---
title: GitHub Actions Variables
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
shortTitle: Variables
intro: >-
  Use the REST API to interact with variables in {% data
  variables.product.prodname_actions %}.
topics:
  - API
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '>=3.8'
autogenerated: rest
---

## About variables in {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}

You can use the REST API to create, update, delete, and retrieve information about variables that can be used in workflows in {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}. {% data reusables.actions.about-variables %}

{% data reusables.actions.actions-authentication %} {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} must have the `actions_variables/environments/organization_actions_variables` permission to use these endpoints. Authenticated users must have collaborator access to a repository to create, update, or read variables.


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