Group-level Variables API (FREE)

Introduced in GitLab 9.5

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,
        "raw": false,
        "environment_scope": "*"
    },
    {
        "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_2",
        "variable_type": "env_var",
        "value": "TEST_2",
        "protected": false,
        "masked": false,
        "raw": 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,
    "raw": 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
`raw`	boolean	no	Whether the variable is treated as a raw string. Default: `false`. When `true`, variables in the value are not expanded.
`environment_scope` (PREMIUM)	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,
    "raw": 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
`raw`	boolean	no	Whether the variable is treated as a raw string. Default: `false`. When `true`, variables in the value are not expanded.
`environment_scope` (PREMIUM)	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,
    "raw": 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"