GH-VARIABLE-GET(1)

🎀 gh-variable-get(1) 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to the gh-variable-get(1) page from the GitHub CLI manual. It's giving “get a variable, know the level” energy, and ngl, it's kinda iconic. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

gh-variable-get — Get variables 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gh variable get <variable-name> [flags]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

You're grabbing a variable at one of these levels, bestie:

• repository (the default): available to GitHub Actions runs or Dependabot in a repository
• environment: available to GitHub Actions runs for a deployment environment in a repository
• organization: available to GitHub Actions runs or Dependabot within an organization

No cap, that's the whole level situation. Pick your level with the flags below. Periodt. ✨

🌈 OPTIONS 🌈

Flag by flag, bestie — all the details are here:

• -e, --env <string> — get a variable for an environment 🌱
• -q, --jq <expression> — filter the JSON output with a jq expression 🔎
• --json <fields> — output JSON with the fields you specify 🧾
• -o, --org <string> — get a variable for an organization 🏢
• -t, --template <string> — format the JSON output with a Go template; see gh help formatting 🎀

👑 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 👑

• -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO> — select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format 🫶

⭐ JSON FIELDS ⭐

These are the JSON fields, literally:

• createdAt
• name
• numSelectedRepos
• selectedReposURL
• updatedAt
• value
• visibility

💀 EXIT CODES 💀

• 0: Successful execution
• 1: Error
• 2: Command canceled
• 4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• gh-variable(1) — the related manual page, iykyk 🫶

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that's the whole page, bestie. slay 🎀💖

GitHub CLI v2.102.0 · Oct 2026 · GH-VARIABLE-GET(1) — bye diva! 💅