Create Environment Variable - Apinizer Dokümantasyonu

Endpoint

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/environmentVariables/{name}/

Authentication

Requires a Personal API Access Token.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

Request

Headers

Header	Value	Required
Authorization	Bearer	Yes
Content-Type	application/json	Yes

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name (can be “admin” for admin project)
name	string	Yes	Environment variable name (unique identifier)

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example - Global Environment Variable

{
  "name": "API_KEY",
  "description": "API Key for external service",
  "global": true,
  "globalValue": "secret-api-key-12345",
  "globalVisible": false,
  "environmentValueList": null
}

Full JSON Body Example - Environment-Specific Variable

{
  "name": "API_BASE_URL",
  "description": "Base URL for API calls",
  "global": false,
  "globalValue": null,
  "globalVisible": true,
  "environmentValueList": [
    {
      "environmentName": "production",
      "value": "https://api.production.example.com",
      "visible": true
    },
    {
      "environmentName": "staging",
      "value": "https://api.staging.example.com",
      "visible": true
    },
    {
      "environmentName": "development",
      "value": "https://api.dev.example.com",
      "visible": true
    }
  ]
}

Full JSON Body Example - Environment-Specific with Secret Values

{
  "name": "DATABASE_PASSWORD",
  "description": "Database password",
  "global": false,
  "globalValue": null,
  "globalVisible": true,
  "environmentValueList": [
    {
      "environmentName": "production",
      "value": "prod-secret-password",
      "visible": false
    },
    {
      "environmentName": "staging",
      "value": "staging-secret-password",
      "visible": false
    }
  ]
}

Request Body Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	Yes	-	Environment variable name (must match path parameter)
description	string	No	-	Environment variable description
global	boolean	No	false	Whether the variable is global (true) or environment-specific (false)
globalValue	string\|null	No	null	Global value (required if global=true)
globalVisible	boolean	No	true	Whether global value is visible (not secret)
environmentValueList	array[object]\|null	No	null	List of environment-specific values (required if global=false). See Environment Value Object

Environment Value Object (environmentValueList)

Field	Type	Required	Description
environmentName	string	Yes	Environment name
value	string	Yes	Value for this environment
visible	boolean	No	false	Whether the value is visible (not secret)

Notes

name in path must match name in body
name must be unique within the project
If global=true, provide globalValue and set environmentValueList=null
If global=false, provide environmentValueList with at least one environment value
visible=false marks the value as secret (will be masked in responses)
globalVisible=false marks the global value as secret
Variable is automatically deployed to all environments after creation

Response

Success Response (200 OK) - Deployment Successful

When the environment variable is created and successfully deployed to all environments:

{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "responseTime": 1500,
    "detailList": [
      {
        "envName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "detail": "Deployed successfully",
        "responseTime": 450
      },
      {
        "envName": "staging",
        "success": true,
        "detail": "Deployed successfully",
        "responseTime": 420
      }
    ],
    "firstFromApiResultList": {
      "envName": "production",
      "success": true,
      "detail": "Deployed successfully",
      "responseTime": 450
    }
  }
}

Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Environment variable name can not be empty!"
}

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Environment variable name in path (API_KEY) does not match name in body (API_BASE_URL)!"
}

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Environment variable (name: API_KEY) already exists!"
}

Common Causes

Missing or empty name field
Name in path does not match name in body
Environment variable name already exists
Invalid global/environment-specific configuration

Deployment Failure Note

When status is “SUCCESS” but deploymentResult.success is false, the environment variable was created in the Manager but failed to deploy to one or more Gateway environments. Common causes:

Gateway not running or not reachable (e.g., “Connection refused” on port 8091)
Network connectivity issues between Manager and Gateway
Environment name mismatch or environment not configured

cURL Example

Example 1: Create Global Environment Variable

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/environmentVariables/API_KEY/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "API_KEY",
    "description": "API Key for external service",
    "global": true,
    "globalValue": "secret-api-key-12345",
    "globalVisible": false
  }'

Example 2: Create Environment-Specific Variable

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/environmentVariables/API_BASE_URL/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "API_BASE_URL",
    "description": "Base URL for API calls",
    "global": false,
    "environmentValueList": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "value": "https://api.production.example.com",
        "visible": true
      },
      {
        "environmentName": "staging",
        "value": "https://api.staging.example.com",
        "visible": true
      }
    ]
  }'

Permissions

User must have SECRETS + MANAGE permission in the project. For deployment operations (when deploying environment variables to environments), user must also have SECRETS + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission.

Notes and Warnings

Name Uniqueness:
- Environment variable name must be unique within the project
- If name already exists, creation will fail
Name Matching:
- Name in path must match name in body
- Case-insensitive matching
Global vs Environment-Specific:
- global=true - Single value for all environments
- global=false - Different values per environment
Secret Values:
- Set visible=false or globalVisible=false to mark values as secret
- Secret values are masked (returned as null) in responses
Environment Names:
- Environment names must exist
- Use environmentName (not environmentId)
Automatic Deployment:
- Variable is automatically deployed to all environments
- Deployment results are returned in the response
For deployment operations (when deploying environment variables to environments), user must also have SECRETS + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission
- User must have access to the project

List Environment Variables - List all environment variables
Update Environment Variable - Update an environment variable

Home

​Endpoint

​Authentication

​Header

​Request

​Headers

​Path Parameters

​Request Body

​Full JSON Body Example - Global Environment Variable

​Full JSON Body Example - Environment-Specific Variable

​Full JSON Body Example - Environment-Specific with Secret Values

​Request Body Fields

​Environment Value Object (environmentValueList)

​Notes

​Response

​Success Response (200 OK) - Deployment Successful

​Error Response (400 Bad Request)

​Common Causes

​Deployment Failure Note

​cURL Example

​Example 1: Create Global Environment Variable

​Example 2: Create Environment-Specific Variable

​Permissions

​Notes and Warnings

​Related Documentation