# Missing variable type when export environment variable via ETL API v1

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**Category:** Matillion ETL\
**Created:** [January 3, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/t/missing-variable-type-when-export-environment-variable-via-etl-api-v1/2005 "2023-01-03T14:01:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![maatoug.wassim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@maatoug.wassim](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/u/maatoug.wassim)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/t/missing-variable-type-when-export-environment-variable-via-etl-api-v1/2005/1 "2023-01-03T14:01:40Z")

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Hi,

Using the MATILLION ETL API v1 to get environment variables, it seems that the type of the variables is missing in the output JSON.

I m using the following syntax from (official documentation)

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http://\<InstanceAddress\>/rest/v1/group/name/\<groupname\>/project/name/\<projectName\>/environment/name/\<environmentName\>/variable/export

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[Link here to the doc](https://documentation.matillion.com/docs/2768621)

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Am I missing something ?

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**Author:** ![ChikaMatillionCommunityMgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@ChikaMatillionCommunityMgr](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/u/ChikaMatillionCommunityMgr)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/t/missing-variable-type-when-export-environment-variable-via-etl-api-v1/2005/2 "2023-01-25T21:55:48Z")

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Hi [@maatoug.wassim](https://matillioncommunity.discourse.group/u/maatoug.wassim)​

Happy New Year!

That's how the API works so I am quite unclear what problem this is actually causing. You can clarify with a reply and we can work on it together here. In the meantime, you can refer to [**https://documentation.matillion.com/docs/2768621**](https://documentation.matillion.com/docs/2768621)

Cheers,

Chika

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