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Environment Variables

API Reference for ProcessMaker Environment Variable API

Returns all environmentVariables that the user has access to. For security, values are not included.

get

Fetch a collection of variables based on paged request and filter if provided

Authorizations
Query parameters
filterstringOptional

Filter results by string. Searches Name, Description, and Status. Status must match exactly. Others can be a substring.

order_bystringOptional

Field to order results by

order_directionstring · enumOptionalDefault: ascPossible values:
per_pageintegerOptionalDefault: 10
includestringOptional

Include data from related models in payload. Comma separated list.

Default: ""
Responses
200
list of environmentVariables
application/json
get
GET /api/1.0/environment_variables HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Accept: */*
200

list of environmentVariables

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "text",
      "description": "text",
      "value": "text",
      "id": 1,
      "created_at": "2025-07-30T11:20:43.931Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-07-30T11:20:43.931Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

Create a new environment variable

post

Creates a new global Environment Variable in the system

Authorizations
Body
namestringOptional
descriptionstringOptional
valuestringOptional
Responses
201
success
application/json
Responseall of
post
POST /api/1.0/environment_variables HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 51

{
  "name": "text",
  "description": "text",
  "value": "text"
}
201

success

{
  "name": "text",
  "description": "text",
  "value": "text",
  "id": 1,
  "created_at": "2025-07-30T11:20:43.931Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-07-30T11:20:43.931Z"
}

Get an environment variable by id. For security, the value is not included.

get

Return an environment variable instance Using implicit model binding, will automatically return 404 if variable now found

Authorizations
Path parameters
environment_variable_idintegerRequired

ID of environment_variables to return

Responses
201
success
application/json
Responseall of
get
GET /api/1.0/environment_variables/{environment_variable_id} HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Accept: */*
201

success

{
  "name": "text",
  "description": "text",
  "value": "text",
  "id": 1,
  "created_at": "2025-07-30T11:20:43.931Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-07-30T11:20:43.931Z"
}

Update an environment variable

put

Update an environment variable

Authorizations
Path parameters
environment_variable_idintegerRequired

ID of environment variables to update

Body
namestringOptional
descriptionstringOptional
valuestringOptional
Responses
200
success
application/json
Responseall of
put
PUT /api/1.0/environment_variables/{environment_variable_id} HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 51

{
  "name": "text",
  "description": "text",
  "value": "text"
}
200

success

{
  "name": "text",
  "description": "text",
  "value": "text",
  "id": 1,
  "created_at": "2025-07-30T11:20:43.931Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-07-30T11:20:43.931Z"
}

Delete an environment variable

delete
Authorizations
Path parameters
environment_variable_idintegerRequired

ID of environment_variables to return

Responses
200
success
delete
DELETE /api/1.0/environment_variables/{environment_variable_id} HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Accept: */*
200

success

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