---
title: "Create a variable"
method: POST
path: "/gdc/md/{project_id}/variables/item/"
tags: ["project-variables"]
---

# Create a variable

`POST /gdc/md/{project_id}/variables/item/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://secure.gooddata.com`
- URL: `https://secure.gooddata.com/gdc/md/{project_id}/variables/item/`
- Auth: none declared

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, required

## Request body

- Variable
  - `variable` VariableContent[], required
    - `related` string, uri, required: user or project uri
    - `level` 'user' | 'project', required
    - `expression` string, required
    - `type` 'filter' | 'scalar', required
    - `uri` string, uri: self uri
    - `prompt` string, uri, required: prompt's uri
    - `tree` MAQLTree1
      - `type` string, required
      - `value` string
      - `position` object, required
        - `line` integer
        - `column` integer
      - `content` MAQLTree
        - `type` string, required
        - `value` string
        - `position` object, required
          - `line` integer, required
          - `column` integer, required
        - `content` MAQLTree (recursive)

## Response `200`

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- PromptVariable
  - `prompt` string, uri, required

---

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