Project-level Variables API

List project variables

Get list of a project's variables.

GET /projects/:id/variables

Attribute	Type	required	Description
id	integer/string	yes	The ID of a project or urlencoded NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project owned by the authenticated user

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/variables"

[
    {
        "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
        "value": "TEST_1"
    },
    {
        "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_2",
        "value": "TEST_2"
    }
]

Show variable details

Get the details of a project's specific variable.

GET /projects/:id/variables/:key

Attribute	Type	required	Description
id	integer/string	yes	The ID of a project or urlencoded NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project owned by the authenticated user
key	string	yes	The key of a variable

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/variables/TEST_VARIABLE_1"

{
    "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
    "value": "TEST_1"
}

Create variable

Create a new variable.

POST /projects/:id/variables

Attribute	Type	required	Description
id	integer/string	yes	The ID of a project or urlencoded NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project 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
protected	boolean	no	Whether the variable is protected

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/variables" --form "key=NEW_VARIABLE" --form "value=new value"

{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "value": "new value",
    "protected": false
}

Update variable

Update a project's variable.

PUT /projects/:id/variables/:key

Attribute	Type	required	Description
id	integer/string	yes	The ID of a project or urlencoded NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project owned by the authenticated user
key	string	yes	The key of a variable
value	string	yes	The value of a variable
protected	boolean	no	Whether the variable is protected

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/variables/NEW_VARIABLE" --form "value=updated value"

{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "value": "updated value",
    "protected": true
}

Remove variable

Remove a project's variable.

DELETE /projects/:id/variables/:key

Attribute	Type	required	Description
id	integer/string	yes	The ID of a project or urlencoded NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project owned by the authenticated user
key	string	yes	The key of a variable

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/variables/VARIABLE_1"