GET/variables/{id}

Id-addressed twin of GET /projects/{slug}/environments/{environmentSlug}/variables/{name}. Use this when you already hold a variable id, for example from a list response or a webhook payload, and do not want to know or care which project and environment it lives in. The lookup is scoped to the workspace behind the API key and joins through the environment and project, so soft-deleted variables and variables in deleted environments or projects are invisible.

The name-addressed route is the one to use when you know the environment and the human name. This one is stable across renames, since the id never changes.

value and defaultValue are ciphertext and are returned untouched. The server cannot decrypt them.

Order of checks matters for key-restricted keys: a variable that does not exist in the workspace returns 404 before any project restriction is evaluated, so a 403 here confirms the variable exists.

Requires the variables:read scope.

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.envless.cloud/variables/<id>' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer ev_sk_xxxxxxxxxxxx'

Try itGEThttps://api.envless.cloud/variables/{id}

Authorization

Authorizationstringrequiredheader
Bearer token: an Envless API key (ev_sk_…), created in the dashboard or with POST /keys. The key is bound to one workspace; every request runs inside it.

Path parameters

idstringrequireduuid
Variable uniqueId (uuid v7). Names are not accepted on this route.

Responses

200OK

Get a variable by id succeeded.

successbooleanrequired
codeintegerrequired
The HTTP status of this response, repeated in the body.
messagestringrequired
errornullrequired
dataobjectrequired
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- idstringrequired
- namestringrequired
  Returned with the casing it was stored with. Live variables in one environment are unique without regard to case.
- valuestring | null
  Ciphertext. Decrypt client-side with the workspace key.
- typeenum<string>required
  Options: "string", "number", "boolean"
- visibilityenum<string>required
  Options: "server", "client"
- requiredbooleanrequired
- defaultValuestring | null
  Ciphertext, encrypted with the same workspace key as value.
- environmentIdstringrequired
- createdAtstringrequireddate-time
- updatedAtstring | nulldate-time
_reqobject
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- reqIdstring
- resTimeinteger | null

{
    "success": true,
    "code": 200,
    "message": "OK",
    "error": null,
    "data": {
        "id": "<string>",
        "name": "<string>",
        "value": "<string>",
        "type": "string",
        "visibility": "server",
        "required": true,
        "defaultValue": "<string>",
        "environmentId": "<string>",
        "createdAt": "2026-05-30T10:14:22.000Z",
        "updatedAt": "2026-05-30T10:14:22.000Z"
    },
    "_req": {
        "reqId": "<string>",
        "resTime": 1
    }
}

Error envelope

Every failure below returns the same shape with success: false; branch on error.code, never on message.

successbooleanrequired
codeintegerrequired
The HTTP status of this response, repeated in the body.
messagestringrequired
errorobjectrequired
Machine-readable failure detail. Null on success.
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- codeenum<string>required
  Stable error code. Branch on this, never on message.
  Options: "auth.api_key_required", "auth.api_key_not_found", "auth.api_key_user_missing", "auth.api_key_owner_not_member", "auth.scope_missing", "auth.scope_ceiling_exceeded", "auth.key_project_restricted", "auth.product_restricted", "auth.permission_denied", "auth.self_mutation_forbidden", "auth.step_up_required", "auth.step_up_fresh_required", "auth.cli_token_not_accepted", "auth.two_factor_required", "auth.workspace_two_factor_required", "auth.two_factor_invalid", "auth.two_factor_replayed", "auth.two_factor_locked", "auth.two_factor_not_enabled", "auth.two_factor_already_enabled", "request.body_must_be_json", "request.body_invalid", "request.body_too_large", "request.rate_limited", "request.invalid_pagination", "workspace.not_found", "workspace.slug_conflict", "workspace.limit_reached", "workspace.delete_last", "workspace.delete_too_early", "workspace.delete_has_projects", "domain.not_configured", "domain.not_found", "domain.invalid", "domain.taken", "domain.attempt_limit", "product.not_found", "product.slug_conflict", "product.locked", "project.not_found", "project.ambiguous_product", "project.slug_conflict", "environment.not_found", "environment.slug_conflict", "environment.expose_disabled", "environment.expose_private_product", "variable.not_found", "variable.name_conflict", "variable.ciphertext_invalid", "variable.baseline_drifted", "version.not_found", "member.not_found", "member.already_exists", "member.self_invite", "member.self_mutation", "member.owner_immutable", "member.owner_cannot_leave", "member.seat_limit", "invite.already_pending", "role.owner_not_assignable", "role.limit_reached", "role.immutable", "role.in_use", "invite.not_found", "invite.expired", "role.not_found", "role.name_conflict", "key.not_found", "key.limit_reached", "webhook.not_found", "webhook.delivery_not_found", "plan.limit_reached", "plan.upgrade_required", "request.not_found", "request.method_not_allowed", "request.conflict", "auth.unauthorized", "auth.forbidden", "request.invalid", "server.error"
- resourcestring
  The resource or scope the failure relates to.
- fieldstring
  The request field that caused the failure.
dataobject | nullrequired
Null on most failures. A plan limit carries { limit, current }.
_reqobject
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- reqIdstring
- resTimeinteger | null

{
    "success": false,
    "code": 401,
    "message": "Something went wrong.",
    "error": {
        "code": "auth.api_key_required",
        "resource": "<string>",
        "field": "<string>"
    },
    "data": {},
    "_req": {
        "reqId": "<string>",
        "resTime": 1
    }
}

401Unauthorized

auth.api_key_required - the Authorization header is missing, or its value does not start with ev_sk_.
auth.api_key_not_found - the key is unknown, inactive or revoked.
auth.api_key_user_missing - the key is valid but its owner no longer exists.
auth.api_key_owner_not_member - the key's owner is no longer a member of the key's workspace.

402Payment Required

plan.upgrade_required - the variable's project is locked because the workspace exceeds its plan's project limit.

403Forbidden

auth.key_project_restricted - the key's project allowlist excludes the variable's project, or auth.product_restricted when the key owner cannot access the private product it belongs to.
auth.workspace_two_factor_required - the workspace requires two-factor authentication and the key's owner has not turned it on.
auth.scope_missing - the key lacks a scope this operation requires; error.resource names it.

404Not Found

request.not_found - no live variable with that id in this workspace, including when its environment or project has been deleted.

500Internal Server Error

server.error - an unexpected error; retry with backoff.

503Service Unavailable

server.error - the API is in maintenance mode or is missing its configuration; retry with backoff.

Authorization#

Path parameters#

Responses#

200OK#

Error envelope#

401Unauthorized#

402Payment Required#

403Forbidden#

404Not Found#

500Internal Server Error#

503Service Unavailable#