diff --git a/.env.devcontainer b/.env.devcontainer
index 7147993e53..4c13a7a05c 100644
--- a/.env.devcontainer
+++ b/.env.devcontainer
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ GDOCS_CLIENT_EMAIL=''
 GDOCS_CLIENT_ID=''
 GDOCS_BASIC_ARTICLE_TEMPLATE_URL=''
 GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_URL=''
-GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_ID=''
+GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_API_TEMPLATE_ID=''
 
 R2_ENDPOINT=''
 IMAGE_HOSTING_R2_CDN_URL=''
diff --git a/.env.example-full b/.env.example-full
index c7fbf204ef..cc6ec89c8a 100644
--- a/.env.example-full
+++ b/.env.example-full
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ GDOCS_PRIVATE_KEY=
 GDOCS_CLIENT_EMAIL=
 GDOCS_CLIENT_ID=
 GDOCS_BASIC_ARTICLE_TEMPLATE_URL=
-GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_URL=  # share url
-GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_ID=  # document with placeholders used for automation
+GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_URL=
+GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_API_TEMPLATE_ID=
 GDOCS_DETAILS_ON_DEMAND_ID=
 GDOCS_DONATE_FAQS_DOCUMENT_ID=
 GDOCS_BACKPORTING_TARGET_FOLDER=  # optional
diff --git a/adminSiteServer/apiRoutes/dataInsights.ts b/adminSiteServer/apiRoutes/dataInsights.ts
index 6795486101..98ccaf31e7 100644
--- a/adminSiteServer/apiRoutes/dataInsights.ts
+++ b/adminSiteServer/apiRoutes/dataInsights.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
     createGdocFromTemplate,
     replacePlaceholdersInGdoc,
 } from "../../db/model/Gdoc/archieToGdoc.js"
-import { GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_ID } from "../../settings/clientSettings.js"
+import { GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_API_TEMPLATE_ID } from "../../settings/clientSettings.js"
 
 const GRAPHER_URL_PREFIX = "https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/"
 const EXPLORER_URL_PREFIX = "https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export async function createDataInsightGDoc(
     // Create a new GDoc from the template
     const docTitle = req.body.title ?? "Untitled Data Insight"
     const gdocId = await createGdocFromTemplate(
-        GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_ID,
+        GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_API_TEMPLATE_ID,
         docTitle,
         targetFolder
     )
diff --git a/settings/clientSettings.ts b/settings/clientSettings.ts
index 1f4380d03e..35cde2a6e4 100644
--- a/settings/clientSettings.ts
+++ b/settings/clientSettings.ts
@@ -75,12 +75,10 @@ export const TOPICS_CONTENT_GRAPH: boolean =
 export const GDOCS_CLIENT_EMAIL: string = process.env.GDOCS_CLIENT_EMAIL ?? ""
 export const GDOCS_BASIC_ARTICLE_TEMPLATE_URL: string =
     process.env.GDOCS_BASIC_ARTICLE_TEMPLATE_URL ?? ""
-// share url
 export const GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_URL: string =
     process.env.GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_URL ?? ""
-// document with placeholders used for automation
-export const GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_ID: string =
-    process.env.GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_TEMPLATE_ID ?? ""
+export const GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_API_TEMPLATE_ID: string =
+    process.env.GDOCS_DATA_INSIGHT_API_TEMPLATE_ID ?? ""
 
 export const IMAGE_HOSTING_R2_CDN_URL: string =
     process.env.IMAGE_HOSTING_R2_CDN_URL || ""