---
name: "glab-variable-get"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "glab"
version: "1.126.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/glab-variable-get"
---

# glab-variable-get(1)

Get a variable for a project or group.

## NAME

glab-variable-get - Get a variable for a project or group.

## SYNOPSIS

**glab variable get  \[flags\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Prints the value of a single variable by key. Use **--scope** to select a variable in a specific environment, or **--group** to read a group variable instead.

By default the command reads one level only. Pass **--inherited** to fall back to the groups above the project and then to the instance, in the order CI resolves a variable: the project first, then each parent group closest first, then instance variables.

A level that does not define the key, or that you cannot read, is skipped. Instance variables apply to every environment, so **--scope** does not filter them.

## OPTIONS

**-g**, **--group**=""\
 	Get variable for a group.

**--inherited**\[=false\]\
 	If the key is not defined at the selected level, look in the groups above it, then in instance variables.

**--jq**=""\
 	Filter JSON output with a jq expression.

**-F**, **--output**="text"\
 	Format output as: text, json.

**-s**, **--scope**="*"*\
 	*The environment\_scope of the variable. Values: all (*), or specific environments.

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	Show help for this command.

**-R**, **--repo**=""\
 	Select another repository. You can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO. The full URL or Git URL is also accepted.

## EXAMPLE

```
glab variable get VAR_KEY
glab variable get -g GROUP VAR_KEY
glab variable get -s SCOPE VAR_KEY
# Read the project, then its parent groups, then the instance
glab variable get --inherited VAR_KEY
```

## SEE ALSO

**[glab-variable(1)](/glab-variable/1.md)**