Creating a Global Variable

Function

This API is used to create a global variable.

URI

URI format
POST /v1.0/{project_id}/variables

Parameter description

**Table 1** URI parameter
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID, which is used for resource isolation. For details about how to obtain its value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request

**Table 2** Request parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
var_name	Yes	String	A global variable name can contain a maximum of 128 characters, including only digits, letters, and underscores (_), but cannot start with an underscore (_) or contain only digits.
var_value	Yes	String	Global variable value.
is_sensitive	No	Boolean	Whether to set a variable as a sensitive variable. The default value is false.

Response

**Table 3** Response parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
is_success	No	Boolean	Indicates whether the request is successfully executed. Value true indicates that the request is successfully executed.
message	No	String	Message content.

Example Request

Create a global variable that is sensitive.

{
    "var_name": "string",
    "var_value": "string",
    "is_sensitive": true
}

Example Response

{
    "is_success": true,
    "message": "string"
}

Status Codes

Table 4 describes status codes.

**Table 4** Status codes
Status Code	Description
200	A variable is created successfully.
400	The input parameter is invalid.

Error Codes

If an error occurs when this API is invoked, the system does not return the result similar to the preceding example, but returns the error code and error information. For details, see Error Codes.