Create a variable

• Create a variable with the scope defined in the request body.

POST /variable

Create a variable

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.qovery.com/variable \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "key": "<string>",
  "value": "<string>",
  "is_secret": true,
  "variable_parent_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "mount_path": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "enable_interpolation_in_file": true,
  "secret_manager_access_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
}
'

201

{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "key": "<string>",
  "value": "<string>",
  "is_secret": true,
  "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "mount_path": "<string>",
  "overridden_variable": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "key": "<string>",
    "mount_path": "<string>",
    "value": "<string>"
  },
  "aliased_variable": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "key": "DATABASE_PSQL_NAME",
    "mount_path": "<string>",
    "value": "<string>"
  },
  "service_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "service_name": "<string>",
  "owned_by": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "enable_interpolation_in_file": true,
  "secret_manager_access_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
}

Authorizations

bearerAuthApiKeyAuth

Authorization · string · header · required

JWT tokens should be used with OIDC account (human to machine). JWT tokens used by the Qovery console to communicate with the API have a TTL. Curl Example ' curl https://console.qovery.com/organization -H "Authorization: Bearer $qovery_token" '

Body

application/json

key · string · required

the key of the environment variable

value · string · required

the value of the environment variable

is_secret · boolean · required

if true, the variable will be considered as a secret and will not be accessible after its creation. Only your applications will be able to access its value at build and run time.

variable_scope · enum<string> · required

Available options: APPLICATION, BUILT_IN, ENVIRONMENT, PROJECT, CONTAINER, JOB, HELM, TERRAFORM

variable_parent_id · string<uuid> · required

based on the selected scope, it contains the ID of the service, environment or project where the variable is attached

mount_path · string | null

the path where the file will be mounted (only if type =file)

description · string | null

optional variable description (255 characters maximum)

Maximum string length: 255

enable_interpolation_in_file · boolean | null

secret_manager_access_id · string<uuid> | null

Response

201

application/json

Create a variable

id · string<uuid> · required · read-only

created_at · string<date-time> · required · read-only

key · string · required

value · string | null · required

scope · enum<string> · required

Available options: APPLICATION, BUILT_IN, ENVIRONMENT, PROJECT, CONTAINER, JOB, HELM, TERRAFORM

variable_type · enum<string> · required

type of the environment variable (VALUE, FILE, ALIAS, OVERRIDE, BUIT_IN, EXTERNAL_SECRET)

Available options: VALUE, ALIAS, OVERRIDE, BUILT_IN, FILE, EXTERNAL_SECRET

is_secret · boolean · required

updated_at · string<date-time> · read-only

mount_path · string | null

overridden_variable · object

Show child attributes

aliased_variable · object

Show child attributes

service_id · string<uuid>

The id of the service referenced by this variable.

service_name · string

The name of the service referenced by this variable.

service_type · enum<string>

type of the service (application, database, job, gateway...)

Available options: APPLICATION, CONTAINER, DATABASE, JOB, HELM, TERRAFORM

owned_by · string

Entity that created/own the variable (i.e: Qovery, Doppler)

description · string

enable_interpolation_in_file · boolean

secret_manager_access_id · string<uuid> | null