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# Get Variable Value

> Resolve a single environment-variable value in its scope.

Resolve the value of a variable definition in the appropriate scope. For linked-account or workflow scope, pass the corresponding query parameter. Encrypted values are redacted in the response.

## Authentication

This endpoint resolves a scoped value, so it accepts **either** authentication method.

**Option 1 — API key**

<ParamField header="x-api-key" type="string">Your Refold API key.</ParamField>
<ParamField header="linked_account_id" type="string">Required (header or query) for linked-account-scoped values.</ParamField>

**Option 2 — Session token**

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string">Session token, for the account's own scope. **Format:** `Bearer YOUR_SESSION_TOKEN`</ParamField>

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="definition_id" type="string" required>The variable definition ID.</ParamField>

## Query Parameters

<ParamField query="linked_account_id" type="string">Resolve the linked-account-scoped value.</ParamField>
<ParamField query="workflow_id" type="string">Resolve the workflow-scoped value.</ParamField>
<ParamField query="environment" type="string">Override the environment.</ParamField>

## Response

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="200 OK">
    <ResponseField name="value" type="string">The resolved value. `[REDACTED]` if the definition is encrypted.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="encrypted" type="boolean">Whether the value is encrypted.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="name" type="string">Variable name.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="scope" type="string">The resolved scope.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="variable_definition_id" type="string">The definition ID.</ResponseField>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="404 Not Found">
    <ResponseField name="status_code" type="integer">HTTP status code.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="http_error_type" type="string">Error category.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="error_code" type="string">Internal error code.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="message" type="string">Human-readable error description.</ResponseField>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 Plain value theme={null}
  {
    "value": "https://api.example.com",
    "encrypted": false,
    "name": "API_BASE_URL",
    "scope": "org",
    "variable_definition_id": "6a159a9741e63efd0833773f"
  }
  ```

  ```json 200 Encrypted value theme={null}
  {
    "value": "[REDACTED]",
    "encrypted": true,
    "name": "API_SECRET",
    "scope": "linked_account",
    "variable_definition_id": "6a1401de41e63efd08fb3e54"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL (API key, linked-account scope) theme={null}
  curl -X GET "https://app.refold.ai/api/v2/public/env/value/{definition_id}?linked_account_id=YOUR_LINKED_ACCOUNT_ID" \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
  ```

  ```bash cURL (session token) theme={null}
  curl -X GET "https://app.refold.ai/api/v2/public/env/value/{definition_id}" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SESSION_TOKEN"
  ```
</RequestExample>