n8n-docs/docs/code-examples/methods-variables-examples/vars.md

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Access your environment's custom variables.	reference

$vars

!!! info "Feature availability" * Available on Self-hosted Enterprise and Pro and Enterprise Cloud plans. * You need access to the n8n instance owner account to create variables.

$vars contains all Variables for the active environment. It's read-only: you can access variables using $vars, but must set them using the UI.

// Access a variable
$vars.<variable-name>

!!! note "$vars and $env" $vars gives access to user-created variables. It's part of the Environments feature. $env gives access to the configuration environment variables for your n8n instance.