Update an instance-level CI variable
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Update an instance-level CI variable
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Use GitLab: its GitLab Admin API lets you update an instance-level CI variable in a single step (PUT /api/v4/admin/ci/variables/{key}). GitLab also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.
- How do I change the value of an existing instance-wide CI variable?
- Can I mark an existing instance variable as masked or protected?
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- Set instance CI variable {key} to {value}.
- Make existing instance variable {key} masked: {masked}.
- Change instance variable {key} to protected={protected}.
For your developer
PUT /api/v4/admin/ci/variables/{key} in GitLab Admin API. Full spec on APIs.io.