# Update an instance-level variable

**PUT /admin/ci/variables/{key}**

Update an instance-level variable


## Servers
- https://www.gitlab.com/api/v4: https://www.gitlab.com/api/v4 ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **key** (string)
  The key of a variable


### Body: application/json (object)

- **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


## Responses
### 200
Update an instance-level variable

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **variable_type** (string)

- **key** (string)

- **value** (string)

- **protected** (boolean)

- **masked** (boolean)

- **raw** (boolean)

- **environment_scope** (string)


### 404
Instance Variable Not Found


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