Update an instance-level variable

PUT /admin/ci/variables/{key}

Api key auth

Path parameters

key string Required

The key of a variable

application/json

Body

value string

The value of a variable
protected boolean

Whether the variable is protected
masked boolean

Whether the variable is masked
raw boolean

Whether the variable will be expanded
variable_type string

The type of a variable. Available types are: env_var (default) and file

Values are env_var or file.

Responses

200 application/json

Update an 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

PUT /admin/ci/variables/{key}

curl \
 --request PUT 'https://www.gitlab.com/api/v4/admin/ci/variables/{key}' \
 --header "Private-Token: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"value":"string","protected":true,"masked":true,"raw":true,"variable_type":"env_var"}'

Request examples

{
  "value": "string",
  "protected": true,
  "masked": true,
  "raw": true,
  "variable_type": "env_var"
}

Response examples (200)

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