---
title: "Create or update an organization Actions variable"
method: PUT
path: "/api/orgs/{slug}/actions/variables/{name}"
tags: ["Actions"]
---

# Create or update an organization Actions variable

`PUT /api/orgs/{slug}/actions/variables/{name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/orgs/{slug}/actions/variables/{name}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `gc-session`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP token

Stores the value (at most 48 KiB) with its visibility. Names are case-insensitive and stored upper-cased: letters, digits and underscores, not starting with a digit or GITHUB_. Omitting visibility keeps the existing one's visibility and repositories (private for a new name). With visibility selected, omitting selectedRepositoryIds keeps the current list. Requires authenticated authority and enforces current resource policy.

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required
- `name` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `value` string, required
  - `visibility` 'all' | 'private' | 'selected'
  - `selectedRepositoryIds` RepoId[]

## Response `200`

Response for status 200

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `visibility` 'all' | 'private' | 'selected', required
  - `selectedRepositoryCount` integer, required
  - `value` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: Authentication is required, or the supplied credential is invalid.
- `403`: The credential does not permit this operation. A `code`, when present, names the refusal.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the current state. A `code`, when present, names the refusal; `retryable` says whether the same request can succeed later, and `operationId` names the operation in the way.
- `429`: A rate limit is exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds; the value is a hint, so back off on a repeat 429.
- `503`: A required service is temporarily unavailable; retry later.

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