Create a repository variable
POST
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/variables
Creates a repository variable that you can reference in a GitHub Actions workflow.
Authenticated users must have collaborator access to a repository to create, update, or read variables.
OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.
Parameters
Section titled “ Parameters ”Path Parameters
Section titled “ Path Parameters ” owner
required
string
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
required
string
The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
Request Body required
Section titled “ Request Body required ” Media type application/json
object
name
required
The name of the variable.
string
value
required
The value of the variable.
string
Examples
Example default
{ "name": "USERNAME", "value": "octocat"}Responses
Section titled “ Responses ”Response
Media type application/json
Empty Object
An object without any properties.
object
Examples
Example default
null