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# Group-level Variables API
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> [Introduced][ce-34519] in GitLab 9.5
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## List group variables
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Get list of a group's variables.
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```
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GET /groups/:id/variables
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```
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| Attribute | Type | required | Description |
|-----------|---------|----------|---------------------|
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID of a group or [URL-encoded path of the group ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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```
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables"
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```
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```json
[
{
"key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
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"variable_type": "env_var",
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"value": "TEST_1"
},
{
"key": "TEST_VARIABLE_2",
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"variable_type": "env_var",
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"value": "TEST_2"
}
]
```
## Show variable details
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Get the details of a group's specific variable.
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```
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GET /groups/:id/variables/:key
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```
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| Attribute | Type | required | Description |
|-----------|---------|----------|-----------------------|
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID of a group or [URL-encoded path of the group ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `key` | string | yes | The `key` of a variable |
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```
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables/TEST_VARIABLE_1"
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```
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```json
{
"key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
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"variable_type": "env_var",
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"value": "TEST_1"
}
```
## Create variable
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Create a new variable.
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```
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POST /groups/:id/variables
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```
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| Attribute | Type | required | Description |
|-----------------|---------|----------|-----------------------|
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID of a group or [URL-encoded path of the group ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
| `key` | string | yes | The `key` of a variable; must have no more than 255 characters; only `A-Z` , `a-z` , `0-9` , and `_` are allowed |
| `value` | string | yes | The `value` of a variable |
| `variable_type` | string | no | The type of a variable. Available types are: `env_var` (default) and `file` |
| `protected` | boolean | no | Whether the variable is protected |
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```
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curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables" --form "key=NEW_VARIABLE" --form "value=new value"
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```
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```json
{
"key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
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"value": "new value",
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"variable_type": "env_var",
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"protected": false
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}
```
## Update variable
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Update a group's variable.
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```
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PUT /groups/:id/variables/:key
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```
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| Attribute | Type | required | Description |
|-----------------|---------|----------|-------------------------|
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID of a group or [URL-encoded path of the group ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
| `key` | string | yes | The `key` of a variable |
| `value` | string | yes | The `value` of a variable |
| `variable_type` | string | no | The type of a variable. Available types are: `env_var` (default) and `file` |
| `protected` | boolean | no | Whether the variable is protected |
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```
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curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables/NEW_VARIABLE" --form "value=updated value"
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```
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```json
{
"key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
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"value": "updated value",
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"variable_type": "env_var",
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"protected": true
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}
```
## Remove variable
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Remove a group's variable.
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```
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DELETE /groups/:id/variables/:key
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```
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| Attribute | Type | required | Description |
|-----------|---------|----------|-------------------------|
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID of a group or [URL-encoded path of the group ](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `key` | string | yes | The `key` of a variable |
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```
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curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables/VARIABLE_1"
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```
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[ce-34519]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/34519