Update a group variable

PUT

/api/v4/groups/{id}/variables/{key}

• GitLab REST API

Updates a specified group variable. If there are multiple variables with the same key, use filter to select the correct environment_scope.

Authorizations

• http
• oauth2

Parameters

Path Parameters

id

required

string

The ID of a group or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user

key

required

string

The key of a variable

Request Body

Media type application/json

object

value

The value of a variable

string

nullable

protected

Whether the variable is protected

boolean

nullable

masked

Whether the variable is masked

boolean

nullable

raw

Whether the variable will be expanded

boolean

nullable

variable_type

The type of the variable. Default: env_var

string

nullable

Allowed values: env_var file

environment_scope

The environment scope of the variable

string

nullable

description

The description of the variable

string

nullable

Responses

200

OK

Media type application/json

object

variable_type

string

key

string

value

string

hidden

boolean

protected

boolean

masked

boolean

raw

boolean

environment_scope

string

description

string

Example

{
  "variable_type": "env_var",
  "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
  "value": "TEST_1",
  "environment_scope": "*",
  "description": "This variable is being used for ..."
}

400

400 Bad Request

404

Group Variable Not Found