» Workspace Variables API

This set of APIs covers create, update, list and delete operations on workspace variables.

Viewing variables requires permission to read variables for their workspace. Creating, updating, and deleting variables requires permission to read and write variables for their workspace. (More about permissions.)

» Create a Variable

POST /workspaces/:workspace_id/vars

Parameter Description
:workspace_id The ID of the workspace to create the variable in.

» Request Body

This POST endpoint requires a JSON object with the following properties as a request payload.

Properties without a default value are required.

Key path Type Default Description
data.type string Must be "vars".
data.attributes.key string The name of the variable.
data.attributes.value string "" The value of the variable.
data.attributes.description string The description of the variable.
data.attributes.category string Whether this is a Terraform or environment variable. Valid values are "terraform" or "env".
data.attributes.hcl bool false Whether to evaluate the value of the variable as a string of HCL code. Has no effect for environment variables.
data.attributes.sensitive bool false Whether the value is sensitive. If true then the variable is written once and not visible thereafter.

Deprecation warning: The custom filter properties are replaced by JSON API relationships and will be removed from future versions of the API!

Key path Type Default Description
filter.workspace.name string The name of the workspace that owns the variable.
filter.organization.name string The name of the organization that owns the workspace.

» Sample Payload 

{
  "data": {
    "type":"vars",
    "attributes": {
      "key":"some_key",
      "value":"some_value",
      "description":"some description",
      "category":"terraform",
      "hcl":false,
      "sensitive":false
    }
  }
}

» Sample Request 

curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request POST \
  --data @payload.json \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/workspaces/ws-4j8p6jX1w33MiDC7/vars

» Sample Response 

{
  "data": {
    "id":"var-EavQ1LztoRTQHSNT",
    "type":"vars",
    "attributes": {
      "key":"some_key",
      "value":"some_value",
      "description":"some description",
      "sensitive":false,
      "category":"terraform",
      "hcl":false
    },
    "relationships": {
      "configurable": {
        "data": {
          "id":"ws-4j8p6jX1w33MiDC7",
          "type":"workspaces"
        },
        "links": {
          "related":"/api/v2/organizations/my-organization/workspaces/my-workspace"
        }
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "self":"/api/v2/workspaces/ws-4j8p6jX1w33MiDC7/vars/var-EavQ1LztoRTQHSNT"
    }
  }
}

» List Variables

GET /workspaces/:workspace_id/vars

Parameter Description
:workspace_id The ID of the workspace to list variables for.

» Sample Request 

$ curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
"https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/workspaces/ws-cZE9LERN3rGPRAmH/vars"

» Sample Response 

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id":"var-AD4pibb9nxo1468E",
      "type":"vars","attributes": {
        "key":"name",
        "value":"hello",
        "description":"some description",
        "sensitive":false,
        "category":"terraform",
        "hcl":false
      },
      "relationships": {
        "configurable": {
          "data": {
            "id":"ws-cZE9LERN3rGPRAmH",
            "type":"workspaces"
          },
          "links": {
            "related":"/api/v2/organizations/my-organization/workspaces/my-workspace"
          }
        }
      },
      "links": {
        "self":"/api/v2/workspaces/ws-cZE9LERN3rGPRAmH/vars/var-AD4pibb9nxo1468E"
      }
    }
  ]
}

» Update Variables

PATCH /workspaces/:workspace_id/vars/:variable_id

Parameter Description
:workspace_id The ID of the workspace that owns the variable.
:variable_id The ID of the variable to be updated.

» Request Body

This PATCH endpoint requires a JSON object with the following properties as a request payload.

Properties without a default value are required.

Key path Type Default Description
data.type string Must be "vars".
data.id string The ID of the variable to update.
data.attributes object New attributes for the variable. This object can include key, value, description, category, hcl, and sensitive properties, which are described above under create a variable. All of these properties are optional; if omitted, a property will be left unchanged.

» Sample Payload 

{
  "data": {
    "id":"var-yRmifb4PJj7cLkMG",
    "attributes": {
      "key":"name",
      "value":"mars",
      "description":"some description",
      "category":"terraform",
      "hcl": false,
      "sensitive": false
    },
    "type":"vars"
  }
}

» Sample Request 

$ curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request PATCH \
  --data @payload.json \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/workspaces/ws-4j8p6jX1w33MiDC7/vars/var-yRmifb4PJj7cLkMG

» Sample Response 

{
  "data": {
    "id":"var-yRmifb4PJj7cLkMG",
    "type":"vars",
    "attributes": {
      "key":"name",
      "value":"mars",
      "description":"some description",
      "sensitive":false,
      "category":"terraform",
      "hcl":false
    },
    "relationships": {
      "configurable": {
        "data": {
          "id":"ws-4j8p6jX1w33MiDC7",
          "type":"workspaces"
        },
        "links": {
          "related":"/api/v2/organizations/workspace-v2-06/workspaces/workspace-v2-06"
        }
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "self":"/api/v2/workspaces/ws-4j8p6jX1w33MiDC7/vars/var-yRmifb4PJj7cLkMG"
    }
  }
}

» Delete Variables

DELETE /workspaces/:workspace_id/vars/:variable_id

Parameter Description
:workspace_id The ID of the workspace that owns the variable.
:variable_id The ID of the variable to be deleted.

» Sample Request 

$ curl \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
  --request DELETE \
  https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/workspaces/ws-4j8p6jX1w33MiDC7/vars/var-yRmifb4PJj7cLkMG