contentstack Variables API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Contentstack Automate Management Variables API
  description: The Contentstack Automate Management API allows developers to programmatically manage automation projects and workflows within a Contentstack organization.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Contentstack Support
    url: https://www.contentstack.com/contact
  termsOfService: https://www.contentstack.com/legal/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://automations-api.contentstack.com
  description: AWS North America Production Server
- url: https://eu-automations-api.contentstack.com
  description: AWS Europe Production Server
- url: https://au-automations-api.contentstack.com
  description: AWS Australia Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- authtokenAuth: []
tags:
- name: Variables
  description: Project variables are reusable key-value pairs that can be referenced across multiple automations within a project.
paths:
  /v1/organizations/{organization_uid}/projects/{project_uid}/variables:
    get:
      operationId: getAllVariables
      summary: Get all variables
      description: Retrieves all project variables defined for the automation project. Variables are reusable key-value pairs that can be referenced across automation configurations.
      tags:
      - Variables
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectUid'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of project variables.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VariableList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createVariable
      summary: Create a variable
      description: Creates a new project variable that can be referenced in automation configurations. Variables can store API keys, URLs, or other configuration values that are used across multiple automations.
      tags:
      - Variables
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectUid'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateVariableRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The newly created variable.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Variable'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    CreateVariableRequest:
      type: object
      description: Parameters for creating a project variable.
      required:
      - name
      - key
      - value
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name for the variable.
        key:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable key for the variable.
        value:
          type: string
          description: Value to store in the variable.
        is_secret:
          type: boolean
          description: Set to true to mark the variable as a secret.
          default: false
    VariableList:
      type: object
      description: A list of project variables.
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          description: Array of variable objects.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Variable'
    Variable:
      type: object
      description: A reusable configuration variable for use across automations.
      properties:
        uid:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier of the variable.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the variable.
        key:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable key for referencing the variable in automations.
        value:
          type: string
          description: The value stored in the variable. Sensitive values may be masked.
        is_secret:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether the variable value is treated as a secret.
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response.
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
        error_code:
          type: integer
          description: Numeric error code.
  parameters:
    ProjectUid:
      name: project_uid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the automation project.
      schema:
        type: string
    OrganizationUid:
      name: organization_uid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the organization.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request is malformed or contains invalid parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token with appropriate Automate scopes.
    authtokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: authtoken
      description: Contentstack user authtoken for session-based authentication.
externalDocs:
  description: Contentstack Automate Management API Documentation
  url: https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/apis/automation-hub-management-api