Phrase

Phrase Variables API

The Variables API from Phrase — 2 operation(s) for variables.

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Operations 5

GET /projects/{project_id}/variables List variables #

POST /projects/{project_id}/variables Create a variable #

GET /projects/{project_id}/variables/{name} Get a single variable #

PATCH /projects/{project_id}/variables/{name} Update a variable #

DELETE /projects/{project_id}/variables/{name} Delete a variable #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Phrase Strings API Reference Accounts Variables API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: Phrase Strings is a translation management platform for software projects. You can collaborate on language file translation with your team or order translations through our platform. The API allows you to import locale files, download locale files, tag keys or interact in other ways with the localization data stored in Phrase Strings for your account.
  contact:
    name: Phrase Support
    url: https://developers.phrase.com/api/
    email: support@phrase.com
  x-logo:
    url: https://developers.phrase.com/images/phrase-logo.svg
    backgroundColor: '#03eab3'
    altText: Phrase Strings
  termsOfService: https://phrase.com/terms/
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/
servers:
- url: https://api.phrase.com/v2
  description: EU production server
- url: https://api.us.app.phrase.com/v2
  description: US production server
security:
- Token: []
- Basic: []
tags:
- name: Variables
paths:
  /projects/{project_id}/variables:
    get:
      summary: List variables
      description: List all variables for the current project.
      operationId: variables/list
      tags:
      - Variables
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-PhraseApp-OTP'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/project_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/per_page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/variable'
          headers:
            X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Limit'
            X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Remaining'
            X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Reset'
            Link:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Link'
            Pagination:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Pagination'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
      x-code-samples:
      - lang: Curl
        source: "curl \"https://api.phrase.com/v2/projects/:project_id/variables\" \\\n  -u USERNAME_OR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
      - lang: CLI v2
        source: 'phrase variables list \

          --project_id <project_id> \

          --access_token <token>'
      x-cli-version: '2.5'
    post:
      summary: Create a variable
      description: Create a new variable.
      operationId: variable/create
      tags:
      - Variables
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-PhraseApp-OTP'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/project_id'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/variable'
          headers:
            X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Limit'
            X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Remaining'
            X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Reset'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
      x-code-samples:
      - lang: Curl
        source: "curl \"https://api.phrase.com/v2/projects/:project_id/variables\" \\\n  -u USERNAME_OR_ACCESS_TOKEN \\\n  -X POST \\\n  -d '{\"name\":\"MY_VARIABLE\",\"value\":\"Hello World\"}' \\\n  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'"
      - lang: CLI v2
        source: 'phrase variables create \

          --project_id <project_id> \

          --data ''{"name":"MY_VARIABLE", "value":"Hello World"}'' \

          --access_token <token>'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              title: variable/create/parameters
              required:
              - name
              properties:
                name:
                  description: Name of the variable
                  type: string
                  example: MY_VARIABLE
                value:
                  description: Value of the variable
                  type: string
                  example: Hello World
      x-cli-version: '2.5'
  /projects/{project_id}/variables/{name}:
    get:
      summary: Get a single variable
      description: Get details on a single variable for a given project.
      operationId: variable/show
      tags:
      - Variables
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-PhraseApp-OTP'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/project_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/variable'
          headers:
            X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Limit'
            X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Remaining'
            X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Reset'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
      x-code-samples:
      - lang: Curl
        source: "curl \"https://api.phrase.com/v2/projects/:project_id/variables/:name\" \\\n  -u USERNAME_OR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
      - lang: CLI v2
        source: 'phrase variables show \

          --project_id <project_id> \

          --name <name> \

          --access_token <token>'
      x-cli-version: '2.5'
    patch:
      summary: Update a variable
      description: Update an existing variable.
      operationId: variable/update
      tags:
      - Variables
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-PhraseApp-OTP'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/project_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/variable'
          headers:
            X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Limit'
            X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Remaining'
            X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Reset'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
      x-code-samples:
      - lang: Curl
        source: "curl \"https://api.phrase.com/v2/projects/:project_id/variables/:name\" \\\n  -u USERNAME_OR_ACCESS_TOKEN \\\n  -X PATCH \\\n  -d '{\"name\":\"MY_VARIABLE\",\"value\":\"Hello World\"}' \\\n  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'"
      - lang: CLI v2
        source: 'phrase variables update \

          --project_id <project_id> \

          --name <name> \

          --data ''{"name":"MY_VARIABLE","value":"Hello World"}'' \

          --access_token <token>'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              title: variable/update/parameters
              properties:
                name:
                  description: Name of the variable
                  type: string
                  example: MY_VARIABLE
                value:
                  description: Value of the variable
                  type: string
                  example: Hello World
      x-cli-version: '2.5'
    delete:
      summary: Delete a variable
      description: Delete an existing variable.
      operationId: variable/delete
      tags:
      - Variables
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-PhraseApp-OTP'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/project_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '204':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/204'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
      x-code-samples:
      - lang: Curl
        source: "curl \"https://api.phrase.com/v2/projects/:project_id/variables/:name\" \\\n  -u USERNAME_OR_ACCESS_TOKEN \\\n  -X DELETE"
      - lang: CLI v2
        source: 'phrase variables delete \

          --project_id <project_id> \

          --name <name> \

          --access_token <token>'
      x-cli-version: '2.5'
components:
  parameters:
    name:
      in: path
      name: name
      description: name
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    page:
      in: query
      name: page
      description: Page number
      required: false
      allowEmptyValue: false
      schema:
        type: integer
      example: 1
    project_id:
      in: path
      name: project_id
      description: Project ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    X-PhraseApp-OTP:
      in: header
      name: X-PhraseApp-OTP
      description: Two-Factor-Authentication token (optional)
      required: false
      allowEmptyValue: false
      schema:
        type: string
    per_page:
      in: query
      name: per_page
      description: Limit on the number of objects to be returned, between 1 and 100. 25 by default
      required: false
      allowEmptyValue: false
      schema:
        type: integer
      example: 25
  responses:
    '404':
      description: Not Found
      headers:
        X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Limit'
        X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Remaining'
        X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Reset'
    '204':
      description: The resource was deleted successfully.
      headers:
        X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Limit'
        X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Remaining'
        X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Reset'
    '429':
      description: Rate Limiting
      headers:
        X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Limit'
        X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Remaining'
        X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Reset'
    '400':
      description: Bad request
      headers:
        X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Limit'
        X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Remaining'
        X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Rate-Limit-Reset'
  headers:
    X-Rate-Limit-Remaining:
      description: The number of remaining requests in the current period
      schema:
        type: integer
    X-Rate-Limit-Reset:
      description: Timestamp of end of current time period as UNIX timestamp, see [Rate Limiting](/en/api/strings/pagination#rate-limiting)
      schema:
        type: integer
    Pagination:
      description: Pagination details for navigating through a collection of resources, provided in JSON format.
      schema:
        type: object
        properties:
          total_count:
            description: Total count of items in the collection.
            type: integer
            example: 10
          total_pages_count:
            description: Total number of pages available for the collection.
            type: integer
            example: 2
          current_page:
            description: The current page number.
            type: integer
            example: 1
          current_per_page:
            description: Number of items currently displayed per page.
            type: integer
            example: 5
          previous_page:
            description: Page number of the previous page, if available.
            type: integer
          next_page:
            description: Page number of the next page, if available.
            type: integer
            example: 2
    X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
      description: The number of allowed requests in the current period
      schema:
        type: integer
    Link:
      description: 'Links to related resources, in the format defined by

        [RFC 5988](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988#section-5).

        This will include a link with relation type `next` to the

        next page, if there is a next page.'
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    variable:
      type: object
      title: variable
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        value:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      example:
        name: MY_VARIABLE
        value: Hello World
        created_at: '2015-01-28T09:52:53Z'
        updated_at: '2015-01-28T09:52:53Z'
  securitySchemes:
    Token:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: Enter your token in the format `token TOKEN`
    Basic:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
x-tagGroups:
- name: Core Resources
  tags:
  - Projects
  - Locales
  - Keys
  - Translations
  - Uploads
  - Tags
  - Custom Metadata Properties
  - Blacklisted Keys
  - Versions / History
- name: Workflows
  tags:
  - Spaces
  - Jobs
  - Job Comments
  - Job Locales
  - Job Templates
  - Job Template Locales
  - Organization Job Templates
  - Organization Job Template Locales
  - Comments
  - Comment Reactions
  - Comment Replies
  - Branches
- name: Quality
  tags:
  - Glossaries
  - Glossary Terms
  - Glossary Term Translations
- name: Integrations
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  - Distributions
  - Releases
  - Release Triggers
- name: Ordering
  tags:
  - Orders
  - Style guides
- name: User management
  tags:
  - Authorizations
  - Users
  - Accounts
  - Members
  - Invitations
- name: Screenshots
  tags:
  - Screenshots
  - Screenshot Markers
- name: Misc
  tags:
  - Formats
- name: Figma Attachments
  tags:
  - Figma attachments
  - Key's Figma attachments