Group-level Variables API

List group variables

Get list of a group’s variables. 

GET /groups/:id/variables
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of a group or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables"

[
    {
        "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
        "variable_type": "env_var",
        "value": "TEST_1",
        "protected": false,
        "masked": false,
        "environment_scope": "*"
    },
    {
        "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_2",
        "variable_type": "env_var",
        "value": "TEST_2",
        "protected": false,
        "masked": false,
        "environment_scope": "*"
    }
]

Show variable details

Get the details of a group’s specific variable. 

GET /groups/:id/variables/:key
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of a group or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
key string yes The key of a variable 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables/TEST_VARIABLE_1"

{
    "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
    "variable_type": "env_var",
    "value": "TEST_1",
    "protected": false,
    "masked": false,
    "environment_scope": "*"
}

Create variable

Create a new variable. 

POST /groups/:id/variables
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of a group or URL-encoded path of the group 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
masked boolean no Whether the variable is masked
environment_scope string no The environment scope of a variable 
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"

{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "value": "new value",
    "variable_type": "env_var",
    "protected": false,
    "masked": false,
    "environment_scope": "*"
}

Update variable

Update a group’s variable. 

PUT /groups/:id/variables/:key
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of a group or URL-encoded path of the group 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
masked boolean no Whether the variable is masked
environment_scope string no The environment scope of a variable 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables/NEW_VARIABLE" --form "value=updated value"

{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "value": "updated value",
    "variable_type": "env_var",
    "protected": true,
    "masked": true,
    "environment_scope": "*"
}

Remove variable

Remove a group’s variable. 

DELETE /groups/:id/variables/:key
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of a group or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
key string yes The key of a variable 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/variables/VARIABLE_1"