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Azure v6.30.0 published on Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 by Pulumi
Use this data source to access information about an existing Automation Object Variable.
Example Usage
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as azure from "@pulumi/azure";
import * as std from "@pulumi/std";
const example = azure.automation.getVariableObject({
name: "tfex-example-var",
resourceGroupName: "tfex-example-rg",
automationAccountName: "tfex-example-account",
});
export const variable = example.then(example => std.jsondecode({
input: example.value,
})).then(invoke => invoke.result);
import pulumi
import pulumi_azure as azure
import pulumi_std as std
example = azure.automation.get_variable_object(name="tfex-example-var",
resource_group_name="tfex-example-rg",
automation_account_name="tfex-example-account")
pulumi.export("variable", std.jsondecode(input=example.value).result)
package main
import (
"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-azure/sdk/v6/go/azure/automation"
"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-std/sdk/go/std"
"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
)
func main() {
pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
example, err := automation.LookupVariableObject(ctx, &automation.LookupVariableObjectArgs{
Name: "tfex-example-var",
ResourceGroupName: "tfex-example-rg",
AutomationAccountName: "tfex-example-account",
}, nil)
if err != nil {
return err
}
ctx.Export("variable", pulumi.Any(std.Jsondecode(ctx, &std.JsondecodeArgs{
Input: example.Value,
}, nil).Result))
return nil
})
}
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Pulumi;
using Azure = Pulumi.Azure;
using Std = Pulumi.Std;
return await Deployment.RunAsync(() =>
{
var example = Azure.Automation.GetVariableObject.Invoke(new()
{
Name = "tfex-example-var",
ResourceGroupName = "tfex-example-rg",
AutomationAccountName = "tfex-example-account",
});
return new Dictionary<string, object?>
{
["variable"] = Std.Jsondecode.Invoke(new()
{
Input = example.Apply(getVariableObjectResult => getVariableObjectResult.Value),
}).Apply(invoke => invoke.Result),
};
});
package generated_program;
import com.pulumi.Context;
import com.pulumi.Pulumi;
import com.pulumi.core.Output;
import com.pulumi.azure.automation.AutomationFunctions;
import com.pulumi.azure.automation.inputs.GetVariableObjectArgs;
import com.pulumi.std.StdFunctions;
import com.pulumi.std.inputs.JsondecodeArgs;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Map;
import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
public class App {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Pulumi.run(App::stack);
}
public static void stack(Context ctx) {
final var example = AutomationFunctions.getVariableObject(GetVariableObjectArgs.builder()
.name("tfex-example-var")
.resourceGroupName("tfex-example-rg")
.automationAccountName("tfex-example-account")
.build());
ctx.export("variable", StdFunctions.jsondecode(JsondecodeArgs.builder()
.input(example.value())
.build()).result());
}
}
variables:
example:
fn::invoke:
function: azure:automation:getVariableObject
arguments:
name: tfex-example-var
resourceGroupName: tfex-example-rg
automationAccountName: tfex-example-account
outputs:
variable:
fn::invoke:
function: std:jsondecode
arguments:
input: ${example.value}
return: result
Using getVariableObject
Two invocation forms are available. The direct form accepts plain arguments and either blocks until the result value is available, or returns a Promise-wrapped result. The output form accepts Input-wrapped arguments and returns an Output-wrapped result.
function getVariableObject(args: GetVariableObjectArgs, opts?: InvokeOptions): Promise<GetVariableObjectResult>
function getVariableObjectOutput(args: GetVariableObjectOutputArgs, opts?: InvokeOptions): Output<GetVariableObjectResult>def get_variable_object(automation_account_name: Optional[str] = None,
name: Optional[str] = None,
resource_group_name: Optional[str] = None,
opts: Optional[InvokeOptions] = None) -> GetVariableObjectResult
def get_variable_object_output(automation_account_name: Optional[pulumi.Input[str]] = None,
name: Optional[pulumi.Input[str]] = None,
resource_group_name: Optional[pulumi.Input[str]] = None,
opts: Optional[InvokeOptions] = None) -> Output[GetVariableObjectResult]func LookupVariableObject(ctx *Context, args *LookupVariableObjectArgs, opts ...InvokeOption) (*LookupVariableObjectResult, error)
func LookupVariableObjectOutput(ctx *Context, args *LookupVariableObjectOutputArgs, opts ...InvokeOption) LookupVariableObjectResultOutput> Note: This function is named LookupVariableObject in the Go SDK.
public static class GetVariableObject
{
public static Task<GetVariableObjectResult> InvokeAsync(GetVariableObjectArgs args, InvokeOptions? opts = null)
public static Output<GetVariableObjectResult> Invoke(GetVariableObjectInvokeArgs args, InvokeOptions? opts = null)
}public static CompletableFuture<GetVariableObjectResult> getVariableObject(GetVariableObjectArgs args, InvokeOptions options)
public static Output<GetVariableObjectResult> getVariableObject(GetVariableObjectArgs args, InvokeOptions options)
fn::invoke:
function: azure:automation/getVariableObject:getVariableObject
arguments:
# arguments dictionaryThe following arguments are supported:
- Automation
Account stringName - The name of the automation account in which the Automation Variable exists.
- Name string
- The name of the Automation Variable.
- Resource
Group stringName - The Name of the Resource Group where the automation account exists.
- Automation
Account stringName - The name of the automation account in which the Automation Variable exists.
- Name string
- The name of the Automation Variable.
- Resource
Group stringName - The Name of the Resource Group where the automation account exists.
- automation
Account StringName - The name of the automation account in which the Automation Variable exists.
- name String
- The name of the Automation Variable.
- resource
Group StringName - The Name of the Resource Group where the automation account exists.
- automation
Account stringName - The name of the automation account in which the Automation Variable exists.
- name string
- The name of the Automation Variable.
- resource
Group stringName - The Name of the Resource Group where the automation account exists.
- automation_
account_ strname - The name of the automation account in which the Automation Variable exists.
- name str
- The name of the Automation Variable.
- resource_
group_ strname - The Name of the Resource Group where the automation account exists.
- automation
Account StringName - The name of the automation account in which the Automation Variable exists.
- name String
- The name of the Automation Variable.
- resource
Group StringName - The Name of the Resource Group where the automation account exists.
getVariableObject Result
The following output properties are available:
- Automation
Account stringName - Description string
- The description of the Automation Variable.
- Encrypted bool
- Specifies if the Automation Variable is encrypted. Defaults to
false. - Id string
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- Name string
- Resource
Group stringName - Value string
- The value of the Automation Variable as a json encoded
string.
- Automation
Account stringName - Description string
- The description of the Automation Variable.
- Encrypted bool
- Specifies if the Automation Variable is encrypted. Defaults to
false. - Id string
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- Name string
- Resource
Group stringName - Value string
- The value of the Automation Variable as a json encoded
string.
- automation
Account StringName - description String
- The description of the Automation Variable.
- encrypted Boolean
- Specifies if the Automation Variable is encrypted. Defaults to
false. - id String
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- name String
- resource
Group StringName - value String
- The value of the Automation Variable as a json encoded
string.
- automation
Account stringName - description string
- The description of the Automation Variable.
- encrypted boolean
- Specifies if the Automation Variable is encrypted. Defaults to
false. - id string
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- name string
- resource
Group stringName - value string
- The value of the Automation Variable as a json encoded
string.
- automation_
account_ strname - description str
- The description of the Automation Variable.
- encrypted bool
- Specifies if the Automation Variable is encrypted. Defaults to
false. - id str
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- name str
- resource_
group_ strname - value str
- The value of the Automation Variable as a json encoded
string.
- automation
Account StringName - description String
- The description of the Automation Variable.
- encrypted Boolean
- Specifies if the Automation Variable is encrypted. Defaults to
false. - id String
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- name String
- resource
Group StringName - value String
- The value of the Automation Variable as a json encoded
string.
Package Details
- Repository
- Azure Classic pulumi/pulumi-azure
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Notes
- This Pulumi package is based on the
azurermTerraform Provider.
