APIs.io Engineering Platform Global Variables API
The **Global Variables** endpoints enable you to manage global [variables](https://learning.postman.com/docs/sending-requests/variables/). Global variables are available throughout a workspace and have the broadest scope in Postman.
This API exposes 2 operations across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2015-07-09.
Requests are made against 4 base URLs: http://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com, https://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com, http://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn, https://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
APIs.io Engineering Platform Global Variables API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (hmac).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
hmac— Amazon Signature authorization v4
Paths & Operations 2
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
The Global Variables endpoints enable you to manage global [variables](https://learning.postman.com/docs/sending-requests/variables/). Global variables are available throughout a…
Schemas 2
The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is globalVariable (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.