POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments/{environment_name}/variables
Create an environment variable that you can reference in a GitHub Actions workflow.
Authenticated users must have collaborator access to a repository to create, update, or read variables.
OAuth tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the repo scope to use this endpoint.
Servers
- https://api.github.com
Path parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
repo |
String | Yes |
The name of the repository without the |
environment_name |
String | Yes |
The name of the environment. The name must be URL encoded. For example, any slashes in the name must be replaced with |
owner |
String | Yes |
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
Request headers
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Content-Type |
String | Yes |
The media type of the request body.
Default value: "application/json" |
Request body fields
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
String | Yes |
The name of the variable. |
value |
String | Yes |
The value of the variable. |
How to start integrating
- Add HTTP Task to your workflow definition.
- Search for the API you want to integrate with and click on the name.
- This loads the API reference documentation and prepares the Http request settings.
- Click Test request to test run your request to the API and see the API's response.