The trial is 30 days with a one-time $5 grant; after that the account drops to the Free plan with $1 of credit per month, which does not roll over. [3]
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Railway project and tokens
Create a Railway account, pass the automated trial verification, create a project with the Railway CLI, and create a project or account/workspace token for CI.
Researched · not yet run liveLast researched 25 October 2026 · Railway · provider site
Researched, not yet run live. Built from the provider’s official pages (linked below). A person hasn’t walked this flow end to end yet, so check each step against the source.
Who owns what
A Railway account can belong to workspaces; projects contain environments and services.
- Railway account personal owned by the person
- Workspace organisation · under Railway account
- Project project
Steps
Steps marked “human step” are ones only you can do: verapli never signs in, submits, pays or accepts terms for you.
Create or sign in to a Railway account
The person signs up or signs in at railway.com. verapli never creates the account.
Where: https://railway.com/login
Get the trial verified
Connect a GitHub account to start Railway's automated verification. Unverified accounts run in a Limited Trial with restricted outbound network access and ports.
- The provider says
- Verification is fully automated and Railway does not respond to verification requests. [3]
If something goes wrong (1)
- Account stays on Limited Trial (GitHub account judged too new or inactive).: Upgrade to the Hobby plan to unlock full access; Railway will not review manually. [3]
Create the project
Install the Railway CLI, run railway login (railway login --browserless on a machine without a browser), then railway init to create a project or railway link for an existing one.
Create a project token for deploys
In the project settings tokens page, create a token for one environment. verapli captures it into RAILWAY_TOKEN.
Create an account or workspace token (optional)optional
On railway.com/account/tokens create an account token (all workspaces) or a workspace token (one workspace) for account-level automation. verapli captures it into RAILWAY_API_TOKEN.
verapli captures
RAILWAY_API_TOKENhere by plain code: encrypted in your browser, never shown to AI.Where: https://railway.com/account/tokens
Terms and gotchas
Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Each card links its source.
Account tokens can reach every workspace; prefer workspace or project tokens for CI. [2]
What you end up with
| Env var | Secret | Format | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
RAILWAY_TOKEN | secret | Project token, scoped to one project environment (sent as Project-Access-Token header). | |
RAILWAY_API_TOKEN | secret | Account or workspace token for account-level CLI and API actions (Bearer). |
Pricing
- Free tier: 30-day trial with $5 one-time credit (1 GB RAM, shared vCPU, 5 services per project), then Free plan with $1 credit per month.
Source [3]
For agents
The same entry as JSON: /api/v1/entries/railway/project · requirements /api/v1/requirements/railway/project · terms /api/v1/terms/railway/project.
Remote MCP (read-only, no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http verapli https://verapli.com/mcp
> "What do I need for Railway project and tokens, and how long will it take?"
→ tools/call requirements { "provider_id": "railway/project" }Sources
- Railway CLI railway login (and --browserless), railway init creates a project, railway link links an existing project; RAILWAY_TOKEN is a project token for project-level actions; RAILWAY_API_TOKEN is an account/workspace token for account-level actions. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
- Railway public API Account, workspace, project and OAuth token types and scopes; account and workspace tokens at railway.com/account/tokens; project tokens in project settings; Authorization Bearer vs Project-Access-Token header. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
- Railway free trial 30-day trial with one-time $5 grant, 1 GB RAM, shared vCPU, 5 services per project; then Free plan with $1 credit per month; automated verification via GitHub account age/activity; unverified Limited Trial has restricted outbound network and ports; Railway does not respond to verification requests. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
- Stripe Projects provider catalogue Railway is listed in the Stripe Projects catalogue as railway/hosting (Hosting, Database, Cache, Storage). · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
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