The Update global automation variable operation will update an existing variable with the specified request body.
Request
Request URI
| Method | Request URI |
|---|---|
| PUT | https://{company-name}.helloid.com/api/v1/automation/variable/{variable-name} |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| {company-name} | The company name of the target company |
| {variable-name} | The name of the target variable |
Request headers
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
| Content-Type | Required. Must be set to application/json. |
Sample request body
{
"name": "var1",
"value": "def456",
"secret": false
}
Request body parameters
| Parameter | Description | Required/Optional | Default value |
|---|---|---|---|
| {name} | Name of the variable | Required | - |
| {value} | Value of the variable | Required | - |
| {secret} | A boolean value indicating if the value of the variable should be encrypted | Optional | false |
Response
Response status
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200(OK) | Indicates that the operation was successful and the resource is created. |
| 400(BAD REQUEST) | Indicates that the operation was not successful. There were validation errors or the request body was malformed.If there were validation errors, the response will include a error result. |
| 401(UNAUTHORIZED) | Indicates that no authentication header was given or the api key and secret were invalid. If the api key and secret were valid check the configuration in your portal, it is possibilty these were IP restricted or are disabled. |
Please also see error result.
Please also see common HTTP status codes.
Sample response body
{
"automationVariableGuid": "2ed257c4-a326-466b-a495-1d7536c682bf",
"name": "var1",
"value": "def456",
"secret": false
}
Example request with cURL
Replace placeholder values surrounded by { } with the actual values.
curl -u {api-key}:{api-secret} -X PUT https://{company-name}.helloid.com/api/v1/automation/variable/var1 -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d
"{
"name": "var1",
"value": "def456",
"secret": false
}"