Update a repository variable
PATCH
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/agents/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.
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.
name
required
string
The name of the variable.
Request Bodyrequired
Section titled “Request Bodyrequired”Media typeapplication/json
object
name
The name of the variable.
string
value
The value of the variable.
string
Examples
Exampledefault
{ "name": "USERNAME", "value": "octocat"}Responses
Section titled “Responses”Response