GIgitlab
ci_variables

Update an instance variable

Updates a specified instance variable.

put/api/v4/admin/ci/variables/{key}

Request

  • Base URL
    https://gitlab.com
  • Auth
    none declared

Path parameters

keystring required

The key of a variable

Request body

descriptionstring

The description of the variable

valuestring

The value of a variable

protectedboolean

Whether the variable is protected

maskedboolean

Whether the variable is masked

rawboolean

Whether the variable will be expanded

variable_type'env_var' | 'file'

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

Response

Update an instance variable

variable_typestring required
keystring required
valuestring required
hiddenboolean
protectedboolean
maskedboolean
rawboolean
environment_scopestring
descriptionstring

Example response

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

Changes

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