Get the details of a specific instance-level variable

Add MCP server to your AI tool

Allow AI tools and LLMs to interact with the API documentation portal through MCP.

MCP server URL


        
          
            https://bump.sh/demo/doc/gitlab/mcp

Standard setup for AI tools providing an mcp.json file

      
          mcp.json

"Gitlab (Unofficial) MCP server": {
  "url": "https://bump.sh/demo/doc/gitlab/mcp"
}

GET /admin/ci/variables/{key}

Api key auth

Get the details of a specific instance-level variable

Path parameters

key string Required

The key of a variable

Responses

200 application/json

Get the details of a specific instance-level variable
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- variable_type string
- key string
- value string
- protected boolean
- masked boolean
- raw boolean
- environment_scope string
404

Instance Variable Not Found

GET /admin/ci/variables/{key}

curl \
 --request GET 'https://www.gitlab.com/api/v4/admin/ci/variables/{key}' \
 --header "Private-Token: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

{
  "variable_type": "env_var",
  "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
  "value": "TEST_1",
  "protected": true,
  "masked": true,
  "raw": true,
  "environment_scope": "*"
}