Create an environment variable

POST

/repositories/{repository_id}/environments/{environment_name}/variables

Create an environment variable that you can reference in a GitHub Actions workflow.
You must authenticate using an access token with the repo scope to use this endpoint.
GitHub Apps must have the environment:write repository permission to use this endpoint.

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.github.com/repositories//environments//variables' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "name": "USERNAME",
    "value": "octocat"
}'

Response Example

null

Request

Path Params

repository_id

integer

required

The unique identifier of the repository.

environment_name

string

required

The name of the environment.

Body Params application/json

name

string

required

The name of the variable.

value

string

required

The value of the variable.

Examples

Responses

🟢201Response

application/json

Body

object {0}

Modified at 2023-08-15 02:59:24

List environment variables

Delete an environment variable