APIs.io Engineering Platform Global Variables API

The **Global Variables** endpoints enable you to manage global [variables](https://learning.postman.com/docs/sending-requests/variables/). Global variables are available throughout a workspace and have the broadest scope in Postman.

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GET /workspaces/{workspaceId}/global-variables APIs.io Engineering Platform Get global variables #
PUT /workspaces/{workspaceId}/global-variables APIs.io Engineering Platform Update global variables #

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: APIs.io Engineering Platform Postman Global Variables API
  description: "The Postman API enables you to programmatically access data stored in your Postman account.\n\n> Certain endpoints may be unavailable depending on your region and/or Postman plan.\n\nFor a comprehensive set of examples of requests and responses, see the [**Postman API** collection](https://www.postman.com/postman/workspace/postman-public-workspace/documentation/12959542-c8142d51-e97c-46b6-bd77-52bb66712c9a).\n\n## Getting started\n\nYou can get started with the Postman API by creating a copy of this definition in your workspace.\n\n### EU users\n\nFor users in the EU with [**Enterprise** plans](https://www.postman.com/pricing/), the Postman API uses the `http://api.eu.postman.com` subdomain. This is available in the definition's list of servers. You can change this by selecting the `http://api.eu.postman.com` subdomain in the **Server** dropdown list below.\n\n## About the Postman API\n\n- You must use a valid API Key to send requests to the API endpoints.\n- The API has [rate and usage limits](https://learning.postman.com/docs/developer/postman-api/postman-api-rate-limits/).\n- The API only responds to HTTPS-secured communications. Any requests sent via HTTP return an HTTP `301` redirect to the corresponding HTTPS resources.\n- The API returns requests responses in JSON format. When an API request returns an error, it is sent in the JSON response as an error key.\n- The request method (verb) determines the nature of action you intend to perform. A request made using the `GET` method implies that you want to fetch something from Postman. The `POST` method implies you want to save something new to Postman.\n- For all requests, API calls respond with their corresponding [HTTP status codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes). In the Postman client, the status code also provides help text that details the possible meaning of the response code.\n- When calling the API Builder endpoints, you must send an `Accept` header with the `application/vnd.api.v10+json` value.\n\n### IDs and UIDs\n\nAll items in Postman, such as collections, workspaces, and APIs, have IDs and UIDs:\n\n- An ID is the unique ID assigned to a Postman item. For example, `ec29121c-5203-409f-9e84-e83ffc10f226`.\n- The UID is the **full** ID of a Postman item. This value is the item's unique ID concatenated with the user ID. For example, in the `12345678-ec29121c-5203-409f-9e84-e83ffc10f226` UID:\n    - `12345678` is the user's ID.\n    - `ec29121c-5203-409f-9e84-e83ffc10f226` is the item's ID.\n\n### Enum values\n\nAny documented enum values should be considered partial lists and may change over time.\n\n### 403 response for unavailable features\n\nDepending on your region and/or Postman [plan](https://www.postman.com/pricing/), some endpoints will return an HTTP `403 Forbidden` response with the \"This feature isn't available in your region.\" detail.\n\n### 503 response\n\nAn HTTP `503 Service Unavailable` response from our servers indicates there is an unexpected spike in API access traffic. The server is usually operational within the next five minutes.\n\nIf the outage persists or you receive any other form of an HTTP `5XX` error, [contact support](https://support.postman.com/hc/en-us/requests/new/).\n\n## Authentication\n\nPostman uses API keys for authentication. 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    email: help@postman.com
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servers:
- url: https://api.getpostman.com
- url: https://api.eu.postman.com
security:
- PostmanApiKey: []
- scimApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Global Variables
  description: The **Global Variables** endpoints enable you to manage global [variables](https://learning.postman.com/docs/sending-requests/variables/). Global variables are available throughout a workspace and have the broadest scope in Postman.
paths:
  /workspaces/{workspaceId}/global-variables:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/workspaceId'
    get:
      summary: APIs.io Engineering Platform Get global variables
      description: Gets a workspace's global [variables](https://learning.postman.com/docs/sending-requests/variables/#variable-scopes).
      operationId: getWorkspaceGlobalVariables
      tags:
      - Global Variables
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/getWorkspaceGlobalVariables'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/globalVariables500Error'
    put:
      summary: APIs.io Engineering Platform Update global variables
      description: Updates and replaces a workspace's global [variables](https://learning.postman.com/docs/sending-requests/variables/#variable-scopes). This endpoint replaces all existing global variables with the variables you pass in the request body.
      operationId: updateWorkspaceGlobalVariables
      tags:
      - Global Variables
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/updateWorkspaceGlobalVariables'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/updateWorkspaceGlobalVariables'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/globalVariables500Error'
components:
  parameters:
    workspaceId:
      name: workspaceId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The workspace's ID.
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/workspaceId'
  requestBodies:
    updateWorkspaceGlobalVariables:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              values:
                type: array
                description: A list of the workspace's global variables.
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/globalVariable'
          example:
            values:
            - key: api-key
              type: secret
              value: PMAK-XXXX
              enabled: true
            - key: collection_uid
              type: default
              value: 12345678-12ece9e1-2abf-4edc-8e34-de66e74114d2
              enabled: true
  responses:
    getWorkspaceGlobalVariables:
      description: Successful Response
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            description: Information about the workspace's global variables.
            properties:
              values:
                type: array
                description: A list of the workspace's global variables.
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/globalVariable'
          example:
            values:
            - key: api-key
              type: secret
              value: PMAK-XXXX
              enabled: true
            - key: collection_uid
              type: default
              value: 12345678-12ece9e1-2abf-4edc-8e34-de66e74114d2
              enabled: true
    globalVariables500Error:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                format: uri-reference
                description: The [URI reference](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986) that identifies the type of problem.
                example: https://api.postman.com/problems/servererror
              title:
                type: string
                description: A short summary of the problem.
                example: Internal server error
              detail:
                type: string
                description: Information about the error.
                example: Details about the error
          example:
            type: https://api.postman.com/problems/servererror
            title: Internal server error
            detail: Details about the error
    updateWorkspaceGlobalVariables:
      description: Successful Response
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            description: Information about the workspace's updated global variables.
            properties:
              values:
                type: array
                description: A list of the workspace's global variables.
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/globalVariable'
          example:
            values:
            - key: api-key
              type: secret
              value: PMAK-XXXX
              enabled: true
            - key: collection_uid
              type: default
              value: 12345678-12ece9e1-2abf-4edc-8e34-de66e74114d2
              enabled: true
  schemas:
    workspaceId:
      type: string
      example: 1f0df51a-8658-4ee8-a2a1-d2567dfa09a9
    globalVariable:
      title: Global Variable
      type: object
      description: Information about the global variable.
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
          description: The variable's name.
          example: variableName
        type:
          type: string
          description: The [type](https://learning.postman.com/docs/sending-requests/variables/#variable-types) of variable.
          enum:
          - default
          - secret
          example: default
        value:
          type: string
          description: The variable's value.
          example: variableValue
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: If true, the variable is enabled.
          example: true
  securitySchemes:
    PostmanApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
    scimApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: A valid [SCIM API key](https://learning.postman.com/docs/administration/scim-provisioning/scim-provisioning-overview/#generating-scim-api-key) for calls to SCIM endpoints.