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# Get environment variable

> Get the masked metadata of one environment variable.

`environmentVariable(input: GetEnvironmentVariableInput!): EnvironmentVariable!`

Requires project.read.

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required |
| - | - | - |
| `input` | [`GetEnvironmentVariableInput!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/getenvironmentvariableinput) | Yes |

## Input fields

### input

[`GetEnvironmentVariableInput`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/getenvironmentvariableinput)

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| `environmentId` | [`ID!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/id) | Yes | Environment UUID. |
| `key` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | Yes | Variable key. |

## Response

Returns [`EnvironmentVariable!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/environmentvariable). Open the type for its fields and nested types.

| Field | Type |
| - | - |
| `id` | [`ID!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/id) |
| `key` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) |
| `value` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) |
| `hasValue` | [`Boolean!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/boolean) |

Types marked with `!` cannot be null. Lists use `[Type]` notation. The [type index](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/schema.md) lists all published input and response types.

## Example

```graphql title="query.graphql" theme={null}
query EnvironmentVariable($input: GetEnvironmentVariableInput!) {
  environmentVariable(input: $input) {
    id
    hasValue
    key
    value
  }
}
```

```json title="variables.json" theme={null}
{
  "input": {
    "environmentId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
    "key": "example"
  }
}
```

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