=b'9' => value = value * 10 + (b - b'0') as i32,
+            _ => panic!("non-digit character found in API ID"),
+        }
+        index += 1
+    }
+    value
+};
+const API_HASH: &str = env!("TALARIA_API_HASH");
 
 static RUNTIME: OnceCell<Runtime> = OnceCell::new();
 static CLIENT: OnceCell<Client> = OnceCell::new();