diff --git a/src/app/api/photos/route.ts b/src/app/api/photos/route.ts
index 6885b82..9a419ef 100644
--- a/src/app/api/photos/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/photos/route.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ export const revalidate = 30;
 
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
   console.log("[v0] /api/photos GET request received");
+  console.log("[v0] ENV CHECK - GOOGLE_CLIENT_EMAIL:", process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_EMAIL ? `SET (${process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_EMAIL.length} chars)` : "MISSING");
+  console.log("[v0] ENV CHECK - GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY:", process.env.GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY ? `SET (${process.env.GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY.length} chars)` : "MISSING");
+  console.log("[v0] ENV CHECK - GOOGLE_API_KEY:", process.env.GOOGLE_API_KEY ? `SET (${process.env.GOOGLE_API_KEY.length} chars)` : "MISSING");
+  console.log("[v0] ENV CHECK - GOOGLE_DRIVE_FOLDER_ID:", process.env.GOOGLE_DRIVE_FOLDER_ID || "MISSING");
   try {
     const { searchParams } = new URL(request.url);
     const limit = Number(searchParams.get("limit")) || 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/drive-sa.ts b/src/lib/drive-sa.ts
index 01dd5c6..c79f87c 100644
--- a/src/lib/drive-sa.ts
+++ b/src/lib/drive-sa.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @TheTechMargin 2026
 // Google Drive Service Account Authentication
 // Uses raw HTTP requests with JWT (no googleapis dependency)
+// Env vars: GOOGLE_CLIENT_EMAIL, GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY
 
 import type { DriveFile } from "./drive";