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Update a repository variable

PATCH
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/variables/{name}

Updates 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 app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.

API method documentation

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.

name
required
string

The name of the variable.

Media type application/json
object
name

The name of the variable.

string
value

The value of the variable.

string
Examples
Example default
{
"name": "USERNAME",
"value": "octocat"
}

Response